First time I&#x27;ve read any of his writing.  Initial thought was it must be an attempt at humour, but bits of it read as a genuine gripe (perhaps veiled in humour).  Poe&#x27;s Law applies heavily in these situations (intersection of Microsoft, US world views, international standards, Europe).<p>ISO8601&#x27;s definition of the first week is particularly relevant, as many of his comments relate to when a week starts (he believes it starts on a Sunday), and when the first week of the year starts (AFAICT he seems to think it&#x27;s whatever week has the 1st of January in it).<p>The &#x27;dates in a particular culture&#x27; is the entirety of what this article is about.  The &#x27;Danish culture&#x27; doesn&#x27;t treat dates peculiarly - they align with ISO8601 by the looks of it.   It seems to be more of a discussion of dates in the US culture.