{"id":22498,"date":"2015-09-30T14:05:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T12:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=22498"},"modified":"2017-10-23T16:41:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T14:41:24","slug":"chasing-the-sun-lheure-dhiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/chasing-the-sun-lheure-dhiver\/","title":{"rendered":"Chasing The Sun – L’Heure D’Hiver"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week was l\u2019\u00e9quinoxe d\u2019automne<\/strong> (the autumnal equinox) marking shorter days and colder weather. It also marks la saison des moissons<\/strong> (the harvest season) and many holidays across the world. However, there\u2019s one tradition d\u2019automne<\/strong> (autumn tradition) that is annoying for everyone involved.<\/p>\n

L’heure d\u2019hiver<\/strong>
\nStandard time<\/em><\/p>\n

En automne<\/a> on gagne une heure<\/strong> (you gain an hour in autumn). The shifting clocks sont un casse-t\u00eate pour tout le monde<\/strong> (give everyone a headache) while people spend a week trying to wake up at a new time. Malheureusement, c’est<\/a> encore plus compliqu\u00e9<\/strong> (unfortunately it’s even more complicated) between France and the US.<\/p>\n

I live in France, but mes parents habitent en Floride<\/a><\/strong> (my parents live in Florida). Normally, le d\u00e9calage horaire est de six heures<\/strong> (there’s a six hour time difference) between France and the US East Coast, and heureusement<\/strong> (thankfully) that\u2019s easy to figure out on a 24 hour clock<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a period in autumn when the US falls back, but France still uses l’heure d’\u00e9t\u00e9<\/strong> (daylight-saving time) creating a 7 hour time difference between the two countries. Le d\u00e9calage horaire<\/strong> (the time difference) lasts long enough to get used to before France falls back as well.<\/p>\n

Le passage \u00e0 l\u2019heure d\u2019hiver<\/strong> (the transition to standard time) happens on le dernier dimanche d\u2019octobre<\/strong> (the last Sunday of October) in France and on le premier dimanche de novembre<\/strong> (the first Sunday of November) in (most) of the US. Having to figure out all these time changes is un casse-t\u00eate<\/strong>, and only gets worse when travel<\/a> is involved!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Last week was l\u2019\u00e9quinoxe d\u2019automne (the autumnal equinox) marking shorter days and colder weather. It also marks la saison des moissons (the harvest season) and many holidays across the world. However, there\u2019s one tradition d\u2019automne (autumn tradition) that is annoying for everyone involved. L’heure d\u2019hiver Standard time En automne on gagne une heure (you gain…<\/p>\n

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