Here’s My Law: The Day Begins at Sunrise
There always seems to be a confusion after midnight over which day it is. Most people will say it is still the same day it was when they woke up that morning, but some people always need to point out the fact that it’s passed midnight, so it’s the next day.
You’ll typically hear something like this:
“Tomorrow? You mean today!” As if this person is the first to figure out the technicality that you can still be awake when the day officially changes, so they need to point it out to everyone else, partly to be funny (which it never is) and partly to sound smart (which they never do). These are the same people who say “See you next year!” on New Year’s Eve, and “I haven’t showered since last week!” on Sundays.
The way I have always thought of it is the next day doesn’t really start until sunrise. If it’s 2:00AM on a Saturday, in my book, it’s still Friday night. This is the way the whole world thinks of it, because nothing feels any different from 11:59 to 12:00.
Let’s agree as a community to keep the day the same until the sun rises, at least in social situations. The next time you hear a comment that resembles “Yesterday? You mean two days go.”, just slap them and explain when the day really begins.
2 years ago
