Google: Incorrect language settings

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 02:06:26PM -0400, Giles Orr wrote:
> If typing "www.google.com" actually gets you "www.google.com", you're
> in a very small group in Canada.  I get redirected to "www.google.ca"
> at home, at work, everywhere I've ever seen.  Check and see if it's
> happening to you.  If it isn't, it may be that your hosting provider
> has an American address?  Going to a country-specific google such as
> "www.google.es" seems to work without redirections, but I think the
> .com address always redirects.

Hmm, it appears it does in fact do that now.  I guess I have been typing
google.ca for long enough now that I never really try plain google.com
anymore.

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