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Old 03-23-2013, 07:44 PM   #138
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Originally Posted by Peakcrew View Post
Really, I was agreeing with you - the drop-down menus of locations, though coming from a different starting point, are the problem. I've thought back, and until computers became ubiquitous, I don't think the term "UK/United Kingdom" was really used. Our nationality is British, the government is British etc. So, where did this UK nonsense come from? Don't bother answering - this is sufficiently off-topic (again!) - let's keep it a rhetorical question!
I think that the UK term was used in the US, pre-internet age. And, since most of the internet standards are US derived...
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