Why is it that Americans refer to 24 hour time as military time? I understand that the military uses the 24hr format but I don’t understand why the general public would refer to it like that?

It makes it seem like it’s a foreign concept where as in a lot of countries it’s the norm.

  • RGB3x3
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    1 year ago

    Wow, 9-17 really does sound like a long fucking day, whereas 9-5 sounds way shorter.

    But they’re both the same and both far too much time spent at work.