What's Google Playing At?

Whenever you go to google.com it always redirects you to the google version of the country you’re in, google.cz for me, google.co.uk for Mikefule and google.co.zw for Jerrick. It also automatically changes the interface language in most cases to match the prevalent(or official) language of your country, disregarding your operating system language setting or anything else.

However, when you go maps.google.com it always makes you look at the good old US of A. Why? I want to see my country! Or better still, my city. It would be much more convenient.

So, what’s that all about? Hey?

Google is an American company. Duh!:smiley: Even if Google had been founded in another country, it would still start out at the USA because we’re Numbah ONE!

I like to launch Tor and then go to Google just to see where I’m at. :sunglasses:

Ivan-

Why do you suddenly need goggles? Did you damage your eyes? Do you have a fear of damaging them?

It seems to me you’re the one suffering some sort of eye problem.

So I guess it is going to start out in China soon.

The eyes! The goggles do nothing!

Ivan has problems oggling, not goggling.

I heard he had a problem with his googlies.

Is this the new Speculation Club? Do I join by going out on a limb?

Google China was established in the late 90’s. If you go to google.cn and click Maps(third option from the left on the top toolbar) it defaults to a map of Asia.

I don’t think many of you realize that .com is short for .commercial, indicating that the website was meant to be connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises, something that occurs far more often in this country than any other.