using System.Globalization;
public static void Main()
string dateString = "28/05/2015 15:55";
if (DateTime.TryParse(dateString, CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US"), DateTimeStyles.None, out dateValue))
Console.WriteLine("Valid en-US date.");
Console.WriteLine("Not a valid en-US date.");
if (DateTime.TryParse(dateString, CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR"), DateTimeStyles.None, out dateValue))
Console.WriteLine("Valid fr-FR date.");
Console.WriteLine("Not a valid fr-FR date.");