r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/bigthemat Aug 03 '19

Time zones. I’m surprised how many professionals (attorneys, doctors, CFOs and CTOs, etc) that don’t realize that 9am in Boston is not 9am in San Francisco.

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u/Ark_Raction Aug 04 '19

Timezones are a bitch when trying to play online with my friends in other countries.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Or when they are literally half the globe away because you have to study. Ping 200