07-13-2006, 04:38 AM
Quote:Just something you told me when we were discussing about the metric system: for most people, changing is difficultYou're right. People don't like change. In this case, mostf people have no reason to change. In the U.S. for example, the vast majority of people never give timezones a second thought 'cause they hardly ever get away from home. A few who travel a lot, or have friends and relatives in different timezones, will think about timezones briefly.
So, my terrific idea about having the same time all over the world, would make 23/24 of the world have to change their timezones, which they wouldn't like. A friend once told me: "Your ideas are like a mountain stream: clear, cool, swift --- shallow and full of rocks."
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