Much of the Americas change time - Saskatchewan is far from the only location that doesn’t (and not all of Saskatchewan - just ask the 1500 inhabitants of Creighton). But not on the same dates as the Europeans. North Americans start daylight saving on the second Sunday in March and end it on the first Sunday in November.
Forgetting for the moment those territories that do not wish to change, one would have supposed that it would be advantageous and not too difficult to agree worldwide on the dates of implementation. But apparently not. Presumably there must have been conversations along the lines of “why us - why don’t you change” that led nowhere.
In Israel summer time begins the Friday before the last Sunday in March while in Palestine it’s the Saturday before the last Sunday in March. Though that can’t be high on the list of issues requiring negotiation there.
But it does make one despair of international agreements on more critical matters. We’re clearly not much good at co-operation.
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