On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 22:25:09 +0100, Jurgen Haug wrote:
> >> It always has been where I come from although people of different
> >> nationalities and religions may have different views.
>
> > Same in Germany, first day of the week is Monday, last day
> > ("Wochenende" = week-end) is Sunday.
>
> right, and as far as I know there are even countries where they call Saturday
> and Sunday WEEKEND, but still say Sunday is the first day of the week. DUH!
Historically, Sunday is the first day of the week. Even until today,
not all but quite possibly most Western calendars show Sunday as the
first day of the week (even though in Western countries it is
typically part of the weekend).
Personally, I prefer to recognize (though not necessarily maintain)
historical legacy - linguistically and culturally - unless there be
some compelling reason otherwise. Hence I appreciate the modern ISO
standard for dating - YYYY-MM-DD - because it is logical and it
alphabetizes well. But I have yet to see a compelling reason why day 7
should become day 6 and day 1 should become day 7 - especially when
these distinctions are associated with religious dogma (which I
generally excoriate). What is the harm if religious people start their
week with a day of prayer or rest rather than end their week with a
day or prayer or rest? And what difference does it make to airline
travel if people fly on day 6 rather than day 5? So here I choose to
differ with ISO.
In any event, my suggestion would be to list the days of the week by
name (possibly abbreviated but certainly spelled correctly and with
the usual capitalization) and avoid putting numbers on them. In that
case I would not care which day is listed first, because the whole
point of this exercise is to define the workweek and not the numerical
order of the days.
--
Avi Yashar
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