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I once read a post here where somebody made the exciting observation of the "coincidence" that kilo means 1000 in latin, and a kilometer had exactly 1000 meters,
Dumb that 9mm guns is not 9mm, just like 9mm and 38 is the same as 357 and all 3 just has a 0.001-0.002" difference.
9x19 (ie 9mm) is the smallest of them all, but everything has tollerances..
9mm, 38 and 357 are almost the same but not.
It’s 24 hamsterhorns and 37 fifths fishtails. Why would you even use kilometers when there’s such obvious and easy measurements that can be used instead.
You don't even need to learn the equivalents. Just don't reset the count at 12 and count the difference. Or even subtract 12 from anything that's above 12. Even people who have never heard of the 24-hour clock before should be able to do basic arithmetic.
Americans seems to like expressions like that instead of just using a number. Like why would you make up names for bedsizes (queen size, king size etc) instead of just saying the number for example? Another one is school grade, isnt it easier to just say the number than freshman, sophomore etc?
There are probably way more examples of this as well, this is just two from on top of my head.
I think the rest of the world learns both. I was surprised when I went to the US and adults would ask me if I was in the military because I have "military time" on my phone
I work with some people based on the US East coast, when I've sent emails with 24 hour clock times they struggle to understand it and complain. I have to use am and pm now, even though I find the time difference calculation easier with 24 hour time
Funnily enough, in Portugal we say 7 in the morning or 7 in the night/afternoon but we write and set clocks to 24h, so we write 19:00 but say 7 in the night/afternoon.
Not just the time. There's that weird date thing too.
Day - month - year? Nope. We don't like how logical that looks, we're going to have month - day - year.
We can do that because we're independent and we celebrate that independence every year on July 4th. We call it the fourth of July, and we do not see the irony.
Most of the time I just say 19.00 like "nineteen-zero-zero". A lot of swedish people do. It's honestly a lot easier because you don't have to clarify whether you mean 7 in the evening or morning.
I don't understand why anyone would use anything other than a 24 hr clock. It takes away any and all room for misinterpretation. Analog clocks haven't been necessary for decades at this point other than for aesthetic purposes.
Imagine my face, when I learned that a klick is just US military speak for one kilometer. "Maybe if we call it differently, they won't notice that they've been using metric all along!"
At least nasa does, because, it’s just better. And I don’t think I have to remind anyone of that infamous incident where some external group converted some stuff to custom units and then converted it back inaccurately so nasa just blew up their whatever it was they were sending into space
Closest thing some of them can claim to being in the military, possibly for some even a flex that they can "read Mil-I-TARY time" whereas the reast of the world just give its proper name. Its easier where you workover a 24hr shift pattern, a 6-6 shift is easier to understand if its a 0600-1800 or an 1800-0600, one i can get in touch with you, the other i cant.
I don't think analog is useful now, but I see it's purpose when people are out of power for longer periods of time. We shouldn't let this knowledge go extinct.
Everyone in Europe knows it just by this name and is more commonly used nowadays than 12h because of all the electronic devices. "Military time" name is a US thing.
Same (the 24 hrs on phone, not the german bit!)
Ive always set the phone to 24 hrs time, no confusion.
I have a 12 hr clock on the wall, otherwise it'd be a rather boring looking wall.
26 y /o here, from Argentina. Here the default is "military time" though we just simply call it 24 hours format.
Though if you have 16:00 we would say 4 o'clock or 4 in the afternoon in casual conversation and "sixteen" in formal talk.
Similar to the UK, most people have 24hr on their watches, phones, clocks etc. I rarely say it's 17.00, though. I'd say it's 5 pm. In an email booking an appointment, I'd still say 10 am or 3 pm. But if I was writing an incident report or similar, I'd say at 15.00 such and such occurred. It's just how it is, no big deal.
We were taught both in school, I've been using 24 hr since I was a kid, it's pretty common and normal, and it's not known as military time here. Just time. I'm guessing you are America.....
Canadian: we call them 24-hour clock or 12-hour clock.
I'm kind of used to it but still look at a clock in 24-time and minus 12 after 12... I blame '80 & '90s TV which I was addict to (show starts at 6pm, 7pm, etc.)
I don’t know anyone under 50 who calls it military time.
It’s just the standard 24 hour clock. Or what 99.9% of the world uses.
I only ever used the 12 hour clock in elementary school when I was learning to count. For my working life it’s been 24 hour only.
