tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post6781455394173407469..comments2023-10-04T10:31:25.493+02:00Comments on PiNG's Danish Adventures: Telling TimePiNG aka Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05486002308919156913noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-87097300526794857972010-05-20T10:50:50.955+02:002010-05-20T10:50:50.955+02:00My husband is Australian and he schooled me on mil...My husband is Australian and he schooled me on military time well before we started accepting overseas work assignments. But I still have to do the math in my head--and that is a bother. I also struggle with the kilo thing. Aaargh!Expats Againhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179740220723589771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-49289425641728102542010-03-26T11:43:59.579+01:002010-03-26T11:43:59.579+01:00Hahahaha, yeah, this is one of those frustrating l...Hahahaha, yeah, this is one of those frustrating little quirks with living over here...and it's weird saying can you come over at 17 o'clock? hahaha...I end up saying 5 but get nervous someone will confuse it with 5AM....very frustrating...but it's also given me some good laughs over the years...hahaha...Skogkjerringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269245867852737707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-61953299864903879402010-03-23T14:38:39.505+01:002010-03-23T14:38:39.505+01:00I had no trouble adapting to the 24-hour clock, si...I had no trouble adapting to the 24-hour clock, since my Dad was in the military and so I was already used to 13:30 and things like that. I had trouble with the 1:30 is half-two business!!United Studieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605529272895583783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-34815834558865554272010-03-17T10:02:35.156+01:002010-03-17T10:02:35.156+01:00OMG I need that clock. I once left a Japanese fri...OMG I need that clock. I once left a Japanese friend standing at the airport because I though 7PM was 9PM!honeypiehorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09358387415723594962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-89552243482273746342010-03-17T09:49:46.561+01:002010-03-17T09:49:46.561+01:00@Tara - I don't know if you can buy it or not ...@Tara - I don't know if you can buy it or not but I sure could use a watch like that!PiNG aka Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486002308919156913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-11035725245604671682010-03-17T09:48:22.238+01:002010-03-17T09:48:22.238+01:00@Fi and Corinne - They do that 'half' thin...@Fi and Corinne - They do that 'half' thing with Danish as well - 1:30 is stated as half-two.<br /><br />@Spotted - The Monday-Sunday confuses me too, and don't even get me started on numbering the weeks!<br /><br />@P - You raise an excellent point but I think it's one of those things that you are just used to being one way or the other and when it is suddenly different, it's confusing!<br /><br />@Rachel - It would be nice if the world could get together and decide once and for all when to change the clocks, for those who wish to participate.PiNG aka Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05486002308919156913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-36605470478886435452010-03-16T17:27:44.627+01:002010-03-16T17:27:44.627+01:00Our TI in basic training drilled the 24 hour clock...Our TI in basic training drilled the 24 hour clock in our head, constantly asking us what time it was, what time we were going to chow, etc. It worked. <br /><br />But the Norwegians are a bit like the Swedes, I suppose. They say "halv fire" when the mean 3:30, and they interchange the 24 hour clock with AM/PM. It all gets a bit confusing. My favorite is "seks på halv to..." or 1:24. Why can't they just say it's 1:24?? Why???Corinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12763599518417369688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-50263483701082052822010-03-14T01:04:45.378+01:002010-03-14T01:04:45.378+01:00I'm glad the dogs got to swim still :-)
And t...I'm glad the dogs got to swim still :-)<br /><br />And to confuse things for you more, USA is "springing forward an hour" tonight. I agree time can be confusing... now I can't wait for Fall, so we can get an extra hour to sleep.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981925428799123505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-91606661145233431982010-03-14T00:23:15.250+01:002010-03-14T00:23:15.250+01:00I never understood why Sunday is considered the fi...I never understood why Sunday is considered the first day of the week in some countires, but yet it's still part of the weekend. How can Sunday be part of the weekend if it's the first day of the week?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932448970454239525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-53290083935943165192010-03-13T22:34:02.231+01:002010-03-13T22:34:02.231+01:00Surprisingly, I got used to the 24 hour clock pret...Surprisingly, I got used to the 24 hour clock pretty quickly. It may be the only thing I've 100% adapted to! Now, if only I could get used to the calendars running Monday-Sunday. I screw up days for appointments all the time. Durp!Spotted Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029334702557471205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-14510636019001045982010-03-13T19:14:53.970+01:002010-03-13T19:14:53.970+01:00Can you buy that clock? I still get confused with...Can you buy that clock? I still get confused with the time too... 17, 18, and 19 are the hardest for me. Not sure why? :)<br /><br />I do think it's still novel to look at the clock in the wee hours of the morning and see that it is 00:05 o'clock.<br /><br />...and Scotty is really confused that he goes to bed at 20:00, but I tell him it's 8:00. :)Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17473083502808050073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-40498037192098501122010-03-13T12:03:40.167+01:002010-03-13T12:03:40.167+01:00I know I know....it's right up there with thos...I know I know....it's right up there with those dang deciliters! I hate it! :o)Kelli Nørgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410295651793053766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-41681128608904919562010-03-13T11:43:04.146+01:002010-03-13T11:43:04.146+01:00LOL
You even had me confused for a moment while I ...LOL<br />You even had me confused for a moment while I was trying to figure out how you were figuring out the numbers.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899351920200519306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7868097081383227957.post-2121701157551453302010-03-13T10:15:56.823+01:002010-03-13T10:15:56.823+01:00OH dear... I know the feeling, but I like the 24 h...OH dear... I know the feeling, but I like the 24 hour clock now I'm used to it. Telling time in Swedish is a different matter though: they say half past four when they actually mean half past three... All very confusing!<br /><br />Oscar is doing much better, thanks for asking. Stitches came out last week and now he is allowed out on the leash for 10 minutes at a time. In two weeks, he can go out for 15 mins on the leash and so on. He won't be allowed to run off leash or swim till about mid-May though. ;-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com