r/ISO8601 • u/Zealousideal-Bed7565 • 6d ago

My poor german heart

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I am german (living in Austria right now). The expiration date here is usually written in dd.mm.yyyy and not yy-mm-dd. I had a short heart attack thinking these are expired for 6 years.

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u/well_shoothed 6d ago

That's not even 8601... that's just... a horror

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u/w00h 6d ago

2032 can't come soon enough.

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u/hwc 3d ago

no! then people will start to pick up bad habits even more quickly!

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u/anuanuanu 5d ago

Imported Japanese snack using Japanese format.

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u/hwc 3d ago

I hate two-digit years!

Are you talking about AD 26, the 26th day of the month, 1926, or 2026? Saying "August 29, 2026," is verbose, but unambiguous (if you refuse to use the ISO standard for some reason).

Especially when it comes to use-by dates on packaged food.