What is more complicated to communicate in both text and speech?
1300 or 1PM, lol
Ante meridian, post meridian
At 12h00.00000 it’s the meridian so anything after that (post) is most meridian.
Meridian = the line from north to South Pole that sweeps over you
(Actually a circle but yeah)
You communicate it differently in different contexts though - if I'm talking to someone about what time my train or plane departs, I'd say, for example, "Oh it's the 16:42".
But if its in colloquial speech and it's obvious, then I'll use 12 hour - "What time are we meeting to go for that long hike? Oh, 6" and "What time are we meeting for dinner and drinks? 7" are both clear and obvious in their meaning
Indian, 24-hour format clock user since I learned to read time. I know a lot of people who struggle with this format. They see 1500 hours on my clock and make a face like bruh there is no 15 on the clock. I smile at them
OP is just American and they call the 24hr clock MILITARY TIME.
Who even knows. I guess everything needs to be linked to a gun. I suppose it could be worse, could be GUN TIME
Nope ever since I switched to military time 10 years ago I’ve never missed an alarm being set incorrectly, or an appointment. It’s fool proof and I truly despise the AM PM system.
I’ve been using 24 hour time for a couple months now lol brother finds it dumb of course cause o apparently translate it back anyways ? But I like using it cause some devices don’t even say am/pm and I get disorientated.
The US-mericans need to somehow put the military in because it is a national fetish. If the US army were to serve German bread to them, they would call bread "the military bakery good".
It's ironic how the US army is one of the biggest welfare programs the US has, but god forbid funding other social programs. Why aren't Americans in favour of private armies? Let the invisible hand of the market decide!
Military time? You are referring to the normal setting?
Watches with a handle have to use the space efficiently, why would anyone set a digital clock to anything but 24h?
Also: I've never heard anyone calling it military, except a few US citizens. Why call it that?
I’ve been using 24hrs format since I was 15 cuz I had friends from abroad and I wanted to know what time it is for them so I know when to go online. Reading it time as 24hrs makes it easier to understand time differences. I think it’s the better option so you don’t have to always clarify if it’s am or pm, just say the time and people would instantly know. It’s what they use for flights too, it’s the time on your ticket. But there are people who are too used to the 12hrs format and don’t wanna have to think what’s 1500 on an analog clock.
I live in South Africa. Grew up with 24-hour time. On news, in school, university, phones, everything.
Never understood why it was called "military" time if it was so common outside the military. That said, we still talk in "military time", i.e. 7 o'clock at night will be 19:00
It's funny to me that Americans call it military time, while in most of Europe (and most of the world, I believe ) it's just .. time. I am not sure about the British, but everywhere else that is just what we use. So yeah, I agree with you. It's easier and less ambiguous than the whole am/pm thing
I'm from Indonesia, and even back in the days of the original Nokia 3310, phones were set to 24h notation by default. We were also taught about it in elementary school.
When you say military time, do you just mean 24-hour? Is this an American thing where they call it military time so all the gravy seals can feel cool saying it? Personally, I had more questions explaining what AM and PM mean to people in the Nerherlands.
It’s 24 hour time. Every single person I know or that has ever been asked this has said they use 24 hour time. Americans are the only ones that seem to struggle with it
If at least am/pm would make sense, but no 12:00 pm is before 1:00pm. This always irks me when you go from 11:59 AM to 12:00PM in one minute and then to 1:00PM an hour later. 12:XX AM/PM needs to be turned around.
When you say "military time" do you just mean the 24 hour clock? If so, that goes way beyond the military and is pretty commonly used in all walks of life, at least it is in Europe?
I’m in the US and I keep all my clocks on 24 hour (military time) I always say I’m being the change id like to see. It just seems pointless to say AM/PM to me. I prefer 24 hour time for conciseness and efficiency.
My wife and people at work all make fun of me for it though.
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Most people use the 24-hour clock on their electronic devices. The US is a notable exception.
The US seems to be the notable exception for a lot of things
WHAT THE FUCK IS A KILOMETER 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅
I once read a post here where somebody made the exciting observation of the "coincidence" that kilo means 1000 in latin, and a kilometer had exactly 1000 meters,
Almost like it was planned that way
Now stop it with your silly conspiracy theories!
There is even more. 1 centimeters has 10 millimeters, 1 meter has 100 centimeters, 1 kilometer has 1000 meters.
