Is there any difference in the format of date between the United States and the UK? Is there any difference in the format of date between the United States and the UK? e.g. does 02.03.2013 means March 2nd,2013 to Americans and February 3rd, 2013 to the British people?

How to read a-b and a_b in English? We can see a lot "-" and "_" in people's mail address? How to read them?

My hometown I come form a small village in China. My hometown is surrounded by mountains with a small river running through it. Although the world outside is getting more and more polluted, this samll village keep what it has been for hundreds of years. The mountains are still green and the river, which is the home of various of fish, keeps clean. We grow vagetables and raise poultries just for our own family demand. I left this quiet village when I was 13 years old to attend the junior high school, but no matter where I am, the villagers have left profound influence on me. My parents told me to be tough, honest, delligent and willing to share since I was a little girl, and this is what all the parents there require their children.