Mexican President Threatens to Sue Google Over 'Gulf of America' Label on Maps.
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Mexico is a big country, Google has shareholders who demand line goes up, people use maps to advertise ("map pack" "local SEO" and brand tie-ins)...
yeah, we'd start using their spineless nature for good tbh
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TIL…
The abbreviation E.E.U.U. (often written as EE. UU.) stands for Estados Unidos (United States) in Spanish. This abbreviation follows a grammatical rule in Spanish where doubling the initial letters of each word indicates plurality
So you taught me something today I did not know. Thank you!!
Just let our mexican and Canadian neighbors take over the USA. We've proven to be unworthy of making wise choices.
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Because Canada recently became the 51st state?
Americans wish!
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Americans wish!
Real Americans Want To Be Canadian
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Where will the lawsuit be filed in?
Mexican courts? Good luck getting an American company to comply.
US Courts, well... surely no judge would be biased right? glances at the composition of the US Supreme court
International Courts? Lol like they have any power at all.
Reminds me of The Expanse:
"Earth Court? Mars Court? What Inner court gives Belters justice?"
Reminds me of: Miss Universe.. Miss planet.. Miss International..
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Again, read the page you linked:
President Benjamin Harrison signed an Executive Order establishing the BGN and giving it authority to resolve unsettled geographic names questions.
Key word: "unsettled"
Trump is unsettling.
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Where will the lawsuit be filed in?
Mexican courts? Good luck getting an American company to comply.
US Courts, well... surely no judge would be biased right? glances at the composition of the US Supreme court
International Courts? Lol like they have any power at all.
Reminds me of The Expanse:
"Earth Court? Mars Court? What Inner court gives Belters justice?"
The suit should be by an American cartography company over the proper US Board on Geographic Names's official process not being followed for the name change.
I'm actually submitting a name change to the board. But since the USGS added a bit on the process saying that resetablisglhing historical names isn't a reason for a name change, I'm going to recommend it be changed to "The Gulf," since it meets all criteria for a name change - most importantly that it be a name in common usage by locals. Lots of people refer to it as "The Gulf," while "Gulf of America" isn't in common usage.
The most we can do outside of lawsuits is at least try to take the "America" part away.
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Cancel all government contracts with google
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Americans wish!
Americans wish the US became Canada's 11th province
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The suit should be by an American cartography company over the proper US Board on Geographic Names's official process not being followed for the name change.
I'm actually submitting a name change to the board. But since the USGS added a bit on the process saying that resetablisglhing historical names isn't a reason for a name change, I'm going to recommend it be changed to "The Gulf," since it meets all criteria for a name change - most importantly that it be a name in common usage by locals. Lots of people refer to it as "The Gulf," while "Gulf of America" isn't in common usage.
The most we can do outside of lawsuits is at least try to take the "America" part away.
Let's name it "the Gulf of America's pollution"
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Why bother with this? If you want to make a point, pass regulation in Mexico to call E.E.U.U. (US in Mexico) be called Northern Mexico. Then Google is forced to comply on that territory like they claim they do for disputed sections when maps are viewed from that region. It would make for some funny reactions from people visiting Cancun or Puerto Vallarta.
Es el chapulín colorado
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Can someone just make a mod or something for g-maps to name all American names to like Spanish ones? Nuevo York, Guashintón Distrito de Columbia, that kinda stuff.
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Real Americans Want To Be Canadian
I fucking love pancakes, hockey, beer, and poutine, where do I sign up?
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Just call it the Gulf of Fuck The Environment, We're Getting Rich!
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Es el chapulín colorado
No contaban con mi astucia!
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Americans wish the US became Canada's 11th province
I'd much rather they make California the 13th province.
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Can someone just make a mod or something for g-maps to name all American names to like Spanish ones? Nuevo York, Guashintón Distrito de Columbia, that kinda stuff.
Guayinton or Guallinton fits better
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Come on, guys. You have drug cartels. Surely they have a guy named Luigi. Doesn't Trump want to declare war on Mexico or some insane shit like that?
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If we’re going to play that demagogic game, why not make “United States of America” be shown as “United States of North America” to reclaim the continent name back? Companies will comply if it’s an official request.
They are both states united and in north america....
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I'd much rather they make California the 13th province.
You guys are alright, let’s join forces and make a maple bacon breakfast burrito.
