# Is the SDMB East-Coast heavy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 29, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992 "2008-05-29T05:57:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/61 "2008-05-30T11:07:02Z")
I say, chaps, what is this East Coast / West Coast thing? 😕 Here in England we have GMT = 0 🆒 , which means that all you fine US Dopers are to the West. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/62 "2008-05-30T13:42:10Z")
Mountain Time zone ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/63 "2008-05-30T14:05:45Z")
Just moved to Budapest, Hungary from South Carolina (East Coast) USA. I have no frigging idea what time zone I’m in now, but if anyone can tell me, I’d be grateful. I’m 6 hours ahead of EST. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/64 "2008-05-30T14:09:31Z")
CET - Italy currently. Past year - Afghanistan and later this - Iraq ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/65 "2008-05-30T14:53:06Z")
[QUOTE=legalsnugs] Just moved to Budapest, Hungary from South Carolina (East Coast) USA. I have no frigging idea what time zone I’m in now, but if anyone can tell me, I’d be grateful. I’m 6 hours ahead of EST. [/QUOTE] You´re in EET (Eastern Europe Time), 2 hours ahead of GMT excluding DST. ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/66 "2008-05-30T15:09:37Z")
Thanks, **Worm**. Good to know. [QUOTE=WormTheRed] You´re in EET (Eastern Europe Time), 2 hours ahead of GMT excluding DST. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/67 "2008-05-30T15:45:23Z")
No probs - just glad I could help. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/68 "2008-05-30T21:55:42Z")
[QUOTE=BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed] Makes driving in Japan seem like a cakewalk (anyone else think that word is weird? Like is it really all that easy to walk on a bunch of cakes? Seems like it would get slippery) [/QUOTE] You don’t walk on cakes – you walk (or dance) on a normal floor in hopes of [winning a cake.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk) This paragraph from the linked page describes the only cakewalks in which I’ve participated: > [@](#): > > The cakewalk is also now seen as a game in church, school and other bazaars and fairs. Participants walk around a path with numbered squares in time with music; when the music stops, a number is called out and the person standing on that square receives a cake. Cakes are usually donated by members of the church or school and the participants buy tickets to play. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/69 "2008-05-31T01:37:33Z")
I’m on the East Coast. Pretty darned close to it, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992/70 "2008-05-31T01:50:37Z")
East Coast USA – holla! But I’m envious of **TLD’s** East Coast, and if my dream to visit Sydney ever comes true, I’m going to buy him a beer as big as a baby’s head. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-east-coast-heavy/450992.md?page=3)