AM & PM mean the same everywhere right?
@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
Perth, Australia
June 22, 2018 9:56pm CST
Someone on Facebook, who lives in India just told me that it is "8pm in the morning" there.
I said "You mean AM." He kept telling me that AM was night and PM was day. I thought AM and PM meant the same thing everywhere? 
I kept explaining to him what AM and PM meant but he still tells me the opposite of what I'm saying.
What's AM and PM to you?
I kept explaining to him what AM and PM meant but he still tells me the opposite of what I'm saying.
What's AM and PM to you?22 people like this
28 responses
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
23 Jun 18
in that situation, my curiosity would take over instead. i'll ask him who taught him it's that way, or where did he learn it that way.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@hereandthere That's a good point. I didn't ask him where you learned that. He just kept telling me that that's how it was in India. Then I gave up trying to explain it to him. 
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
23 Jun 18
They are the same everywhere, although PM also means "Prime Minister" in my Country. 
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@lovebuglena (43059)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Jun 18
PM also means Private Message, at least on Facebook.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@Starmaiden We use PM for short for Prime Minister too lol
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
23 Jun 18
@lovebuglena True. I totally forgot about messenger.
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@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
23 Jun 18
You're actually right about AM and PM. Maybe the person was absent from should when the meaning of those was thought.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@cherriefic LOL probably! I kept telling him what it meant but he wasn't having it. 
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@rakski Thank you! He just didn't wanna listen to it. He kept saying I was wrong.
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@Daljinder (23228)
• Bangalore, India
23 Jun 18
He has got it all mixed up in his head. Tell him to have "Shankhpushpi" syrup. Good for brain health. 
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@Daljinder HEY! D to the J! I was just about to sign off lol Tired.
I have already blocked him because he was annoying me but otherwise I would have fought more to show I was right.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@Daljinder This particular debate only last for about 1 minute but I blocked him because he kept pushing me to send him photos of me. Yet another one of these guys who won't take no for an answer. 
He was like "Why?" "Plzzz trust me." "
" Like shuuuut up cry baby I said NO! 
He was like "Why?" "Plzzz trust me." "" Like shuuuut up cry baby I said NO! 2 people like this
@Daljinder (23228)
• Bangalore, India
23 Jun 18
@VivaLaDani13 Its alright.I just came up for a bit.
Good for you. Such a silly thing to argue about without him attempting to even confirm it first. Overconfident much!
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
23 Jun 18
No ...it is same all.around the world
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@amitkokiladitya Exactly what I thought. Thank you for answering. 
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
24 Jun 18
@VivaLaDani13 I hope you clarify your point to the concerned person
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
24 Jun 18
@amitkokiladitya I sure tried but I gave up lol I no longer speak to this person. He was bothering me. 
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@Shavkat (137192)
• Philippines
23 Jun 18
@VivaLaDani13 Then, there is no language barrier then. I hope he was not confused at that time.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@Shavkat Well the thing we were discussing didn't really need one. As he and I were making ourselves very clear anyway. We both understood what we meant but he just didn't understand that AM meant morning and PM meant afternoon - night.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@LadyDuck Oh I often can not stand those people! I think it's ok to be sure of something but as soon as someone becomes a know-it-all then I start to get irritated!
I think it's ok to be sure of something but as soon as someone becomes a know-it-all then I start to get irritated!1 person likes this
@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@LadyDuck Oh he was a great many things and ignorant is another one to add to the list lol
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@lovebuglena (43059)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Jun 18
We sleep most of the AM and are awake most of the PM so perhaps that is why to him AM is night and PM is day. But I think that any country that uses AM / PM and not military time uses it the same way.
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@lovebuglena (43059)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Jun 18
@VivaLaDani13 I don't think you could have done anything to change his mind.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@lovebuglena I think you're right about that! I gave up trying anyway.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@lovebuglena That could have been the misunderstanding I'm not sure. I kept trying to explain it but he was pretty set in his ways.