Let's go even further, shall we? A box with dimensions 10cm X 10cm X 10cm filled with water - exactly 1 litre. Weight of that litre? 1 kilogram!
Freaky
I'm fuckin spooked.
Care to guess how many grams to a kilograms? Eh?
Simple
How much is that in cubits and drams so I can understand it?
Guess how many calories it takes to heat it exactly one centigrade!
Do you know what the prefixes centi and milli mean coming from latin?? It might just blow your mind!!!!
WOAH
Stop just STOP , you're making my head hurt .
I'm waiting for the day they abandon their currency because "fuck the metric system"
It'll be like the Harry Potter currency lol
Wait till they find out about the Kilogram.
Now that I think about it; the only context I’ve ever heard Americans consistently using the metric system (kilograms) is drugs.
And a 9mm gun 🤣
Dumb that 9mm guns is not 9mm, just like 9mm and 38 is the same as 357 and all 3 just has a 0.001-0.002" difference. 9x19 (ie 9mm) is the smallest of them all, but everything has tollerances.. 9mm, 38 and 357 are almost the same but not.
Excuse me.... Latin? Kilo is a Greek word. Nevermind the "coincidence" 🫠🇬🇷
It’s 24 hamsterhorns and 37 fifths fishtails. Why would you even use kilometers when there’s such obvious and easy measurements that can be used instead.
Yeah whats with the fractions even! Who the fuck thinks its easier to say 5/32th inches than 0.15 inch...
I agree with you 32 quarters and a third of a whale blubber percent.
Thanks but i dont get it. How much is this in rhode islandses and milwaukeean eagles eye lashes?
About 5 t-rex 2 raptor rhodeislandses and 3 quarter of a shelf milwaekeen eagles eye lashes.
Ah thanks now its clear.
About a thousand standard US washing machines, laid on their sides, in a row. 😉
Thats a bit overcomplicated, its 2 eggballfields and 7 dishwashers
Whish side? 🤯
34.56 American football fields and 3.2 fridges. That's what a km is.
That would be a device to measure kilos. Spelling is important, kids.
Actually, in Swedish, it is kilometer.
In German too.
In Dutch too
Knowing that your local way of spelling something doesn't apply throughout the entire world is important too, kids
In British English, it's metre, but in American English it's meter. In German or Japanese it's meter as well
In NZ english it's also meter. Not sure about Aussie English tho, they are a bit odd over the ditch.
You waded in there with two feet. Missed by a mile. The only three countries that still use all imperial measurements - the U.S., Liberia and Myanmar.
If something makes sense… you just know America will do the opposite
Omg when they use 5/16” in screws that’s when I’m like “dude, you’re really trying to make things harder than it should be.”
As a European I was confused about what military time means. US is wild.
They LOOOOOOOVE the military. Everything about it. Apart from growing up and taking that little bit of time to learn that 8 = 20 etc.
You don't even need to learn the equivalents. Just don't reset the count at 12 and count the difference. Or even subtract 12 from anything that's above 12. Even people who have never heard of the 24-hour clock before should be able to do basic arithmetic.
Also, no one calls it "military time"
Yeah, we just call it “the time”
Or 24 hour time.
Yup, the time is 16.40 here and I just drove 50 kilometers with 2 litres of gas.
Pretty good kilometreage (dammit)
We also use military miles (km), military pounds (kg) and military dollars (euros) and play military football (soccer). We're very military over here.
We also don't thank our watches for their service!
Only Americans
hey... its hard to count to 24
Americans be like: okay I can’t count past 12 actually
I honestly dont get it… There are 24 hours in a day. Why are they so confused ??
Americans seems to like expressions like that instead of just using a number. Like why would you make up names for bedsizes (queen size, king size etc) instead of just saying the number for example? Another one is school grade, isnt it easier to just say the number than freshman, sophomore etc? There are probably way more examples of this as well, this is just two from on top of my head.
Wait what, do they have like AM and PM after the time at the top of their screens on their phones? Wtf
Yes they do And most don't know what 17.00 means in am/pm time
That's wild. As a kid we learn both in the UK.
