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[–] 169 points 9 months ago (25 children)
    february 2026   
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  • [–] 23 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    I wish this is how we arranged it. Makes so much more sense

    Alas, my brain is too used to wed in the middle

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I have good news for you. Wednesday in German is Mittwoch=midweek

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  • [–] 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah, becase it's in the middle of the week. The weekend is after the end of the week.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    I only go by the Linux “cal” command.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    right! like, why complicate things?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    But my cal starts on Sunday. What are your locale settings?

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    that means (if your locale is set according to your position), you are probably somewhere in the blue area on this, while I'm in the orange.

    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Day_of_Week_World_Map.svg

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Portugal being different from Spain and the UK managing to have both Monday and Sunday conventions are pretty funny. But I don't recognize the freaks in Indian ocean who are the only ones to use Friday as the starting day.

    Edit: it's Maldives.

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  • [+] -24 points 9 months ago (7 children)

    ISO-8601 strikes again. Sunday week start master race rejoice

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  • [–] 39 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Monday is the start of the week and I will die on this hill

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  • [–] 25 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    100%. Saturday and Sunday are the weekend, you know, like the end of the week.

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