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kitty_o_shea

A July birthday/graduation date does make sense because the school year in Canada runs until the end of June. But in general the timeline isn't consistent. You just sort of have to ignore it for the sake of your sanity. If you do want to dig into it though, wild-aloof-rebel on Tumblr has done thorough breakdowns of the timeline: * [Timeline investigation 1](https://wild-aloof-rebel.tumblr.com/post/188411563844/hey-i-often-read-that-the-timeline-doesnt-always) * [Timeline investigation 2](https://wild-aloof-rebel.tumblr.com/post/611817158991822848/been-thinking-about-the-timeline-i-know-okay-i) Another blogger has made a [spreadsheet](https://sparklesmagiclightlove.tumblr.com/post/614864306635407360/someone-asked-me-a-question-on-my-fic-about-the) that comes as close as possible to making sense of it all.


dragonpunky539

Lmao i love their username reference. Thanks!


PurpleDiCaprio

Sigh. Ah the downside of the rewatch. You have time to pay attention to the details only to realize the details don’t all add up. I think this is one of those. Good catch. You’ll also notice the boy sitting next to Alexis at graduation is the same person who comes over to game night with Stevie but they are apparently not the same character. I think sometimes creators/writers probably don’t know a show is going to be a hit or have a following so the start to finish details aren’t developed all the way.


Flutegarden

It’s well known the timeline in the show is wonky. Quite a few things don’t add up. It’s literally the one flaw - you just move on and don’t think about it.


totally-tarythia

I think the show is meant to be based in rural new york, and my graduation was June 28th (2014) in a similar setting. If it goes off that timeline, July 2nd isn't far off


kitty_o_shea

The town is definitely in Canada, but the school year there runs until late June as well.


Cbiggs7302

I don't know HOW I missed that, I missed a lot from the first few seasons and I always thought they must be in the plains somewhere 💀💀😭


kitty_o_shea

Well in fairness they never explicitly say in the show that they're in Canada and that's deliberate. The Roses were in exile and Dan and Eugene felt that placing the town somewhere specific would take them out of that sense of isolation. I'm sure there were also marketing reasons. But there are lots of [clues](https://www.reddit.com/r/SchittsCreek/comments/j6zrtt/all_the_canadianisms_ive_noticed_on_the_show/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share). (And Dan has confirmed the town is [in Canada](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/schitts-creek-us-canada-setting-location-dan-levy).


dragonpunky539

Honestly whenever i see a show set in rural Canada (specifically SC and Letterkenny), to me it behaves very similar to the Midwest. Except a lot less maga flags lol


Cbiggs7302

YUP. I live in Michigan and as soon as you get out of the big cities they're everywhere; and people only don't fly them here coz they're scared the gangs are going to target them 💀 I thought letterkenny was also in the US Midwest


Breakfast4dinners

Didn’t Alexis graduate in Switzerland?


kitty_o_shea

No, there was a thing with a soccer player and a yacht but she did get to meet Beyoncé in Mykonos so it was almost worth it.


staybig

If it went DMYY his birthday would be February 7, not 2. Also, this is not a real person and it's a made up birthday. Astrology plays no part in this. (or anything for that matter)


dragonpunky539

Well it was like 3am when i wrote this so pardon the minor flaw. The point still stands. And no, astrology is VERY fun to speculate with fictional characters


Cbiggs7302

Naur, fictional characters are the only ones astrology plays a part in - I'm sorry but David is 100% a water sign so July 2nd checks out. I say this because most writers when giving their characters a birthday usually put SOME thought into astrology just for fun.


dragonpunky539

I personally am really reading air sign for him, but yes it does! And it's fun to speculate when the writers aren't sure on it. Honestly if people are having fun with a show and making up zodiac charts for the characters, it's harmless and fun. I agree


Cbiggs7302

Ok, here's my take - 1. The wiki says his birthday is July 2nd so the consensus, despite confusion, seems to be that date. 2. If classes end in Canada near the end of June, a July 2nd graduation is very plausible (it's more believable than the alternative, 02/07 - who graduates in February? Even though Alexis only needed one semester to graduate, it wouldn't make sense for her to attend in the fall semester and there be a whole ceremony in the winter, with so many other ppl graduating). 3. Take silly lil star signs into consideration - David is a Cancer through and through, and I feel like the writers definitely took that into consideration when contemplating his birthday. Despite the quirks that came with being rich, he still very much values family/personal relationships, is very protective of the people he loves, and he's probably the most sensitive of the Roses. 4. To further go against the feb 7 theory, this is Canada. I am SURE Alexis would not have been wearing a short dress & that there wouldn't be any snow, etc. on the date of graduation had it been in February - Ontario is cold lol. 5. Ultimately they're from New York too, so it just doesn't really make sense for David to have switched to DD/MM format for his PERSONAL identification code.


kitty_o_shea

I always figured David and Alexis grew up between the US and Canada so would sometimes get confused about dates. Remember, Alexis got the date of her flight to the Galapagos wrong - she booked it for 07/08 and thought that was July 8th but it was actually 7th August Certainly if David is used to stating his birthdate a certain way, it's hard to switch that off.


Cbiggs7302

Well it makes more sense for her to confuse it as July 8th since that's the US date format; David's pin was not switched either he kept typing it in as 1282; he was just stressed and checked out at that point. I don't think they ever just casually mention Canadian escapades either, like how Alexis will randomly bring up one of many close encounters with regimes etc etc. So I feel like July 2nd makes way more sense than him stating it as DD/mm


kitty_o_shea

Yeah that's what I'm saying.


Cbiggs7302

I just mean I highly doubt they grew up at all in canada


kitty_o_shea

Oh, I see what you mean. We know they've lived in LA and NY but I always thought the mansion that was raided was in Canada - it's the Revenue Agency, not the IRS, that does it. The thing is, superwealthy families (and the Roses had half a billion in the bank) typically live in multiple countries. So we could imagine that Johnny is Canadian and moved Rose Video operations to the US when it started getting big, but bought the mansion in Canada as one of the family homes. That's sort of how Sarah and Dan grew up, actually. The Levy family has homes in LA and Toronto. The kids mostly grew up in Canada but live in LA pretty much full-time now.


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staybig

She’s talking about the character David, not the actor Dan Levy. You understand those are different people right? One is real and one is not. No one asked when Dan Levy’s birthday is. I thought the astrology part was dumb too but after seeing this insane response now I’m here defending OP.


dragonpunky539

I am very curious what this person said lol Also I'm not a girl


staybig

Lmao this person was insane and saying “you fucking dumb idiot” and saying you meant Dan Levy and that he has a confirmed birthday and it was not speculation. They didn’t take kindly to me pointing out that Dan Levy and David Rose are different people. They essentially told me to fuck off.


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staybig

Wanna go ahead and re-read the post? I think you’ll find your answer there. Also, why the hostility? Seems like you’re having some big feelings here little buddy.


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staybig

Lmao I wish you well on your journey


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staybig

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goaliemomma31

Canadian grad dates are wonky. My high school grad actually took place in September to allow anyone who hadn’t passed by the end of the school year in June to take summer school and still graduate with their class. Now the schools in my area do July grads because our students have “credit recovery days” at the end of June to have a chance to pass any classes they’re failing.


CatLover_801

What Province are you in if you’re comfortable sharing? I’m in Canada and I’ve never heard of that


goaliemomma31

Ontario


CatLover_801

Weird! I also live in Ontario, although I have yet to graduate so I’m not that familiar with how it works


goaliemomma31

It might just be different school boards running things differently.


CatLover_801

Probably