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A few days ago I shared some news that the Eurovision song from Israel would be named "Your land is mine now" to later realize it was from an onion kind of website, lol.

I hope I'm not alone in this kind of f'up.

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[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 37 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Thirty years ago, I told a friend that Australians come from Australia, Romanians come from Romania, and Canadians come from Canadia. She called it Canadia for thirty years.

We’ve been together for ten years and she’s only just found out that it’s actually called Canada. Boy am I in trouble.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 17 points 9 months ago

Maybe you can double down and day it's more of a French Canadian thing?

[–] Gerbils@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Going to college in New Orleans, we had a game where everyone had to convince at least one tourist that the river was pronounced MissisSIPPi, but the residents of the state preferred it if you'd say MisSISSippi.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 9 months ago

Honestly if she went 30 years without looking at a map that's on her.

[–] eatham@aussie.zone 1 points 9 months ago

I accidentally call it Canadian sometimes