Thierry wrote:
>So it's not France who distinguishes from the rest, but ...UK who are the
sole
> to insist on 'their' GMT time (nowadays called UT).
>(I should check for Ireland, but I'm pretty sure they are on WET/WEST too.)
Ireland is on the same timezone at the UK, and so is Portugal. It seems to
me that Spain and France should be the same too, but for their close ties
with the rest of the European mainland. They are both mostly within 7.5° of
the Greenwich meridian.
there are even parts of Spain and France West of Greenwich!
Anyway, timezones don't solve the whole problem. When I lived in England I
did a lot of business with Finland (+2 hours), and France and Germany (+1).
It was difficult to contact colleagues when we needed to. Yes, this was due
to different timezones, but also different office hours. England worked
9-17.30 local with lunch from 12.30 - 13.30, Finland worked 7.30-16.00 local
with lunch from 11.30 to 12.30, France and Germany something else again.
Germany was extra complicated because the factory staff worked different
hours to the operations staff, so there were two sets of times to remember.
It is all a lot easier now with email isn't it?
Thibaud
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