Why is it that Americans refer to 24 hour time as military time? I understand that the military uses the 24hr format but I don’t understand why the general public would refer to it like that?

It makes it seem like it’s a foreign concept where as in a lot of countries it’s the norm.

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[–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Americans do not understand it just fine. I've had my phone on 24h time for years and the amount of fellow Americans who are completely baffled by it baffles me.

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