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minus-squareCocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·7 days agoThat’s an interesting theory, we may just test that out. But I suspect that ten years from now, it’s name will be whatever it’s been saying on the maps. Just ask New Yorkers (sorry, I mean new Amsterdamers).
minus-squarerimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 days agoNew Amsterdam is different, that was hundreds of years ago before there were millions of printed maps, and it’s a different thing to rename own landmarks after a conquest versus something which isn’t within your country.
That’s an interesting theory, we may just test that out.
But I suspect that ten years from now, it’s name will be whatever it’s been saying on the maps. Just ask New Yorkers (sorry, I mean new Amsterdamers).
New Amsterdam is different, that was hundreds of years ago before there were millions of printed maps, and it’s a different thing to rename own landmarks after a conquest versus something which isn’t within your country.