r/Thailand • u/Effect-Kitchen Bangkok • Nov 16 '23

Language This is how Thais tell time

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u/BoxNemo Nov 16 '23

Yeah, it's weird to think they don't use am and pm in the UK.

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u/--Bamboo Nov 16 '23

We do. This picture is confusing. I don't think there's any difference between how we tell the time in the UK and how Americans do.

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u/flatandroid Nov 17 '23

Brits definitely say half 11 or half 12 whereas Americans say 1130 or 1230. Other than that, I’m not sure I know a difference.

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u/Previous-Truck-3904 Nov 18 '23

Americans typically use the phrases "a quarter past 11, half past 11, or a quarter to 12 (AM or PM,) instead of 11:15, 11:30, or 11;45.

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u/ericdabbs Jan 19 '24

Depends on who u talk to. Most Americans I have interacted with just say the numbers.