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    OP sent the following text as an explanation why their post fits here:


    Because the doorbell footage lists GMT as the time and they’re still saying Americans


    Does this explanation fit this subreddit? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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  • 14 points isabelladangelo

    A bit of r/UKdefaultism there too. AFAIK, many devices come with GMT as default. The owner of the cam could have simply not messed with the factory defaults.

    Also, other places beyond England have GMT as a timezone.

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    6 points Tullooa

    You have me there, however the creator is from England.

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    7 points Sasspishus

    It looks very much like a typical UK street though

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    1 points marcbhoy2811

    R/UKdefaultism

    Surprisingly that is a subreddit shame it has no posts

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    1 points Some_Life_4910

    r/foundthemobileuser

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    1 points nonsequitur__

    I assume it’s cos of Greenwich Mean Time

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    2 points MonkeypoxSpice

    UTC is a relatively recent invention.

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    2 points nonsequitur__

    The Royal Observatory in Greenwich was introduced in 1675, British railways adopted GMT in 1847, and the International Meridian Conference designated Greenwich as the prime meridian (making GMT the world’s reference time) in 1884. I wouldn’t say that’s particularly recent and is certainly before the creation of such devices.

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    2 points MonkeypoxSpice

    I was agreeing that UTC became a thing in like early-mid 20th century so people still use GMT instead.

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    1 points nonsequitur__

    So sorry - I misunderstood - my mistake

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  • 2 points ScreamingDizzBuster

    What is an agric?

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    1 points Tullooa

    Just means works in agriculture

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  • 1 points IsaacWaleOfficial

    I don't know if this can really go down as "defaultism" per se... I don't know if that's the right term in this instance.

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