Which is the first day of the week?

Julian_Kaiser

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Julian_Kaiser 2023-01-31T21:15:59+00:00

We're taught that Sunday is our first day of the week.
It seems that European countries observe Monday as the first.
I'm curious to know if there are other countries that have a different day to observe as the first day of the week.

Or rather, a different week system.

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Nuuskamuikkunen

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Nuuskamuikkunen 2023-01-31T23:39:26+00:00

Here it's sunday afaik, but workdays start on monday.

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Kaaruumii

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Kaaruumii 2023-02-01T01:57:07+00:00

sundayyyy

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TGGD 2023-02-01T02:57:16+00:00

it's definitely sunday

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B0ii 2023-02-01T03:02:36+00:00

Sunday if you're normal
Monday if you're a student

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Aireunaeus

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Aireunaeus 2023-02-01T06:49:10+00:00

It’s always been Sunday. I’ve once seen on a taxi calendar it said Monday as their first week

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Julian_Kaiser

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Julian_Kaiser 2023-02-01T07:49:28+00:00

Aireunaeus wrote:
It’s always been Sunday. I’ve once seen on a taxi calendar it said Monday as their first week

I thought the Swiss recognised Monday as the first day?

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Aireunaeus

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Aireunaeus 2023-02-01T08:27:36+00:00

Julian_Kaiser wrote:
Aireunaeus wrote:
It’s always been Sunday. I’ve once seen on a taxi calendar it said Monday as their first week
I thought the Swiss recognised Monday as the first day?

well yes you're right, but in my opinion it sounds weird

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DM FOR MUTUAL

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DM FOR MUTUAL 2023-02-01T10:19:47+00:00

Sunday being the first day of the week just doesn't make sense. It's literally the last day of the weekEND, why would it be the first day of the week lmao

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nominomu 2023-02-01T10:21:09+00:00

yoony1 wrote:
Sunday being the first day of the week just doesn't make sense. It's literally the last day of the weekEND, why would it be the first day of the week lmao

100% agreed

Julian_Kaiser

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Julian_Kaiser 2023-02-01T15:58:01+00:00

yoony1 wrote:
Sunday being the first day of the week just doesn't make sense. It's literally the last day of the weekEND, why would it be the first day of the week lmao

That's a very Anglo-centric view.

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Karmine 2023-02-01T17:05:10+00:00

yoony1 wrote:
Sunday being the first day of the week just doesn't make sense. It's literally the last day of the weekEND, why would it be the first day of the week lmao

Exactly this

Duck o-o

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Duck o-o 2023-02-01T17:10:39+00:00

in the international standard its monday
in america and canada (and apparently india) its sunday

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Reyalp51 2023-02-03T10:08:55+00:00

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Jangsoodlor 2023-02-03T15:18:24+00:00

in our calendar it's Sunday. But when someone said "starting next week" everyone interpret it as "next Monday"

Julian_Kaiser

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Julian_Kaiser 2023-02-03T15:54:26+00:00

Dementedduck wrote:
in the international standard its monday
in america and canada (and apparently india) its sunday

Historically, Indians had observed Sunday as the first day of the week.

Despite the international standardisation of ISO 8601, a large portion of the world still prefers dd-mm-yyyy for example. I believe the international standard was mainly to avoid confusion between different countries.

Jangsoodlor wrote:
in our calendar it's Sunday. But when someone said "starting next week" everyone interpret it as "next Monday"

Interesting. Well that only applies to us for things like school since it starts in a Monday weekday.

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Kaaruumii

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Kaaruumii 2023-02-03T21:38:18+00:00

Julian_Kaiser wrote:
Dementedduck wrote:
in the international standard its monday
in america and canada (and apparently india) its sunday
Historically, Indians had observed Sunday as the first day of the week.

Despite the international standardisation of ISO 8601, a large portion of the world still prefers dd-mm-yyyy for example. I believe the international standard was mainly to avoid confusion between different countries.

Jangsoodlor wrote:
in our calendar it's Sunday. But when someone said "starting next week" everyone interpret it as "next Monday"
Interesting. Well that only applies to us for things like school since it starts in a Monday weekday.

i was never taught dd/mm/yyyy but i literally never knew why it was mm/dd/yyyy instead of dd/mm/yyyy it was very confusing when i was a kid

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