Poll: 12hr vs. 24hr

[DanielBrown]

24 hours is what I grew up with, but it doesn't really matter to me.
Fun fact for the 12h users though; when we speak about the clock, at least here in Sweden, we don't say "See you at 17 o' clock!", we say "See you at five o' clock!".

 

[Zhukov]

12 hour.

24 is more practical, sure. But my mind is stuck on 12 hour. Whenever someone says "14:00 hours" I still have to translate it to "2:00 pm" before it makes any sense to me.

Most people that grow up with the 24hr system will give the time in 12hr format as standard.

I have never heard anyone speak time in 14hr format, that would be weird.

I did a stint with the army. They all talked in 24hr time. It was kinda odd.

 

[Socken]

Both.

24 in written format, 12 when speaking, usually. That's just the way it works in Germany. No confusion about anything, both come natural. So hooray for Germans I guess.

 

[King of Wei]

24 hour. Gives me a better idea of how much time is in a day, if that makes sense.

 

[zen5887]

Wow.. Are people actually getting confused by 12 hour time?

"Hey, lets meet up tonight. Hows 8 for you?" surely you don't have to think about if that is 8am or pm.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

I prefer the 12 hour format, but can easily use both.

 

[mireko]

I think in 24-hour time, but communicate in 12-hour time because it's faster.

 

[Marter]

12 hour is best for me, as it's what everyone else uses, and is what I grew up with. I'm too lazy to start using 24 hour. >_>

 

[EHKOS]

I'm used to 12hr. I hate military time.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

Twelve Hour. I grew up with it, and thus find it faster to identify.

This.

If I hamd grown up with 24, i'm sure I would find it easier though.

 

[Blindswordmaster]

Military time makes perfect sense to me, but everyone looks at you funny when you say that you'll see them at 16:00 hrs. Also, no 24 analogue clocks.

 

[FamoFunk]

I can use both with ease, but I'd much rather stick everything I can on to a 12hr, I think because that's what I grew up on and have always been around.

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

I can read both without really having to think about it, but I see 24h much more often that I do 12h. 24h is all over my PC, my phone, and much more.

 

[somonels]

Feels wrong to say "We'll meet back here at seventeen'o clock/seventeen oh oh/seventeen hundered." I use 12h in speech, 24h in writing (usually).

 

[Zukhramm]

I use both, depending on context and how specific the time needs to be. The buss departs at 14:35. I'll come by your hose at half past six.

 

[white_salad]

24 hour. Makes me feel like a badass when I say I'll see you at 0700. Like I'm going on a mission or some shit.

You do know that 0700 is not 24hr time but Army time?

Most sane people that use 24hr would still call 7:00 for seven o'clock, incidently most of us also cal 19:00 for seven o'clock.

But writing 7:00 and 19:00 remove any confusion.

I personally hate the 12hr because I can never remember which is what of am and pm...

Ya I know, but given the choice of saying 0700 and 7:00, I'll easily go with 0700, due to it making me feel like a navy seal. Especially when all your friends do it too. It's all for fun.

 

[blankedboy]

24 hour is a hell of a lot more accurate. 12 hour just seems weird.

 

[Wolfram23]

I find 12hr easier since that's what all face clocks are but I have my watch's digital readout to 24hr... 24hr is better IMO. None of that silly AM/PM crap.

 

[BeanDelphiki]

Dyscalculia runs in my family - so 12hr, needless to say.

My watch frequently switches itself to 24hr. So annoying, because I get sick of counting on my fingers all day just to find out what time it is.

 

[Fraught]

24 hour. Makes me feel like a badass when I say I'll see you at 0700. Like I'm going on a mission or some shit.

I use the 24 hour system. Everyone here does.

No one says "Oh-seven hundred". Or, like, "Twenty three hundred". 7 AM is just "seven". 7 PM is just "seven". 23:00 is eleven. 14:00 is two. That's how it goes.

But wait, maybe I'm missing the point. My god.

I should be the one saying 0700 and 2300 and stuff!