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I don't think there's any real logic behind it other than the founders of our nation post the war of independence did not want to have any real similarities between America and Britain.
Context clues.
It would make sense if they were going YYYY/MM/DD. But they literally do MM/DD/YYYY
WTF
What gets me with this date format, is I'm just a random person on the internet and I could be anywhere and I tell you the date is 03/04/2025.
DD/MM/YYYY format exists too, so is it April third or is it March fourth?
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Why do you care? There are so many other cultural differences to highlight, history and music and art that only exist overseas, hundreds of millions of people with the same dreams and ambitions you have. Why on earth would you focus on something so trivial?
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The month first is best because consider what happens if a message gets cut off. You might get: "You'll be flying to New York on the first of ..." or "You'll be flying to New York on June..."
The first message doesn't tell you anything useful. Do you need to buy shorts or a parka? Do you have months to prepare or are you leaving in a few hours? Could this be an april fools joke? It's a 1/12 chance. Totally useless.
Second message, sure the details are unclear but at least you know what to pack and that you need to hurry about getting the rest of the message.
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