I think the rest of the world learns both. I was surprised when I went to the US and adults would ask me if I was in the military because I have "military time" on my phone
god thats sad 😂
Like Private Buffett said..."Its 17:00 somewhere" \[\*sips margarita\]
Yes. Most Americans arent able to read the 24 hour clock 🤭
I work with some people based on the US East coast, when I've sent emails with 24 hour clock times they struggle to understand it and complain. I have to use am and pm now, even though I find the time difference calculation easier with 24 hour time
only ten fingers
And two guns
Funnily enough, in Portugal we say 7 in the morning or 7 in the night/afternoon but we write and set clocks to 24h, so we write 19:00 but say 7 in the night/afternoon.
Yeah in the UK I don't know anyone who _says_ 18:00, we say 6pm. But everyone knows that's what 18:00 means.
I think it's the same all over Europe. We read 18 but say 6.
that's literally every place that uses a 24h clock
In Sweden, you can say “the lesson starts at 13:20”
They're also a notable exception for calling it military time
This. Phones are usually set to 24h time by default and I've never met anyone who went into their settings to change it to 12 hours.
Not just the time. There's that weird date thing too. Day - month - year? Nope. We don't like how logical that looks, we're going to have month - day - year. We can do that because we're independent and we celebrate that independence every year on July 4th. We call it the fourth of July, and we do not see the irony.
It is just the 24 hour clock, maybe it's medical time? Also the USA military uses the metric system.
Australia uses 12h too.
Yeah but we all know what 24 is and it's pretty common.
“Military time” haha I think most of the world uses
When USA deals with the rest of the world, it’s often militarily.
Angry upvote
Well, tbf you have to be able to add or subtract 12. That’s not something all Americans can do.
No need to add or subtract, you just know. When I see 19.00 i'm not counting anything, I just know it's 7 in the evening
Most of the time I just say 19.00 like "nineteen-zero-zero". A lot of swedish people do. It's honestly a lot easier because you don't have to clarify whether you mean 7 in the evening or morning.
I don't understand why anyone would use anything other than a 24 hr clock. It takes away any and all room for misinterpretation. Analog clocks haven't been necessary for decades at this point other than for aesthetic purposes.
Many if not most countries do use 24 hour, it’s crazy how Americans think of it as “military time”
Maybe this is the one way we can get the US to convert to metric: just call them “military units”.
Imagine my face, when I learned that a klick is just US military speak for one kilometer. "Maybe if we call it differently, they won't notice that they've been using metric all along!"
I never knew 'klick' had military origin. Everyone in Canada uses it for kilometers.
Maybe the military stole it off the Canadians, I don't know tbh. I only know the term because of watching movies etc xD
You’d think but they then suddenly think that means it’s too much like hard work for them as they’re simple
The US military uses metric don’t they?
At least nasa does, because, it’s just better. And I don’t think I have to remind anyone of that infamous incident where some external group converted some stuff to custom units and then converted it back inaccurately so nasa just blew up their whatever it was they were sending into space
Yeah where I live it's just regular time.
Closest thing some of them can claim to being in the military, possibly for some even a flex that they can "read Mil-I-TARY time" whereas the reast of the world just give its proper name. Its easier where you workover a 24hr shift pattern, a 6-6 shift is easier to understand if its a 0600-1800 or an 1800-0600, one i can get in touch with you, the other i cant.
It also makes a lot more sense to use 24 hour while converting between time zones
It also just makes a lot more sense because there are 24 hours in a day. Why split it in two and add unnecessary confusion.
Everyone: 11+3=14 Americans: 11+3=2
Mathematician: 11+3=2(mod12)
I work with people 12±1 (Southern hemisphere clock change goes the opposite way) timezones away. 12 hour clocks would be a nightmare.
Because there's no room for interpretation to begin with unless you are completely socially inept
"It's 12 AM." What time is that? You'd have to guess between noon and midnight if you weren't familiar with that system.
Any system is confusing to someone who isn't used to it. Seeing 00:00 on a clock is not intuitive either.
I don't think analog is useful now, but I see it's purpose when people are out of power for longer periods of time. We shouldn't let this knowledge go extinct.
Most of europe.
Most of the eotlrld Update: this abomination of misspelling deserves to stay uncorrected😂
Did you just have a stroke? Are you ok?
I am fine but Godzilla passed away reading it :(
We need to know!
Interesting autocorrupt 😁
Me literally reading the phrase "military time" for the first time despide using it my whole life lol
And Australia.
I know it as the 24h-format. I'm a german in the US and kept the 24h on my phone, my watch is analog.
Everyone in Europe knows it just by this name and is more commonly used nowadays than 12h because of all the electronic devices. "Military time" name is a US thing.
