▲ 917 ▼ Here is another reason Google is terrible. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 months ago by fluxcap@lemmy.world to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml 219 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Karmanopoly@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (6 children) Still Ontario from Canada permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Kirk@startrek.website 14 points 2 months ago (2 children) Not for me. Using a Canadian VPN. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JC1@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago I'm in Canada and it's Lac Ontario for me. (In French) permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago Is your language en-us or en-ca would be my first question. There's multiple potential ways they could be determining what the correct name is for you? permalink fedilink source parent [–] freudian_slop@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago German Google Maps: Lake Ontario is still Lake Ontario. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Eheran@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Google has shown local variations to borders etc. for... decades? They do not define them, after all. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Snowcano@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago In Japan, still Ontario from here too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kirk@startrek.website 14 points 2 months ago (2 children) Not for me. Using a Canadian VPN. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JC1@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago I'm in Canada and it's Lac Ontario for me. (In French) permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago Is your language en-us or en-ca would be my first question. There's multiple potential ways they could be determining what the correct name is for you? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JC1@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago I'm in Canada and it's Lac Ontario for me. (In French) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 months ago Is your language en-us or en-ca would be my first question. There's multiple potential ways they could be determining what the correct name is for you? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] freudian_slop@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago German Google Maps: Lake Ontario is still Lake Ontario. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Google has shown local variations to borders etc. for... decades? They do not define them, after all. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Snowcano@startrek.website 3 points 2 months ago In Japan, still Ontario from here too. permalink fedilink source parent