.NET: Are there any differences between InvariantCulture and en-US?

Question

Given the following two cultures:

CultureInfo c1 = InvariantCulture;
CultureInfo c2 = new CultureInfo(\"en-US\");

and i were to examine eve

Answer 1

There are some actual differences (check both values in a Watch window), but the most relevant difference is the intent. InvariantCulture shows your intent of parsing some data in a culture independent, if english related, manner, whereas en-US declares your actual intent to parse data in a US specific manner.