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> the name of Mexico is "Estados Unidos Mexicanos" - or United Mexican States TIL. That’s funny because afaik Mexicans refer to the USA as “estados unidos”.
by wvbdmp 1y ago
> the name of Mexico is "Estados Unidos Mexicanos" - or United Mexican States
TIL. That’s funny because afaik Mexicans refer to the USA as “estados unidos”.
- quesera 1y agoAlso interestingly "The USA" and "The US" (en_US) both translate to "Los EE. UU." (es_MX, es_ES). Not to be confused with "The EU" (en_US) which is "La UE" (es_ES).
- TMWNN 1y ago>TIL. That’s funny because afaik Mexicans refer to the USA as “estados unidos”. Just as bad is that norteamericanos is the popular term for Americans (in the American sense), despite the existence of Canada and Mexico itself on the continent.