return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoGoogle says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps after government updateswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square264fedilinkarrow-up1589arrow-down132
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minus-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 days agoMexico should rename Baja California to Península Pacífica.
minus-squarenarp@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoThat doesn’t make much sense, since Baja California was named California before the US-State which even belonged to Mexico back in the days. If anything Trump is going to change California to Ivankia or Putinstan, but I guess at that point California will rather rejoin Mexico.
minus-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 days agoMakes as much sense as changing Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America - which will go the way of Freedom Fries in 4 years anyway.
Mexico should rename Baja California to Península Pacífica.
That doesn’t make much sense, since Baja California was named California before the US-State which even belonged to Mexico back in the days.
If anything Trump is going to change California to Ivankia or Putinstan, but I guess at that point California will rather rejoin Mexico.
Makes as much sense as changing Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America - which will go the way of Freedom Fries in 4 years anyway.