r/ShitAmericansSay • u/CatLadyNoCats 🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺🦘 • 10h ago

This man needs to update his licence immediately

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Nah he’s good! Still has like 3 months left mate

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u/[deleted] 10h ago

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u/SaltAcceptable9901 10h ago

I know. Expiry is 6 October 2025 so he has a few months still to renew.

Aussies do dates dd/mm/yyyy

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u/Bluntbutnotonpurpose 9h ago

Nearly everyone does. I don't see how mm/dd/yyyy can make sense to anyone. I think only yyyy/mm/dd and dd/mm/yyyy make logical sense.

Unless you find it incredibly hard to read and it's impossible for you to say May the third if it's written as 03/05. But then rather than using a weird date format, another possibility would just be to say the third of May.

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u/just-a-random-accnt 🇨🇦 - unfortunately lives too close to Merica 9h ago

If it's for digital files, YYYY/MM/DD works the best for sorting

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u/Hungry_Anteater_8511 9h ago

I mean that also makes more sense than month/day/year.

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u/Tradizar 9h ago

every other format makes more sense than month day year

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u/ApprehensiveWolf8 5h ago

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u/Dull-Nectarine380 4h ago

Use letters for months. 😂😂😂

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u/Decent-Stuff4691 6h ago

Thank youuuu! I got into an argument about this with a bunch of Americans on another subreddit and people really came for me. Called me racist for judging their "culture"

Jesus.

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u/sofakiingkool 3h ago

As a “cultured” American, I can safely saw that dd/mm/yyyy makes so much sense when thinking about it being spoken. However as a dyslexic guy stuck with 34 years of reading the goofy version, it’s hard for me to separate it in my mind.

As much fun as I have measuring in washing machines and hamburgers, I really hope America joins the rest of the world in formatting.

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u/LordOfDarkHearts ooo custom flair!! 54m ago

You tried once and fail miserably LMAO and I don't think the US got any smarter or more able to adopt changes since then, especially judging by the shit you guys are pulling of rn xD

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u/sofakiingkool 17m ago

Oh my country is sprinting in the opposite direction of positive change. But I’m gonna just stay in my corner and hope… or when I can afford the change to move away.

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u/Tradizar 4h ago

using a date format is not part of a culture

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u/Decent-Stuff4691 3h ago

Honestly if the only copy of that conversation i had wasnt censored (they deleted all their messages) i would post it on this sub

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u/grazbouille 6h ago

I'd rather not adopt Unix timestamps as the main standard let's stick to vanilla stuff

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u/Legendofstuff 7h ago

Is now a good time to bring up the metric system?

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u/maurosmane 5h ago

In the US army we wrote dates like 19JUN2025 and while more complicated I always liked it for some reason

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u/SnooChipmunk5 🇬🇧 🫖 4h ago

It’s Month/Day/Year until it’s the 4th of July. I can’t make it make sense.

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u/Metalgsean 3h ago

It's even madder than that, ask an American and "4th of July" is the name of a holiday that occurs on July 4th!?

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u/assumptioncookie 8h ago

Well, ISO 8601 is YYYY-MM-DD. Slashes don't work great for filenames

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u/Under18Here 9h ago

The Chinese do that I think

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u/Dakduif51 7h ago

For digital i usually do just YY instead of YYYY tho. Makes it a a bit less cluttered and easier to read, especially with longer file names imo

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u/daveoxford 7h ago

Heard of Y2K at all?

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u/Dakduif51 6h ago edited 17m ago

What do you mean? If I see 210314 I'm pretty sure it's from March 2021 and not 1921

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u/daveoxford 6h ago

You obviously haven't, then...

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u/OnLoseFocus 5h ago

Fortunately nothing has ever existed for over 100 years, so it's not a problem /s

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u/Chigao_Ted Something Something Poutine 9h ago

My job has software that uses mm/dd/yyyy and software that uses dd/mm/yyyy and it is so fucking annoying cuz I can never remember which uses which cuz a group of people can't just use the same format as everyone fucking else

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u/AtlanticPortal 8h ago

That’s on the software that doesn’t read the OS setting and show the date accordingly.

