Yesterday I learned that, GMT+3 timezone notwithstanding, Ethiopia counts 00:00h from dawn.
So 06:00 is midday. 12:00 is sunset. And because they are sufficiently close to the equator, this does not significantly move during the course of the year. So they set all the clocks once, and, eh, good enough.
This is a massive "stuff you" to the western world - they are perfectly aware of how much it screws with everyone else, and regard this as a feature. Indeed, they absolutely delight in it.
Good on them!
#timezones #anticolonialism #Ethiopia
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