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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by behnamoh on Friday May 22, 2020 @07:10PM (#23278136)
As a non-American, can someone explain why there are US cities with the exact same names as cities in Europe, Egypt, Greece, etc.?
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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by addandsubtract on Friday May 22, 2020 @08:14PM (#23278567)
Because settlers from Europe came to America and didn't give af what the Indians called their land. So they named places after ones they knew; New York, New England, Boston.
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Re:Siri, What Time Is It in London? by jvm___ on Friday May 22, 2020 @09:18PM (#23278930)
Toronto, Ontario, Niagara, Ottawa, Canada, Mississauga.

Canada kept a few.

I guess mississippi is one but most US places have white names.

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