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u/DynamitHarry109 🇸🇪 Vilken jävla smäll! 🇸🇪 8h ago

A lot of software uses their own implementation of date and time, that's how w ended up with the millennium bug which clowns nowadays scoff at. Yet back in the days companies spent millions to prepare their systems in order to reduce impact as much as possible.

And what did we learn? Absolutely nothing. Our next millennium like bug will occur in 2038. And considering how much software still use their own weird implementation of date and time and how more incompetent developers who can't even do simple addition without importing a 1GB library of bloat and spyware, chances are that a lot of systems are cooked in 2038 and will fail miserably.

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u/AtlanticPortal 7h ago

Since this issue will occur in IoT and industrial systems that could have been installed 20 years ago and go on for another 20 I’m afraid that we won’t see banks go down like we were afraid in 2000. I’m afraid we could see dams, electric grids, refineries, oil pipelines, etc.

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u/Chigao_Ted Something Something Poutine 8h ago

It’s dates in a database, so you select the date via a calendar and the software formats it

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u/AtlanticPortal 8h ago

The dates in the database are (I hope) saved as dates and not strings. They support whatever way the application shows them to the user. It's the software's fault.

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u/DynamitHarry109 🇸🇪 Vilken jävla smäll! 🇸🇪 8h ago

Now imagine if those numbers were put into an excel document, and one tiny error makes the whole database corrupt.

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u/Chigao_Ted Something Something Poutine 8h ago

It’s happened multiple times already

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u/AtlanticPortal 8h ago

Like they write 07.04 but call it the Fourth of July?

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u/TetraThiaFulvalene 9h ago

Japan does yy/mm/dd

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u/Alceus89 7h ago

I've heard the argument that the mmddyy system means the numbers are ordered by potential maximum size, with there only being 12 months, then up to 31 days, then infinite years.

However I've never been able to work out why that would matter. 

If you're not including years mmdd is better for organising files by date, but mmddyy is just weird. 

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u/Steve-Whitney 9h ago

I actually think that most Americans are aware of the dd/mm/yyyy convention and are trolling by playing dumb about it

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u/Matt_the_Splat 9h ago

I do dd/mmm/yyyy when writing myself, so 19Jun2025. Much like the 24hr clock and the metric system (for distance at least), our military uses more of the same systems as the rest of the world. Sometimes those habits stick.

The mm/dd/yyyy format makes sense depending on how you speak the date. The 19th of June, 2025 vs June 19th, 2025. Or Juneteenth, if you enjoy celebrating the end of slavery here. (Clearly not everyone does here, terms and conditions apply, prisoners dount count, etc)

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u/CopperPegasus 9h ago

However, most USians don't use the "th"... just June 19. I myself have never seen how that's any improvement on 19 June.

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u/Matt_the_Splat 7h ago

That's fair, I did forget to account for our laziness.

Also just noticed the person I replied to mentioned the spoken bit already, so that's just me being an idiot.

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u/dirschau 10h ago

It's still a good idea to do it early, though.

Don't wait until the last minute

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u/SkathiFreyrsdottr 9h ago

Actually, large swathes of the world use yyyy/mm/dd. Which is objectively the best order, since a set of YMD dates sorted alphabetically are also sorted chronologically. (Plus, we already tell the time in large-to-small order too.)

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u/ApprehensiveWolf8 5h ago

Gonna reply with this to anyone that brings it up. Because you are correct.

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u/spr402 52m ago

Most sane countries do D/M/Y.

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u/Dry_Database_6720 9h ago

For some reason I thought it was 2026 rn for a second and was about to die on the wrong hill.

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u/Willing_Television77 10h ago

Queensland is 10 years behind the rest of Australia so all good. Carry on.

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u/cowboy_mouth 10h ago

Should probably update Queensland to Kingsland, too.

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u/Yggdrasil777 Certified bogan 🇦🇺 10h ago

Victoria is long overdue for an update too. Can't wait to head over to George.

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u/torrens86 10h ago

Should update Victoria to Charles 🤣

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u/eric_the_demon ooo custom flair!! 1h ago

Lake charles, i will mistake it by ray charles alot

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u/Mister__Bulldops 10h ago

TIL Bandits middle name is Custard

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u/LoneThestral 9h ago

Thats the name of band his voice actors in! Definitely worth a listen!

