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minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up67·7 days agoMove over, flat-Earthers, the time has finally come for the giant Europe conspiracy theory.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·7 days agoBasically, Botswana and New Zealand are the only countries NOT in Europe, and in the case of the latter it’s because it doesn’t actually exist.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoI prefer Original Recipe Zealand myself
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoYou’re thinking of Zeeland. Zealand is in Denmark
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoThe Zealand referred to in New Zealand is in fact Zeeland, they just changed the spelling.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoThey always insist Old Zealand was replaced in the 19th Century; don’t believe it people!
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-27 days agoNah, Old Zealand is still over there points east to other part of Denmark
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoIt’s actually the Dutch province of Zeeland which is notable for being otherwise completely unnotable.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days ago It’s actually the Dutch province of Zeeland Nope. Zee ≠ Zea which is notable for being otherwise completely unnotable. Lots of islands like that in Denmark 😄
minus-squarefrank@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-26 days agoNo he’s right, it’s named after the Dutch province. Coincidence that Sjælland is written Zealand
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoNew Zealand was named Nova Zeelandia by Dutch cartographers which was then Anglicised to New Zealand. It’s named after the Dutch province. Denmark had nothing to do with it.
minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days agoWe’re going to get on so many podcasts.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoWe’re gonna be hundredaires! 🥳
minus-squareUnfortunateShort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoI mean, Europeans colonized the Americas, so…
minus-squarefinallymadeanaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoEurope is at right angles to the flat Earth, which is why we have shadows.
Move over, flat-Earthers, the time has finally come for the giant Europe conspiracy theory.
Basically, Botswana and New Zealand are the only countries NOT in Europe, and in the case of the latter it’s because it doesn’t actually exist.
Contemporary Zealand?
I prefer Original Recipe Zealand myself
That would be in the Netherlands.
You’re thinking of Zeeland. Zealand is in Denmark
The Zealand referred to in New Zealand is in fact Zeeland, they just changed the spelling.
They always insist Old Zealand was replaced in the 19th Century; don’t believe it people!
Nah, Old Zealand is still over there
points east to other part of Denmark
It’s actually the Dutch province of Zeeland which is notable for being otherwise completely unnotable.
Nope. Zee ≠ Zea
Lots of islands like that in Denmark 😄
No he’s right, it’s named after the Dutch province. Coincidence that Sjælland is written Zealand
New Zealand was named Nova Zeelandia by Dutch cartographers which was then Anglicised to New Zealand. It’s named after the Dutch province. Denmark had nothing to do with it.
We’re going to get on so many podcasts.
We’re gonna be hundredaires! 🥳
Middle Zealanders rise up!
I mean, Europeans colonized the Americas, so…
Europe is at right angles to the flat Earth, which is why we have shadows.