What's the first day of the week?

nucking futs

I know a few people who say it's Sunday, but I think it should be Monday, since Sunday is part of the weekend

What day do you think is the first of the week?

Caoimhín

Sunday is the first day of the week. Its not really a matter of opinion.

alwaysadub

I'd say Monday.

owenc

monday.... sunday is on the weekend so how is it the start!

Gummy Panda

Monday of course.

That's why everyone hates them

Hank_Jones

Honestly don't think I have ever heard anyone refer to sunday as the first day of the week.

Especially in this country.

Sunday is the last day of drinking before a new week starts and you have to go back to work, ie. stop drinking..

xebec

According to religious tradition, Sunday is the first day of the week.

According to the International Standards Organisation it's Monday...

Hank_Jones

xebec wrote: »

According to religious tradition, Sunday is the first day of the week.

According to the International Standards Organisation it's Monday...

So it's monday then.

kingtut

There is no Atari Jaguar option therefore the results of this poll cannot be taken seriously! :mad:

Piste

Monday of course.

Ruu_Old

Sunday, when the pay week begins again.

cleremy jarkson

Calenders say sunday, common sense says monday.

Tabnabs

Even nursery rhymes know that it starts on a Monday

Monday's child is fair of face,
Tuesday's child is full of grace,
Wednesday's child is full of woe,
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving,
Saturday's child works hard for a living,
But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day
Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.

ibarelycare

I picked Wednesday, just to be different.

TPD

Monday. Sure Sunday's in the weekend. Also didn't God rest on the 7th day, which is why Sunday is sacred? Or some other mumbo-jumbo shíte. He'd hardly take a rest from creating on the first day, would he?

Glenster

It's Monday.

Just cos some old priest says it doesnt mean it's true, particularly if it's something like "God wants you to touch me"

Caveat

I don't care what the official line is - it's Monday in my mind and my heart and it should be in everyone elses too.

No other day has that "here we go again" feel about it as much as Monday.

Stercus Accidit

Only some sort of joyless pedant would claim Sunday is the beginning of anything.

robinph

TPD wrote: »

Monday. Sure Sunday's in the weekend. Also didn't God rest on the 7th day, which is why Sunday is sacred? Or some other mumbo-jumbo shíte. He'd hardly take a rest from creating on the first day, would he?

Which would actually be Friday/ Saturday then based on the Jewish calendar, just the Christian one got a bit out of sync.

Dravokivich

Caveat wrote: »

I don't care what the official line is - it's Monday in my mind and my heart and it should be in everyone elses too.

No other day has that "here we go again" feel about it as much as Monday.

Tuesday does on a Bank Holiday weekend...

TPD

robinph wrote: »

Which would actually be Friday/ Saturday then based on the Jewish calendar, just the Christian one got a bit out of sync.

But I was raised as a Christian, and Christianity is always right.

:cool:

Seriously though, in all practical applications, Monday is the first day of the week.

laoisforliam

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Monday of course.

That's why everyone hates them

Tell me why?

Fizman

ibarelycare wrote: »

I picked Wednesday, just to be different.

You were already different.

happyfriday

Monday!! Sunday would be a silly day to start the week on!!

owenc

who cares about a **** religious calender its monday!!!!

efb

Monday the clue is in the word weekend, I mean it's not called a week bridge!!!

Minstrel27

I say Monday. Works payweek says Sunday.

Biggins

Monday.
For a start whats the point of having a day of rest at the start of a week - than the end of it!
We (most?) work all week and then have days of rest.

Schism

I'd say Monday personally. My working week is from Sunday to Saturday though so go figure.

TanG411

I always think Sunday because it's a lazy sort of day, and that makes a good start to a week.

Rented Mule

Another poll that shows that the majority of AH'ers are wrong !!

Sunday is the first day of the week.

thetonynator

definately monday, isn't sunday the start in jewish terms and monday in christianinty, i.e. the day after the sabbath day starts the new week???

