[Misc] When does the new week start?

[TheJasperCo]

Does the week begin on Sunday or Monday? I need a consensus view.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Monday is the first day of the week, according to the international standard for the representation of dates and times ISO 8601. However, in the United States and Canada, Sunday is considered to be the start of the week. This is because of religious reasons.

 

[Me and my Monkey]

I’ve never understood why a new week should start on a Sunday. Surely, if it’s down to religion, then Sunday is the 7th day (the day of rest), and then it all starts over again on Monday? Unless you’re Jewish I suppose, then the Sabbath is the Saturday (I think), in which case that’s different. Calendars starting the week on a Sunday are very annoying, and have led to numerous scheduling errors for me in the past.

 

[Swansman]

However, in the United States and Canada, Sunday is considered to be the start of the week.

Wtf

 

[Official Old Man]

My business working week is Sunday to Saturday and staff get paid for those days. But employing foriegn students they cant work this out as their week starts on Monday.
Booking hotels I have to take care as some booking sites have Monday as the first day on their calenders.

 

[Bakero]

Monday, of course. Who would say see you next week when you're planning to meet someone on a Sunday?

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

It has to be Monday. Otherwise Sunday would not be part of the weekend.

 

[B-right-on]

Monday. Work for the majority starts on a Monday, work 5 days and then 2 days off.

It's not start the week, have a day off, work 5 days and then one more day off.

 

[Marty McFly]

Monday is the first day of the week, according to the international standard for the representation of dates and times ISO 8601. However, in the United States and Canada, Sunday is considered to be the start of the week. This is because of religious reasons.

Hmmmm. Would say most people I know would deem Monday the beginning of the week in my part of Ontario!

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Sunday is part of a long standing group of days known as the weekend, I’ve voted Mondat as a result

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Sunday was always considered the first day until a group of nobody’s decided it wasn’t.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Sunday is part of a long standing group of days known as the weekend, I’ve voted Mondat as a result

Compelling argument. It's not weekbeginning is it? Thread closed I'd say.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I’ve never understood why a new week should start on a Sunday. Surely, if it’s down to religion, then Sunday is the 7th day (the day of rest), and then it all starts over again on Monday? Unless you’re Jewish I suppose, then the Sabbath is the Saturday (I think), in which case that’s different. Calendars starting the week on a Sunday are very annoying, and have led to numerous scheduling errors for me in the past.

The Jewish Sabbath goes back over 5000 years, with Sunday being the first day of the week, and the 7th day a day of rest.
When Christianity started, the resurrection was on the first day of the week, so they changed the day of the services to Sunday.
Saturday was a working day right up to the 1950s, with many factories still working on a Saturday morning.
The unions finally won a 40 hour week, where Saturday became part of the weekend.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Whenever I say it starts. And who's to gainsay me? Eh? EH!

 

[Bodian]

Too soon.

 

[A1X]

Americans claim Sunday is the first day of the week. They also claim that the month should be written first when writing the date. They simply cannot be trusted with these things.

 

[papachris]

Saturday and Sunday fall into the weekend. Says it all really

 

[Easy 10]

Mondat is the start of the week. Anyone who says otherwise is illustrating outright prickishness.

 

[ExmouthExile]

Sunday is the first day of the week

 

[OzMike]

Monday, but it did start on Weds when I was off the rails more than a few tears ago.
My weekends were from Sat to Tues, very non productive.