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l337quaker t1_isexeum wrote

I feel that like every other civilized country Iceland we should end DST and never start it again.

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Quirky_Butterfly_946 t1_isf9sq1 wrote

Have you looked at a map lately? North America, Europe, and a few other areas still have DST. South America, Africa, Asia do not. So as far as civilized, as in first world countries, you are wrong

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l337quaker t1_isfp92l wrote

Well, shit, apparently I had some bad information, thanks. (Still think we should boot it tho)

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Quirky_Butterfly_946 t1_isfr7t3 wrote

I had to check myself, so no harm done.

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l337quaker t1_isfrje8 wrote

I think I was reading something about how the EU was standardizing it a while ago, and my brain decided to keep thr "EU removes differing DST standards" and forgot the "creates single DST standard" part.

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tuctrohs t1_isfpt8n wrote

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_by_country

The map there would make your selections of what you consider a civilized country somewhat unique.

Of course, when Gandhi visited England and was asked what he thought of Western civilization, his reply was the he thought it would be a good idea. But I think that the reason that Europe has seasonal time changes and India does not has more to do with the latitude then the level of civilization.

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