オランダのせいかつ

I was very motivated to study last night when I went to sleep so that I decided to get up early today.

But I couldn't. I did get up at 10:00 am actually. I was feeling down right before now.
It can not be helped, so I changed my mind, went shopping, and made my lunch.

After that, when I was washing my dishes, I met one of my friends.
I said to her, 'How are you? Do you have classes today?'
She said, 'Yeah, from 12:45. What time is it?'.

At that time, it was already 12:45 on my watch.
'You should go now!', I said.
'Why:(?'
'Why notX(??'
'Ah~, you didn't know?'
'Know what?'
'The time was changed. It's 11:45 now.'

As she said, in Europe, we have to change the time earlier when winter comes.
Today is that day.

I'm reluctant to check it out why it happens but it does happen.
I've never had this kind of experience in my home country Japan. It was totally new for me.

'It will happen in Canada too. But next week.'
She added.

Is this a common practice around the world except Asia? hehe.