MM/DD/YYYY Date format....?

Yes

Because we just always have to tinker with things and change them around and be different from everyone else.

Yes, I believe that only the US and Canada uses the MM/DD/YYYY date format. Al least in Latin Amercia the common format is DD/MM/YYYY

Just to clear this up: in the UK the traditional date format is actually DD/MM/YYYY. We only say 'september 15th' because of the influence american culture has on us...grr!

I don't know if it is the only place but I know Europe moreso uses the

MM July YYYY or 07 Jul 2006 format.

I know they're the only place that doesn't use the metric system either.

Somewhat true. There are SOME less popular countries that use that. The situation is much like the metric system versus whatever system the states uses. I think it's America's dire need for so called individuality. pssh.

it's just a way to get of turning up at important international meetings on the correct date ;~)

Canada does it too. But, I think we're the only ones.

because US try to be different from the british colonial. as you can see, the spellings are also different

uh no the US Army uses ddmmmyyyy ie 07JUL2006

correct code #include<iostream> using namespace std; #include<string.h> int main() { char dd[11]="11/12/2009"; int count; count=strlen(dd); if(count!=10) { cout<<"invalid date"; } else if((dd[2]!='/') && (dd[5]!='/')) { cout<<"invalid date"; } else { cout<<dd<<" is valid"; } return 0; }