The cultural issue is the entire point here, so it can't really be brushed away....

salvadors on Feb 10, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Update your timezone defs: Russia abolishes winter...

The cultural issue is the entire point here, so it can't really be brushed away. The idea that pretty much any list of things could be true worldwide falls down rather quickly.

(PS Spain has multiple timezones: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=141 vs http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=683 for example)