Why is it that Americans refer to 24 hour time as military time? I understand that the military uses the 24hr format but I don’t understand why the general public would refer to it like that?

It makes it seem like it’s a foreign concept where as in a lot of countries it’s the norm.

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Quebec uses 24h, rest of Canada uses 12h.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Quebec does a lot of dumb shit that isn't consistent with the rest of Canada

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