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pertymcpert
2361 days ago
Why did they name it Greater Bay Area when we already have a place called the Bay Area?
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baybal2
2361 days ago
Because it is an even greater bay area, greater than the original one, and that's the point. Subtlety is not a thing here.
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pertymcpert
2360 days ago
It’s either a coincidence then or a really petty/inferiority complex based name.
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pjc50
2360 days ago
Lots of places have bays.
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pertymcpert
2360 days ago
Does this one?
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GenericsMotors
2360 days ago
What an american-centric view of the world.
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pertymcpert
2360 days ago
I’m not American?
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OnlineGladiator
2361 days ago
I'd guess it was intentional.
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albertzeyer
2360 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong-Hong_Kong-Macau_Grea...
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