When asked Which was the first country in the Euro-currency-zone? seventy-three per cent chose the option All the above countries joined on the same day, which is factually correct but does not answer the question.
As far as I understand it, all countries joined on 1 January 1999 at a 00:01. As Finland is in an earlier timezone than the other ten countries, it must have joined first. It's a bit like the stupid pub-quiz question, "Which month is longer - October or December?"
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Meh
3 hours ago
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So which month is longer? Is it December by 1/4 of a second?
Does October benefit by the clock going back?
December certainy has more letters, but the size of the writing may have a bearing!
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