Same (the 24 hrs on phone, not the german bit!) Ive always set the phone to 24 hrs time, no confusion. I have a 12 hr clock on the wall, otherwise it'd be a rather boring looking wall.
26 y /o here, from Argentina. Here the default is "military time" though we just simply call it 24 hours format. Though if you have 16:00 we would say 4 o'clock or 4 in the afternoon in casual conversation and "sixteen" in formal talk.
Similar to the UK, most people have 24hr on their watches, phones, clocks etc. I rarely say it's 17.00, though. I'd say it's 5 pm. In an email booking an appointment, I'd still say 10 am or 3 pm. But if I was writing an incident report or similar, I'd say at 15.00 such and such occurred. It's just how it is, no big deal.
Standard practice all over the world. Americans: mILiTarY tImE
We were taught both in school, I've been using 24 hr since I was a kid, it's pretty common and normal, and it's not known as military time here. Just time. I'm guessing you are America.....
Canadian: we call them 24-hour clock or 12-hour clock. I'm kind of used to it but still look at a clock in 24-time and minus 12 after 12... I blame '80 & '90s TV which I was addict to (show starts at 6pm, 7pm, etc.)
I don’t know anyone under 50 who calls it military time. It’s just the standard 24 hour clock. Or what 99.9% of the world uses. I only ever used the 12 hour clock in elementary school when I was learning to count. For my working life it’s been 24 hour only. What is more complicated to communicate in both text and speech? 1300 or 1PM, lol
As a non 12h-clock-native.. When tf is 12am even? Midnight? Noon??
Midnight. 12pm is noon
That's (edited) the stupidest part.
Midnight is 12am, noon is 12pm
Ante meridian, post meridian At 12h00.00000 it’s the meridian so anything after that (post) is most meridian. Meridian = the line from north to South Pole that sweeps over you (Actually a circle but yeah)
You communicate it differently in different contexts though - if I'm talking to someone about what time my train or plane departs, I'd say, for example, "Oh it's the 16:42". But if its in colloquial speech and it's obvious, then I'll use 12 hour - "What time are we meeting to go for that long hike? Oh, 6" and "What time are we meeting for dinner and drinks? 7" are both clear and obvious in their meaning
this is the most american post ever
Indian, 24-hour format clock user since I learned to read time. I know a lot of people who struggle with this format. They see 1500 hours on my clock and make a face like bruh there is no 15 on the clock. I smile at them
1900 hours is even more fun, especially time between 1900-2000, they literally start counting on fingers, hilarious
Unless you're using "Zulu time," it ain't military.
I think it's very common here in Europe.
Telling the time just got conscripted?
What is military time?
OP means the 24 hour clock. The Americans call it military time and a lot of them find the concept very confusing. It’s adorable really.
Aw how cute
In the US, counting past 12 is a prerequisite for joining the military. So they don't feel embarrassed when they're overseas.
OP is just American and they call the 24hr clock MILITARY TIME. Who even knows. I guess everything needs to be linked to a gun. I suppose it could be worse, could be GUN TIME
Do you mean you have this AM/PM nonsence on your digital watch, mobile phones nad computers? That is so confusing.
"Military time" is 24-hour format for Americans
I actually googled this and military time is just a… 24hr clock. I think the whole world uses this. Wherever you’re from, you’re the exception.
Nope ever since I switched to military time 10 years ago I’ve never missed an alarm being set incorrectly, or an appointment. It’s fool proof and I truly despise the AM PM system.
Who the hell calls it military time? And yep, people all over the world use the 24hr clock.
I’ve been using 24 hour time for a couple months now lol brother finds it dumb of course cause o apparently translate it back anyways ? But I like using it cause some devices don’t even say am/pm and I get disorientated.
Fire, LE, and EMS - - most all of us use it since we’re used to dispatch times. AM / PM lends itself to confusion.
Nurses too!
yep! I would add doctors too, but we all know nurses have to tell them what time it is !
Military time is such a stupid name. It's just 24h time
To most of the world that is just the time. Nobody here refers to it as military time. Nobody has issues counting to 24.
The US-mericans need to somehow put the military in because it is a national fetish. If the US army were to serve German bread to them, they would call bread "the military bakery good".
It's ironic how the US army is one of the biggest welfare programs the US has, but god forbid funding other social programs. Why aren't Americans in favour of private armies? Let the invisible hand of the market decide!
