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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Using the website from outside of the US shows it with its proper name, but then the asshat version in parentheses.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Same in the US when you zoom out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Might be caching though, those tiles are probably cached.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago

I have no use for a map service that isn’t sure about the names of places.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Yeah, same here in Australia.