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minus-squareGamingChairModel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53arrow-down1·2 months agoPassports really should be using four digit years.
minus-squareLucius Finkter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·2 months agoJust in case there any kilogenerians?
minus-squareemeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 months agoI mean if you’re only using 2 digits then 1926 is gonna read the same as 2026, and there’s lots of people over 100 years old…
minus-squareBrem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months ago…not to mention how confusing this would be for Benjamin Button
minus-squareRedjard@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoJust in case anyone reading it might be unsure of the regional date format of … *checks passport* Nigeria.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIsn’t that the standard date format of all passports?
minus-squareRedjard@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIt would seem so, til. There are numeric and alphabetic months, and 2 and 4 digit years, but seems to be dmy consistently. So I suppose it’s only confusing to people who don’t know the secret rule of passports. Or if you have a 110 year old with dwarfism who looks 10.
Passports really should be using four digit years.
Just in case there any kilogenerians?
I mean if you’re only using 2 digits then 1926 is gonna read the same as 2026, and there’s lots of people over 100 years old…
…not to mention how confusing this would be for Benjamin Button
Just in case anyone reading it might be unsure of the regional date format of …
*checks passport*
Nigeria.
Isn’t that the standard date format of all passports?
It would seem so, til.
There are numeric and alphabetic months, and 2 and 4 digit years, but seems to be dmy consistently.
So I suppose it’s only confusing to people who don’t know the secret rule of passports. Or if you have a 110 year old with dwarfism who looks 10.