Today I learned...

[Ryllharu]

You got that right. The stupid mm/dd/yyyy order is something I never use, not even if the expected recipients were used to it, no matter where I type dates.

We may be one the few countries to use it, but it isn't stupid. It's quite sensible when you think about it.

It's the more common way one verbalizes the date. 02/03/2010 becomes "February 3rd, 2010." The European way is, "The 3rd of February, 2010." It is rarer (and more formalized) to use the latter way in speech.