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What petty hill will you die on? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me I say that a truck with a cab longer than its bed is not a truck, but an SUV with an overgrown bumper.

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Monday is the first day of the week.

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

Do people actually think otherwise?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

American here: I fully accept that Monday as first day of the week makes more logical sense, but my brain can’t reverse years of programming. I get very confused and make mistakes if I look at a calendar that starts on Monday.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The more I learn about america the weirder it gets.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I find that all countries do some pretty weird things. Some more than others, Japan.