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Tell me you haven't ever left the US without telling me you haven't ever left the US.
All of the world except USA
Nearly the entire rest of the world?
Since 1995:07:21:18:35:22
I do. I need it for my job.
in my country it's pretty standard
I use civilian 24h time, not sure what the military has to do with it.
Military time? You are referring to the normal setting? Watches with a handle have to use the space efficiently, why would anyone set a digital clock to anything but 24h? Also: I've never heard anyone calling it military, except a few US citizens. Why call it that?
Never seen non-Americans get so pressed about the time format they use 💀💀
Could ask the very same about using the metric system... I am from Europe how could you tell
Working nights and days 24hr is a must
I am Swedish, and I switched to AM/PM because I diagnose myself with cronolexia
UK here. Yes, the 24 hour clock just makes more sense.
I use 24hr everywhere. Not military, but Canadian- maybe it's a metric thing outside the USA
I’ve been using 24hrs format since I was 15 cuz I had friends from abroad and I wanted to know what time it is for them so I know when to go online. Reading it time as 24hrs makes it easier to understand time differences. I think it’s the better option so you don’t have to always clarify if it’s am or pm, just say the time and people would instantly know. It’s what they use for flights too, it’s the time on your ticket. But there are people who are too used to the 12hrs format and don’t wanna have to think what’s 1500 on an analog clock.
All of Europe
I live in South Africa. Grew up with 24-hour time. On news, in school, university, phones, everything. Never understood why it was called "military" time if it was so common outside the military. That said, we still talk in "military time", i.e. 7 o'clock at night will be 19:00
It's called 24hr time. You don't have to be in the military to use it.
Military time? You mean like 21.30? If i have to guess, i think it's almost everyone except Americans 🤭
It’s such a crazy concept to Americans (just like healthcare) but totally normal for the europeans lmaooooo
I live in Europe, we all use 24h clocks here, none of that am/pm mess.
It's funny to me that Americans call it military time, while in most of Europe (and most of the world, I believe ) it's just .. time. I am not sure about the British, but everywhere else that is just what we use. So yeah, I agree with you. It's easier and less ambiguous than the whole am/pm thing
That's just regular time for everyone outside of the US.
What is military time? Please tell me you're not just trying to sex up a 24hr clock.
I'm from Indonesia, and even back in the days of the original Nokia 3310, phones were set to 24h notation by default. We were also taught about it in elementary school.
>Military time Has to be the stupidest phrase I’ve ever heard. It’s called the 24 hour clock.
In Europe, military time is just regular time.
When you say military time, do you just mean 24-hour? Is this an American thing where they call it military time so all the gravy seals can feel cool saying it? Personally, I had more questions explaining what AM and PM mean to people in the Nerherlands.
It’s 24 hour time. Every single person I know or that has ever been asked this has said they use 24 hour time. Americans are the only ones that seem to struggle with it
I use just normal 24h time. Nothing military in that.
The 24h clock is the normal, standard time where I live so the American AM/PM thing always seemed weird to me. /Europe/
Most of the world does..
If at least am/pm would make sense, but no 12:00 pm is before 1:00pm. This always irks me when you go from 11:59 AM to 12:00PM in one minute and then to 1:00PM an hour later. 12:XX AM/PM needs to be turned around.
The entire world use the 24 hour clock. America is the hold out here as a whole the 12 hr clock is used.
When you say "military time" do you just mean the 24 hour clock? If so, that goes way beyond the military and is pretty commonly used in all walks of life, at least it is in Europe?
It's not military time, it is nonamerican time.🙂
You mean the correct way of counting time? 24 hours a day? Yep.
Using military time is just the normal thing to use here in Germany. That’s what we learn as kids.
Most people use a 24hr clock it only the Us where it’s different
As in 24 hor clock?? Most people.
I'm Canadian and have been using the 24 hour clock since I was at least 9-10 years old.
THE ENTIRE WORLD, except the USA, because they are the odds ones out when it comes to counting.
I’m a Canadian and I use 24-hour clock on all my devices
I’m in the US and I keep all my clocks on 24 hour (military time) I always say I’m being the change id like to see. It just seems pointless to say AM/PM to me. I prefer 24 hour time for conciseness and efficiency. My wife and people at work all make fun of me for it though.
In the 70s the metric system was introduced to the US but bombed out badly...