AY> 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!
AY> Historically, Sunday is the first day of the week. Even until today,
AY> not all but quite possibly most Western calendars show Sunday as the
AY> first day of the week (even though in Western countries it is
AY> typically part of the weekend).
AY> Personally, I prefer to recognize (though not necessarily maintain)
AY> historical legacy - linguistically and culturally - unless there be
AY> some compelling reason otherwise. Hence I appreciate the modern ISO
AY> standard for dating - YYYY-MM-DD - because it is logical and it
AY> alphabetizes well. But I have yet to see a compelling reason why day 7
AY> should become day 6 and day 1 should become day 7 - especially when
AY> these distinctions are associated with religious dogma (which I
AY> generally excoriate). What is the harm if religious people start their
Why not just follow what MS-Windows 'date and time properties' window
shows? That way TheBat! will remain consistent with the OS.
For instance, mine starts with Monday but I don't know if it changes
with the regional settings.
Best regards,
Goncalo Farias
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