Garibaldee@lemm.ee to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days ago‘Inconvenient’: Trump aims to end ‘costly’ daylight saving time in the USwww.aljazeera.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-link‘Inconvenient’: Trump aims to end ‘costly’ daylight saving time in the USwww.aljazeera.comGaribaldee@lemm.ee to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareBananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·7 days ago“one of the only countries in the world”? Most of Europe, New Zealand, most of Canada, some of Australia, Chile & Egypt all observe DST of some form. Strange opening spin to the article. But I agree it needs to be got rid of.
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoAs a Canadian we have been wanting to get rid of it forever but politicians always say we need to wait for America to stop or it will cause issues.
minus-squaretheonlytruescotsman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days agoThat’s less than a third of the countries in the world.
minus-squaremriguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoGo for it. I’m sure it will go better than the last time they tried it.
minus-squareBaron Von J@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoIf they do permanent Standard Time instead of Daylight Savings Time then it probably will go better.
minus-squareThe Velour Fog @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 days agoDidn’t some kid get hit by a car or something walking to school in the dark?
“one of the only countries in the world”?
Most of Europe, New Zealand, most of Canada, some of Australia, Chile & Egypt all observe DST of some form. Strange opening spin to the article.
But I agree it needs to be got rid of.
As a Canadian we have been wanting to get rid of it forever but politicians always say we need to wait for America to stop or it will cause issues.
That’s less than a third of the countries in the world.
Go for it. I’m sure it will go better than the last time they tried it.
If they do permanent Standard Time instead of Daylight Savings Time then it probably will go better.
Didn’t some kid get hit by a car or something walking to school in the dark?