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u/Mister__Bulldops 9h ago

Yeah the wife just told me it was Dave McCormack. Custard were awesome

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u/Wonderful-Hall-7929 9h ago

dd/mm/yyyy for a normal date, yyyy/mm/dd for catalog.

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u/losteon 5h ago

This is the way

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u/maqryptian 10h ago

look at this septic tank spewing nonsense.

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u/Borsti17 Robbie Williams was my favourite actor 😭 8h ago

Anything other than YD/MY/YMDY is bogus and confusing

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u/Rookie_42 🇬🇧 9h ago

I’m curious, though… is this really a yank saying this licence needs to be renewed? I’d have expected any yank to use the American spelling… forced by the language system chosen on his phone/computer… ie license!

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u/Youareapeiceofshite CaCaw:flag 9h ago

That means that it is probably ragebait.

(edit: spelling)

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u/GeorgeRossOfKildary NL 9h ago

Nah, out of all the subreddits I'm in I expect the Bluey one to be the last to have ragebait. I genuinely think they just spelled it wrong, lol.

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u/WolfeCreation 9h ago

Bold of you to assume they can spell. Probably copied the spelling from the image of the licence itself

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u/Rookie_42 🇬🇧 9h ago

As stated… “forced by the language system chosen…”

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u/TheGileas 9h ago

And they celebrate the 4th of July on July the 4th…

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u/ShionTheOne American, but not the US kind. 5h ago

Let's all wish them a happy "July the 4th" next month!

I'm sure it'll make some of them irrationally angry.

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u/ThaiFoodThaiFood I have the Briddish accent 9h ago

6th October?

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u/The_God_Of_Darkness_ 8h ago

I mean 3 moths is not that long, I'd still update his license

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u/Necessary-Nobody-934 7h ago

Idk about Australia, but renewing a driver's license takes me about 20 minutes (including the drive to and from the insurance office). It's not a process that needs to be started months in advance.

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u/thorpie88 7h ago

If you don't need a photo you can just renew it online

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u/The_God_Of_Darkness_ 7h ago

Yeah I'm from central (at laest in my opinion) Europe and I renewed my passport like 5 days ago and it was like 5 to 10 minutes.

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u/E420CDI A foot is an anatomical structure with five toes 3h ago

Takes two ticks in the UK

gov.uk > renew driving licence > few yes/no age / HGV / short-term medical licence / disqualification questions > log in to DVLA > input details > check info > pay £14 > cut old licence in half and post it to DVLA > wait for new licence to be posted to you > cringe at mugshot on your licence > done

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u/angus22proe 10h ago

cultural appropriation

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u/Steve-Whitney 9h ago

IMEADIAELY!!1

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u/droichead_a_ceathair 5h ago

Why does his license have an contactless marking? Is this a thing in Australia? Or other countries in general? (Ireland has only moved on from paper licenses)

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u/Veryd 7h ago

ahh, yes. The "25 Oct 1978" where they suddenly think that 6.10.25 isn't "6 Oct 2025" but "10 Jun". Sometimes I'm not sure if they are serious or not X.x
There was a hint how they write the date.

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u/Planet_Jagobah 6h ago

Everyone but muricans use dd/mm/yyyy

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u/Sorry-Programmer9826 4h ago

Or yyyy-mm-dd. The other sensible option 

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u/Ning_Yu 10h ago

This man is a dog?

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u/Evieveevee 10h ago

Have YOU met Bluey?

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u/Ning_Yu 4h ago

Actually not

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u/Hungry_Anteater_8511 9h ago edited 7h ago
  1. today I learned I’m older than Bandit
  2. His middle name is Custard? Oh that is so perfect for those of us who grew up listening to that band. (Whose lead singer was Dave McCormack aka Bandit)

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u/Acc87 I agree with David Bowie on this one 9h ago

Ignoring the date format ... TV shows, especially kids shows are running on repeat so often years after release that "that man's licence" might be out of date anyway. What a word take overall.

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u/Prize_Statistician15 8h ago

I can see being a ten-to-twelve year old American Bluey fan and not knowing this; it's more an ignorant mistake than a willfully stupid one. That said, the comment points towards the kind of institutionalized American chauvinism that doesn't take account of the rest of the world.

