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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Oh shit. I misread that.

Well it's Austrias fault. That would be like if Hawaii were named Camada and expect people will always read it as intended. Should just get their own damn name. Plus, Hitler came from Austria. They should have changed their name in 1946. Been like "Sorry guys, thats our bad."

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

TBF to Osterreich, in their native tongue it's a different large flightless bird whose name they've stolen.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, it should really be called the Eastern Kingdoms in English.