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What’s funny is that if I ask Siri what time it is in London, it gives me the same time as it is here in Waterloo (1hr east of London Ontario). On the other ha
by chongli 6y ago
What’s funny is that if I ask Siri what time it is in London, it gives me the same time as it is here in Waterloo (1hr east of London Ontario).
On the other hand, if I ask what time it is in Preston, Siri gives me the time in the UK, despite the fact that I’m only 15km away from Preston Ontario!
Now if I ask what time it is in Cambridge, it gives me the local time instead of Cambridge England. Preston Ontario is actually part of Cambridge Ontario.
So what it seems to be doing is picking the nearest place that’s well known, rather than the most well known place with that name. Preston Ontario isn’t really known at all unless you’re from this area. Cambridge Ontario is a little bit more well known, though still a far cry from Cambridge England (likely due to the university).
- dkdbejwi383 6y agoHa, what's funny about that is I picked Preston as a random town in the UK that I thought probably doesn't have a name-twin somewhere else!
- jen20 6y agoThere's also Preston, Maryland in the US - finding UK town names which are not repeated elsewhere is hard! It also makes driving around New England most confusing, since towns which _should not_ be in the same direction often are...
- dkdbejwi383 6y agoI just spent longer than reasonable zooming into random parts of Canada, it's quite funny seeing places like Morpeth south of London. And also satisfying to see Kent and Essex are neighbours in Canada, too. There were some surprising ones too, like Uttoxeter having a name-twin