@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
26 May 20
@VivaLaDani13
Maybe he could not speak English well. Don't worry you are right AM and PM are the same. Am is morning and PM is afternoon.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
28 May 20
@Hannihar That's what I think I thought at the time too though, I've met a few more people here and there who thought the same thing. They were also from the same place where the first guy was so I wondered if things were different elsewhere.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
30 May 20
@Hannihar That could have been it. I'm not really sure. I cannot remember I'm afraid.
@Hannihar (129379)
• Israel
28 May 20
@VivaLaDani13
Maybe their English and the person's are not good so did not understand what you were saying.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@JustBhem Yep! You are right about that! But for some reason this dude seemed to think it was the other way around.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
23 Jun 18
@VivaLaDani13
For sure he will feel ashamed of it if you did that, and that you are right. Lol
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
23 Jun 18
Hi Dani. AM is morning and PM is afternoon. I am not sure if I am right hahaha. Many people just dont want to give up the fight.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@mlgen1037 lol definitely in his own world!
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@mlgen1037 Hey! Yep, I was telling him this exactly but he kept saying it was different there. He didn't believe me that AM and PM means the same everywhere around the world.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
23 Jun 18
@VivaLaDani13 hahaha. Maybe in his own world, AM and PM are different. 
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
23 Jun 18
AM is morning for me and PM is afternoon..
PM also means private message, Prime minister, Prime Meridian..
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@Jessabuma Yep! You got it right! 
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
23 Jun 18
Some weird innovative ideas. AM and PM stay same across the globe.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@arunima25 He was very confused. I have no idea how he learned that.
@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
23 Jun 18
@VivaLaDani13 I feel he/she might have got confused
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@betlynfrnds (4060)
• United States
23 Jun 18
Wow, that's a new one for me. I always thought AM and PM were the same no matter where you were in the world.
So I guess it's true what they say: 'It's 5:00 somewhere."
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@betlynfrnds (4060)
• United States
24 Jun 18
@VivaLaDani13 Sometimes a little beverage of choice is needed to take the edge off.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
24 Jun 18
@betlynfrnds It is the same everywhere but for some reason this dude thought it was different in India. lol silly goose he is!
Speaking of, he totally made me feel like drinking after dealing with him.
Speaking of, he totally made me feel like drinking after dealing with him. 1 person likes this
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Jun 18
People!!! Yes its the same.
I once had this "college grad" argue with little old me that the sun rises in the west, I told her that at my house it rises in the east and sets in the west. She lived one street over
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@andriaperry Oh my goodness I laughed so loud! That is gold!
@IncredKaren (275)
• Philippines
2 Jul 18
That's confusing. I strongly believe that AM and PM are known to almost everywhere on Earth.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
2 Jul 18
@IncredKaren AM and PM mean the exact same thing in every part of the world so this dude was really confused lol
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
23 Jun 18
Oh, AM means morning, PM, noon to night. That's interesting but who knows, everything is possible. ha ha
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@simplfred That's pretty much what I said too. I explained it to him a few different ways. But he just kept saying it was different there.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@simplfred I understand what you mean but no. This part of the conversation was very clear. He said "It is 8pm in the morning." After I questioned that, he also said that "In India PM means morning and AM means night."
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
23 Jun 18
@VivaLaDani13 Maybe you just misunderstood each other because of the language barrier perhaps.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@Kasjnak Yeah he had been asking me a lot and each time I said "no." But he kept saying "plzzz trust me." It made me extremely angry. If I already said no, then I mean no!
Thank you for answering.
Thank you for answering. 1 person likes this
@VivaLaDani13 (60293)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jun 18
@Kasjnak lol it is a big red flag actually! I hate when people tell me to trust them straight away when I hardly even know them. Have to earn trust first!
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@Kasjnak (4492)
• Romania
23 Jun 18
@VivaLaDani13, you're welcome! So, he kept saying "please trust me"? That's a big red flag actually. Anyway, good for you that you blocked him . Take care, there are many more like him in this world 
. Take care, there are many more like him in this world 1 person likes this
