>I get similar results to your (except you see a dash and I see a slash)
>SET DATE TO AMERICAN
>? DATETIME() && shows "01/07/23 04:00:07 PM"
>SET DATE TO ANSI
>? DATETIME() && Shows "23.01.07 04:00:07 PM"
>I prefer the date in my log to be shown as AMERICAN above (month/Date/Year...)

Like I said, it's a preference of Americans, doesn't have to make sense...