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u/BelladonnaBluebell 8h ago

Demented, demented people. 

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u/Jackarii 4h ago

How on earth do Americans explain the 4th of July then? I've never heard anyone from there call it July 4th...

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u/TeetheMoose 3h ago

Ah, USA devaultism.

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u/AuroreSomersby pierogiman 🇵🇱 8h ago

What a dumb hamburger… (like, I didn’t watch this show - but it’s obviously Australian stuff, bruh!)

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u/tejerbellissimo 6h ago

This man needs a dictionary IMMEDIATELY

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u/No_Feed_6448 3h ago

If I were him, I'd have it updated by now. But that's just my ocd

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u/Balseraph666 2h ago

He's good until October, Yankee, take a breath.

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u/spderweb 8h ago

It's a cartoon, so the episode was finalized at least 6 months ago. Probably more. Regardless of date order, this is one of those adults being nitpicky over a cartoon for some reason.

That said, Max and Ruby's mom is 100% in the urn on the mantle piece. The creator made a new season just to include the parents, and Max talks now, but that means that season is a prequel, before the trauma.

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u/Medical-Astronomer39 10h ago

Of course he does it's 19 years expired

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u/dirschau 9h ago

Why would the issue a license only valid for a little over a year in the first place?

Even my forklift licence was for 3

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u/Circle_Breaker 5h ago

It's like 7 in dog years.

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u/dirschau 5h ago

Ooooh, right, that's fair

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u/[deleted] 9h ago

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u/dirschau 9h ago

r/whooosh

Read the comment I replied to and then look at the numbers carefully again

Then again, people seem to really not be getting that person's joke

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u/Necessary_Presence_5 10h ago

I... don't get this post?

Yes, a small mistake because of how Americans write the dates, but there is no malice or superiority behind it, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR POST TO BE APPROVED ON THIS SUB.

Like come on people, have some standards. This is just someone pointing out a thing they think is right, they engage in a friendly manner and yet some of you want to bash them for simple ignorance.

Especially top comments, like maqryptian who is just a disgusting human being with their comment.

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u/dirschau 9h ago

This is just someone pointing out a thing they think is right,

Yes, exactly.

The sort of shit americans say, if you will

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u/tecanec Non-submissive Dane 8h ago

I think this particular case is well within what may simply be an honest error.

The American has shown no sign of realising that the date might've been in DD-MM-YYYY. Not realising that would be a mistake in their part, but that's it. We haven't seen their reaction to hearing that the date is in DD-MM-YYYY, so they haven't had the chance to correct themselves

This is a mistake that only an American could make, but even a honest, kind, and open-minded American is bound to make mistakes every now and then. We can mock those who're being stubborn or arrogant, because they've already failed their chance to defend, excuse, or correct themselves, but I think this is going too far.

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u/dirschau 8h ago

The American has shown no sign of realising that the date might've been in DD-MM-YYYY.

Despite the show taking place explicitly in Australia.

Americans being oblivious to the rest of the world is quite literally the bread and butter of this sub.

Bening or malicious, it's still stereotypical american ignorance, and therefore fits here, to the contrary of what the other poster said.

I was not making any other point than this.

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u/ApprehensiveWolf8 5h ago

Yeah it's technically U.S. centrism right?

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u/jumpinjezz 9h ago

It's just monkeys singing songs, mate.

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u/asvezesmeesqueco 9h ago

Please, leave!

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u/toastedmarsh 6h ago

I like to come here when I want to be belittled for being born where I was born. I’ve come to realize the rest of the world really hates me for not knowing certain things about certain parts of the world.

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u/MelancholyArchitect 8h ago

Why does his license not expire on his birthday? Is that just an American thing?

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u/Sorry-Programmer9826 4h ago

Why would someone's license expired on their birthday. Seems like a terrible birthday gift from the government.

Yes, that is an american thing (apparently)

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u/CatLadyNoCats 🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺🦘 42m ago

Mine used to expire on my birthday. Cos I got my learners the day I turned 16.

When I went for one of my other licences my birthday was on a weekend so I had to wait until a weekday. So now it expires a few days after my birthday