Value of 'naming'

[Jerry Bricker]

On Thu, 18 Jul 1996, Carmine Colacino wrote:

> At 7:45 PM 7/17/96, Jerry Bricker wrote:
>
> >I wonder if Standard Daylight Time went over well with the world's
> >various inhabitants when it was first introduced.  I'm sure there was a
> >certain amount of anger and pain when individuals living by the local sun
> >angle suddenly had to adhere to a system clearly devised to service an
> >entire planet.  Are we talking about anything less when proposing
> >standardized common names?
>
> I do not think your analogy to be correct. Daylight Saving Time is NOT
> universal (i.e. does NOT service the entire Planet). Many Countries do not
> use it at all (why a tropical country should find it useful would be a
> mistery to me).
> In Europe the start (end end) of DST does not correspond to the dates it
> starts (and ends) in the USA. I am sure, in the southern emisphere they
> would prefer it to occur during our wintertime, etc. etc.
> DST is not an universal standard, just like "local-names" cannot be
> standardized (they wouldn't be "local-names" any more:)
>
> Carmine
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My mistake.  I meant to say standardized time zones.  I'm sure that
almost all countries in the world adhere to the system while many do not
utilize the concept of daylight savings time.