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Originally Posted by Merlot2309
1. The date format should either be dd-mm-yyyy or yyyy-mm-dd
2. The decimal separator should be a , (and the thousand a .) 
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Pfft. No.
1. DD
/MM
/YYYY
2. Decimal separator, decimal
point as in period, as in little spot. Thousands are separated gramatically correct, with a comma, as it is the way it is spoken. e.g.:
Twenty three thousand, four hundred and thirty two.
23,432
It's just the way it's meant to be

(Obviously joking Helen!)
(Incidentally, when you pronounce a decimal in German or Spanish, do you say "three point two five" or "three comma two five" for 3.25?