[lawn]

In Sweden we don't use that numbering scheme and instead use Day/Month Year (which makes more sense as it goes from smaller to larger).

[niij]

I think it's just what you're used to. If counting from smallest to largest was inherently better, then a dozen would look like 21, not 12. Little vs Big Endian, I suppose.

[lawn]

The issue is when you do Month/Day/Year, then you lose consistency. Both Year/Month/Day or Day/Month/Year are more logical.

[brassattax]

It would be interesting to know if your Excel correctly interprets 1/2 as 1st February based on your international settings.

[dreghgh]

Spoiler: it does.