What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

[trouville]

I cant find out from where i am what the time difference is??

If its 14.00 hear what would the time be in the UK???????????????? I wish people would stop messing about with the time!! When summer/winter time was put to a vote some years ago, 80% voted for no time change. Then as well the price of oil rose so Brussels said they would impliment the change anyway!!!!

Compleat waist of time voteing for Euro questions! France and others voted no to the Euro! so 18months later there was another vote "as the voters gave the wrong answer first time"!!!!

Its a wonder Europe continues to pretend to be demacratic!! In France and Italy no one wants a European constitution so the Eurocrats have asked for referendums later! When the time is right

What time is it?? bad enough knowing the time hear!!I supose ill have to buy a clock once??

 

[fireball]

Have a look at the time of your post ... its currently around midday here .. and your post will be recorded in UK time.. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Don't worry - our phone systems say 11:00 !! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Steve Clayton]

France is 1 hour ahead of UK and 2 hours ahead of UTC

 

[Beagle]

That's easy, even I can explain this.

Uk is at the Greenwich zone, which is more or less the same as UTC. France (Paris line) follows The Netherlands and both are on the UTC + 1 time-zone. Given the fact that we are at the summer-time period, results to UK +1 (based on UTC) and The Netherlands +2.

Besides living a century behind in time, the main difference between CEST (Central European Summer Time) and the UK is still 1 hour. Everything located Westward is behind in time and Eastward is ahead of time......

I presume this is a very clear explanation..... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Steve Clayton]

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Uk is at the Greenwich zone, which is more or less the same as UTC.

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Hope you don't figure out tidal heights with this theorum /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif


I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotamy

 

[Beagle]

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Hope you don't figure out tidal heights with this theorum /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

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Well... during winter-time Greenwich is more or less UTC... during summertime there's that +1 (all for UK) factor. Main difference is that UTC is based on an atomic clock (and thus a steady accurate counting) and "Greenwich" time is based upon passing of the sun during a certain moment and thus not so accurate (ie for GPS position calculations).

For tidal calculations "GMT" is accurate enough... as long as winter or summertime corrections are included....

 

[trouville]

Apart from "beagles" post??(very interesting) All understood!! thanks. I did look a the post time but wasent sure if it was uk time UTC or GMT???

Thanks! I see that the UK is at lunch!! So i will call in an hour at 1.30pm when the economy starts again! or i could join the UK time and start my lunch again!

My French lunchtime produced a burnt pizza!!! But at least the grill works well!!! Ill try some toast with cheese?? I bought a new boats cooker this morning!!!!

 

[paulineb]

Re: What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

so what time's dinner ? ....... because hlb has his at lunch time and I have mine in the evening ?

 

[Das_Boot]

Re: What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

Is it true that France is a sunny place for shadey people?

 

[Beagle]

Re: What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

if you'll settle for an universal time at say UTC 17:00 hours, we can all calculate our local time and eat somethink (lunch, dinner or desert) at exactly the same time... /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Ill probably be in my car around 19:00 local time, so I'll make sure to open up a mars bar (since I am on UTC +2, that means that UTC=local time - 2 hours = 17:00 hours).

 

[paulineb]

Re: What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

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so I'll make sure to open up a mars bar

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cue Brendan's Marianne Faithful comments /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[Lakesailor]

Go to Greenwich for the correct time anywhere in the world.

 

[dedwards]

Re: What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

All very good but the question that complicates things is: Do all countries change to and from summer time at the same time?

 

[Beagle]

Re: What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

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cue Brendan's Marianne Faithful comments /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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heheheh.... I'll make sure that mine will be a virgin-bar which hasn't been in too many weird (for candy that is) places.....

Anyway, that story is based on less facts then say the mud-shark (red snapper) story in which (besides the groupie) members of Zeppelin and Vanilla Fudge (what's in a name...) were involved. And I'm sure it's all boaty related since fish is the main subject....

 

[Beagle]

Re: What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

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All very good but the question that complicates things is: Do all countries change to and from summer time at the same time?

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Good question! No definite answer but the obsure time (local) at we changed to summer time (twas 3 in the morning) the last time, does hint at one central UTC time - same for everybody...... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Chris_Rayner]

Re: Sunny place for shady people.

That's Monaco that is. According to Graham Greene I think, but it could have been a contemporary.

 

[longjohnsilver]

Re: What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

And I don't have any at all..........................

 

[Lakesailor]

Re: What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

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so I'll make sure to open up a mars bar


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Could never see it really. Now if it had been a Picnic, or more recently a Curly Wurly.

 

[Steve Clayton]

Re: What is the TIME DIFFERENCE between UK &FRANCE now??

My God!,, wish I'd been around and on-line whilst this was being posted!!! (I was at lunch in a nice little restaurant in Benitachell). Reminds me of the "Lulu show" when Jimmy Hendrix said "I'm not playing this sh*t and went into a tribute to Cream playing "Sunshine of your Love"-"

Talking of virgins then just for you ladies:

www.myvirgincosmetics.co.uk/lizzieclayton

 

[Sybarite]

Sorry but our posts are recorded in local time in France.

John