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I really enjoy not being able to write a number down until the person is done speaking.

And who thought that using commas (,) instead of periods (.) for decimal numbers was a good idea? How am I supposed to open my bank statement in Excel?

Now look, I wouldn't dare to try and tell you to do as the Swedes, who seem to have figured out numbers before you. But perhaps you'll settle for collectively agreeing to copying the Norwegians instead?

Thank you for your consideration.

Edit: I originally tagged this as "humor" because it was a joke, but it seems people took this very seriously and even changed the flair to "discussion".

It was not my intention to offend the numerically disabled. I only think it would make more sense to say "tyvefem".


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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/TheDerperer at 2024-02-04 16:12:01+00:00.

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Rare-Victory at 2024-02-04 17:12:01+00:00 ID: kowm6p6


And who thought that using commas (,) instead of periods (.) for decimal numbers was a good idea?

It's the English speaking peoples fault... They are doing it opposite than the rest of the Germanic world.

How am I supposed to open my bank statement in Excel?

CSV files are bad...

At work the use of decimal separator is hit and miss.

  • E-mails are a mess
  • We have IT systems with English UI, that switch to commas on a PC with Danish locale.
  • I have also for some reason seen the opposite.

I don't look at the language when deciphering a number, I look at the number of digits following a separator.

1.50 One and a half

1,50 One and a half

1.500 One thousand five-hundreds

1,500 One thousand five-hundreds