On Friday 16 March 2007 01:10, Mike Millet wrote: > A bit off topic here but do any countries actually use the 24 hour format > in their day to day activities? I have heard it referenced on the BBC site > but especially in the US and Canada the only time 24 hour format is used is > in conjunction with military time and military operations. Do countries > exist where people actually list the time as meeting at 13:30 etc? I've > never heard anyone that I've met from the UK, Canada, Australia, New > Zealand, France, and a couple other countries ever reference it. Not > meaning to be rude just curious :).
I was in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, last year. At various street corners are signs displaying the time, the temperature, and a message. The time is in 24-hour format and the temperature has the symbol "°C" with a space before it. The airport also has 24-hour clocks. phma
