title: Any tips on localizing dates in .NET or in general?
body: <p>I understand different cultures specify dates differently.  Some put day before month (27/10/2009 vs. 10/27/2009) and others use dots instead of slashes (10.27.2009 vs. 10/27/2009).  However, is there anything special that needs to be done regarding the year?  Do non-Christian cultures refer to the same numeric year (2009) as Christian cultures?  I created a simple C# app and did a toString on the current date, changed the language/culture to Arabic and it displays the same thing.  Maybe the year is a globally accepted standard???</p>