Caveat

When people loosely refer to 'some day next week' does anyone honestly ever think that they may be referring to a Sunday?

Thought not.

Jeanious

Rented Mule wrote: »

Sunday is the first day of the week.

How/why? I don't get how sunday could possibly be the start of the week (cf. previous comments about "weekEND")

Gillington

Monday is the start of the week

Thursday is the start of the weekend!

enda1

Monday is the first day of the week.

Weekend is Saturday and Sunday (and maybe Friday evening).

"See ye next week" means see you on a day between Monday and Sunday week, not the coming Sunday!

The Sunday is the start crowd is just an imperial legacy. Lots of the English see it that way too. Talk to any continental and Monday is the start.

KittyeeTrix

Monday!

ClutchIt

Dyflin wrote: »

Even nursery rhymes know that it starts on a Monday

That doesn't really mean that Monday is the first day of the week, it just comes first in the poem. However it does mean that if you're born on Sunday you're a homosexual.

Ri_Nollaig

Rented Mule wrote: »

Another poll that shows that the majority of AH'ers are wrong !!

Sunday is the first day of the week.

No, it depends on the locale.
For example in many Muslim countries; Sunday is a working day while they have Friday and Saturday off.
While in Isreal it would be first day of the week.
Just like how different countries use a comma or a dot as decimal separator.

However in most of the EU; Sunday is the last day of the week, as they follow the ISO week.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_week_date wiki does not lie

Max Power1

Monday.

gbee

It's been Sunday in the British Isles for a long, long time. Monday began to creep in as Outlook from Bill Gates starts the week with Monday.

Ri_Nollaig

gbee wrote: »

It's been Sunday in the British Isles for a long, long time. Monday began to creep in as Outlook from Bill Gates starts the week with Monday.

you might want to get with the times

And I dont think it was Bill Gates who decided that Monday was the start of the week.

WIZE

Why does the Poll Start with Monday

Surely you should have mixed up the days to get a better result :rolleyes:


Wednesday *

Sunday

Tuesday

Friday

Monday

Saturday

Thursday



* This does not mean I think the week Starts with Wednesday

Hagar

Those that claim Sunday is the start of the week are wrong otherwise why would Sunday be part of the week-end?

It has to be Monday as it is the first day following the week-end.

Davidius

Sunday, because SMTWTFS looks better.

Greyfox

Rented Mule wrote: »

Sunday is the first day of the week.

So your saying sunday is not part of the weekend? Next you'll be saying cats and doge are the same thing! Of course monday is the first day of the week!

Schism

Ok, I've done about 5 minutes of researching here. Apparently Sunday was historically the first day of the week

Sunday

But across Europe these days Monday is considered the first day of the week. The name Monday actually means 'First Day'.

Monday

It depends on what religion you are too seemingly so you can pretty much decide whichever day you want to be the first. So.... Wednesday, I choose you!

Mike 1972

It depends on ones cultural/religious background (Calenders/Diaries published in parts of the middle east start the week on Friday and start the year on March 21st for example)

Christians are divided on the issue. Contempary Catholics and some Protestants reckon its Sunday but others reckon Monday or even Saturday

Secularist Westerners generally go for Atari Jaguar but if pressed on the issue will say Monday

The ISO say Monday (Well before Bill Gates)

Anyone know where FSM stands on the matter ?

Sofaspud

It's obviously monday!

Monday - One day
Tuesday - Two's day
Wednesday - When's that day?
Thursday - Third day

And so on

Glenster

i used to be sure that monday was the start of the week too (oh the ignorance of youth).

then my eyes were opened. then i saw the light.


Sunday, Monday, Happy Days.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days.
Thursday, Friday, Happy Days.
The Weekend comes, my cycle hums,
Ready to race to you.

Max Power1

I work sunday to wednesday so that would suggest I should say sunday.

But nothing ever gets done on a sunday as most people are hungover for most of the day - Ill stick with my original Monday idea