Why do citizens of USA believe the rest of the world know the offset of their local timezone labels such as “AST”, “EST”, “EDT”, etc.? Why can’t you just use UTC offset like everyone else?
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Replying to @asbjornu
Give us UTC+0 and we’ll think about it. More seriously, I doubt most Americans know their UTC offset nor how to use it to calculate the time difference. It isn’t taught in schools nor used in any public capacity. I personally use timeanddate.com with cities, not zones.

Sep 6, 2021 · 3:03 PM UTC

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Replying to @bilcorry
Hah! 😄 With UTC+0 at CST you’d still have to somehow relate to UTC-5 through UTC+15. You’re probably right, though. Which is sad.
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I think our avoidance of metric should have been the first warning sign.
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