Why are American calendars different in their layout from the ones that I can get in Japan? I am curious as to why wall calendars that I can buy in the United States are laid out differently from wall calendars that I can buy from Asian countries.
Most wall calendars from the United States are laid out in a square, grid pattern where each month has the days of the week at the top of the page, and each numerical day for that month is in a square under the specific day of the week, so that it forms a grid of 7 days x 4 (or 5) weeks.
Where as it seems that most of the wall calendars for sale in Japan or other Asian countries have the month laid out at the bottom of each page with a continuous MTWTFSS with the day of the month underneath them in a horizontal line across the page.
Is there a reason why this is? Is it a cultural thing?
Most wall calendars from the United States are laid out in a square, grid pattern where each month has the days of the week at the top of the page, and each numerical day for that month is in a square under the specific day of the week, so that it forms a grid of 7 days x 4 (or 5) weeks.
Where as it seems that most of the wall calendars for sale in Japan or other Asian countries have the month laid out at the bottom of each page with a continuous MTWTFSS with the day of the month underneath them in a horizontal line across the page.
Is there a reason why this is? Is it a cultural thing?
