I started my first postdoc position in the US in early January 2004, the date was on the scholarship letter that came from a German agency. Alas, the Americans thought 01/09 would be September 1st rather than January 9. They were very surprised to see me. x.com/historydefined…
I started my first postdoc position in the US in early January 2004, the date was on the scholarship letter that came from a German agency. Alas, the Americans thought 01/09 would be September 1st rather than January 9. They were very surprised to see me. x.com/historydefined…
I only learned much later that postdoc positions in the US typically start in September so it was a rather unsurprising mistake. Though I'm still not sure why that is the case.
It wasn't a big issue though they had to move around some desks to squeeze me into an office.
In case you think this is confusing, consider though that when I moved to Sweden, I was informed that of course in Sweden dates are written using the international standard, which is YYYY-MM-DD. So, today is 2022-12-26 (and the time comes after that). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
@skdh It really grinds my gears the way Sweden always has to be the odd ones out with their measurements. Does it really grind anyone elses gears that Sweden always has to be the odd ones out with their measurements?
@PeterTu01051099 @skdh Because using the international standard is really being the odd ones out.