Where is the logic in this?

So I got roped into some cheeky English exam to prove my superior English skills for a German. Thing is, it's for a specific branch of jobs - mine being focused on IT - however the test itself is in British English, which doesn't seem logical to me since most everything IT related is in American English.
Why they do dis?

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GlassDog · 41-45, M

True enough. In terms of programming languages and mark-up languages and most applications, British English isn't considered, It's hard enough for us Brits, but it's particularly cruel to give you the wrong version of English for IT.

Although I suspect your English is good enough to be able to differentiate. Still unfair, though.

SW-User

@GlassDog: I wouldn't mind if they'd accept the answers in American English. That is what I learned from day one and that's the kind of English I speak. But the answers have to be written in British English. Bunch o' shit I say!

GlassDog · 41-45, M

@GermanAf: I really don't see it's so important to spell a word a certain way when there are two accepted ways. Although I work in academia and understand how educators work. There's little room for compromise.

DistractedKate101 · 31-35, F

hmmm, what a good question which I don't have an answer to. I thought both forms of English were similar enough in grammatical structure to make literal translation and quantitative reasoning possible. I guess I was wrong especially in the context of IT work.

Azrael ·

They're either stupid AF or they're just a bunch of asshole or they're both 😛

SW-User

@Azrael: I doubt they're stupid. They are teachers and all. Unless teachers are stupid. That'd explain a lot.

Azrael ·

@GermanAf: Maybe they just don't care 😛 or they're assholes 😂

persononinternet · 26-30, M

Couldnt tell you. My guess is they contracted an English supplier for it because that's where their customer base is. Good luck.

SW-User

Cuz... [b][i]RULE BRITANNIA, BRITANNIA RULE THE WAAAAVES[/i][/b]

SW-User

@HijabbaDabbaDoo: Your accents are obviously superior but your words are always so much longer. Ain't no one got time fo that.

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