Singapore - London is 7 or 8 hours apart ?

[Queen Seok Duk]

Sometimes it's 8; sometimes 7.

What exactly determines the switch from time to time ?

 

[Sideswipe]

read somewhere the British made this 7 to 8 hours time change during WWII for military reasons, since then they kept this tradition.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

is it cos of daylight savings?

It also occurs in the US.

 

[Leongsam]

Sometimes it's 8; sometimes 7.

What exactly determines the switch from time to time ?

http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/eu/bst.html

Time zone offset: UTC + 1 hour

BST is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)Note that BST is a daylight saving time/summer time zone. It is generally only used during the summer in the places listed below, during the winter GMT is used instead
Time zone abbreviation: BST

Full name is British Summer Time

 

[Maximilian Chua-Heng]

Very simple lah.

On Saturdays, the bulk of BPL matches kick off at 3 PM local time.

So when the BPL matches kick off at 10 PM, means +7 hrs.

When kick off at 11 PM, +8 hrs due to daylight savings.

 

[Ramseth]

Mid spring to mid autumn, GMT is 8 hours behind Singapore Time. Mid autumn to next mid spring, it's 7 hours. DST is common practice throughout North America and Europe. In summer, daylight can last till 8 or 9 p.m., but in winter nightfall may come as early as 3 or 4 p.m. DST is designed to advance daytime and save daylight working hours as nightfall comes early. The exact dates for adjusting varies from country to country and year to year, and are announced usually at least one month in advance.

 

[Leongsam]

Mid spring to mid autumn, GMT is 8 hours behind Singapore Time. Mid autumn to next mid spring, it's 7 hours.

GMT is absolute and does not change with the seasons.

 

[Ramseth]

GMT is absolute and does not change with the seasons.

GMT is absolute, DST is adjustment, yes. Greenwich Meridian doesn't move, just like International Date Line doesn't move. DST only move the clocks and watches. I don't think Australia and NZ practise DST.

A good way to check doesn't even need Google or Wiki. Just go to Control Panel and click Regional. Scroll through the countries listed. Countries with DST will have the auto DST option lighted up.

 

[Leongsam]

GMT is absolute, DST is adjustment, yes.

Mid spring to mid autumn, GMT is 8 hours behind Singapore Time. Mid autumn to next mid spring, it's 7 hours.

GMT is ALWAYS 8 hours behind Singapore time. What changes is BST.

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/

 

[Ramseth]

GMT is ALWAYS 8 hours behind Singapore time. What changes is BST.

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/

Something like what Harold MacMillan said about the pound in your pocket is always a pound. It makes a difference only at foreign exchange.

 

[Leongsam]

Something like what Harold MacMillan said about the pound in your pocket is always a pound. It makes a difference only at foreign exchange.

Is it so hard just to admit your statement was wrong???

 

[Ramseth]

Is it so hard just to admit your statement was wrong???

Not a problem at all. You win. I was wrong.

 

[Leongsam]

Not a problem at all. You win. I was wrong.

It has nothing to do with winning or losing.

I find it fascinating that the PAP psyche has permeated the whole of Singapre society though many would probably be loath to admit this.

"No, it was not a U-turn, and neither was it a reversal of government policy. But you can call it a rethink." - Yeo Cheow Tong

Admitting a mistake does not make anyone a loser and it doesn't make the party who pointed out the mistake a winner either.

Everyone makes mistakes. I've had hundreds of my mistakes in this forum pointed out to me over the years.

 

[Teo Kok Eng]

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[Ramseth]

It has nothing to do with winning or losing.

I find it fascinating that the PAP psyche has permeated the whole of Singapre society though many would probably be loath to admit this.

I also find it fascinating that your psyche has been so permeated as to be so sensitive to otherwise innocently logical words like win or lose. It simply means one side concedes and agrees to the other side.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

It has nothing to do with winning or losing.

I find it fascinating that the PAP psyche has permeated the whole of Singapre society though many would probably be loath to admit this.

You are dealing with the forum's mr-know-it-all. Due to his great intelligence and extreme generosity in dispensing his knowledge for all of us in this forum, we have all become wiser.

Now we know that cheetahs are world's fastest animals.

air planes can travel at the speed of sound but cars cannot. I must say it has helped our unread and largely ignorant forum masses greatly.


Fyi Ramseth has missile proof skin, he is probably the only person that can walk with his head held high in a war zone without any body armor.

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

I also find it fascinating that your psyche has been so permeated as to be so sensitive to otherwise innocently logical words like win or lose. It simply means one side concedes and agrees to the other side.

In other words to simply summarize things up when one makes a mistake he should simply apologise and admit his mistakes.


Your boss is a very wise man when he commented that you have missile proof skin but i feel he could have fallen a bit short.

Your hide might actually be impenetrable even with a small nuclear bomb.

 

[Ramseth]

Your hide might actually be impenetrable even with a small nuclear bomb.

With a nukie fan like you, I need an anti-nukie hide. Thinking about upgrading my nukie shelter too.

 

[NissanViP]

It has nothing to do with winning or losing.

I find it fascinating that the PAP psyche has permeated the whole of Singapre society though many would probably be loath to admit this.



Admitting a mistake does not make anyone a loser and it doesn't make the party who pointed out the mistake a winner either.

Everyone makes mistakes. I've had hundreds of my mistakes in this forum pointed out to me over the years.

You have just committed one spelling error but I guess it is pardonable. Everyone makes mistake in life.

Life still goes on.

 

[fukyuman]

Fuxxking cannot believe this thread. Idiots asking and arguing why England is eight hours difference. Might as well ask we gain a day flying across pacific.Ask your nephew to google for you next time.