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minus-squarebetterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up66·2 months agoMove over, flat-Earthers, the time has finally come for the giant Europe conspiracy theory.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·2 months 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-up5·2 months agoI prefer Original Recipe Zealand myself
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoYou’re thinking of Zeeland. Zealand is in Denmark
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThe Zealand referred to in New Zealand is in fact Zeeland, they just changed the spelling.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoThey always insist Old Zealand was replaced in the 19th Century; don’t believe it people!
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoNah, Old Zealand is still over there points east to other part of Denmark
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIt’s actually the Dutch province of Zeeland which is notable for being otherwise completely unnotable.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months 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-up4·2 months agoNo he’s right, it’s named after the Dutch province. Coincidence that Sjælland is written Zealand
minus-squarenightlily@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months 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-down1·2 months agoWe’re going to get on so many podcasts.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoWe’re gonna be hundredaires! 🥳
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoMiddle Zealanders rise up!
minus-squareUnfortunateShort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI mean, Europeans colonized the Americas, so…
minus-squarefinallymadeanaccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months 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.