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A Reasonable Default Timezone for Every Country

1 pointsby exochronoabout 6 years ago

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madcaptenorabout 6 years ago
Good idea. But I think it&#x27;s a bit strange to have -8 (Pacific) for the US. -5 (Eastern) feels like the &quot;default&quot; time zone, and IIRC slightly under half the population lives in it. -6 (Central) is probably a good compromise - I&#x27;ve gotten used to it working for a company that has people in Eastern, Central, and Pacific with a Central-time headquarters.<p>(It seems even stranger paired with -5 for Canada. Surely these should be the same?)