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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's because that's how we talk. We say October 5th, not the 5th of October.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

English people say October 5th. Spanish people say 5 de Octubre. Same for other languages. That's probably why Europeans prefer the other format.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I was talking about Americans specifically