Re: GNU glibc locales and CLDR Questions ...

[Markus Kuhn <Markus.Kuhn@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Simos Xenitellis wrote on 2005-02-14 23:19 UTC:
> officially in Greece we have the 12-hour clock

Even in formal written communication, e.g. on bus/train time tables and
airport tickets? I have a hard time believing that.

What does "officially" mean? Does Greece have any other standard for
time notation than ELOT EN 28601?

Is a significant fraction of the Greek population unfamiliar with what
23:59 means?

How do you write AM and PM traditionally using the Greek alphabet?

Why would you want to go back to something as broken and troublesome as
the 12-h time-of-day notation on a computer?

Exercise: When is 12:00 AM today?

Markus

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