why is google.com being redirected to google.nl?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Yes, based on your computer settings, Google will automatically send you to the Google page that corresponds to where you live. I, for example, live in Canada. Whether I click on the Google.com link in my favorites menu, or type Google.com in the address bar, I’ll be sent to Google.ca.

As Berkut pointed out, there should be a link to Google.com/ncr on any Google.??? main page that will bring you to Google.com proper. However, the /ncr will not show up in the address bar, or the URL field if you link this page.

If you must insist on going to Google.com proper, save the link to Google.com proper to your favorites folder/menu/ whatever, then edit the properties of the link by adding the /ncr to the URL field address.

I believe, if you use the saved link with the /url addition, you’ll always be taken to Google.com proper. (Unless they somehow change the properties of your link on you, which I wouldn’t put past them.)

Anyhoo…

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Thanks slortar

hehehehe, Colophon I know. I’m an ungrateful dog. A ‘bippy’ is a delightful word I’ve learned from a Canadian girl. It means: 'behind, heinie, buttock, butt, or, ummm other words that describe those friendly round parts on the top of your legs.

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I know where you stole it from.

Unless you actually are Adam Hills.

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And herein lies the problem. I’d love to unclog my machine, but it came preinstalled with Raampjes XP (yeah, it means what you think it means :)), and no installation disk. So it does all the updates in Dutch at well, and so on and so forth.

Damn imperialist clog 'puter.

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Ouch. Now that’s a pain. Computer manufacturers who don’t include install disks are eeeevil.

Of course, now I’m completely jealous. I want my very own “Raampjes XP” startup screen. :slight_smile:

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I should add that I was joking - the Dutch version is called Windows XP as well. I just translated it for comic effect, and then realised only a Dutchman would get that sort of humour. :smiley:

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I believe that was a sample of that dry European humor that kids these days are so wild about.

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I hate when people ask me where it came from. It’s horrible to explain.
“You know, the comedian, Adam Hills? No? … Working Class Anthem? No? … Melbourne Comedy Festival? No? … Rove? No? … Yeh, well it’s from him.” :wally
If you lived in Melbourne and didn’t know who Adam Hills was though, then you should REALLY be ashamed of yourself.

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This “geotargeting” behavior occurs with IE browser, but not with Firefox.

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My google.com always directs me to the Japanese google. This made sense when I was in Japan, but considering that this computer that I now use never went online in Japan still redirects me there is a bit odd. I think it may be how my husband set it: he built it.

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I always get set to google.com.au using Opera, it’s no problem though.

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But I’d like to see, on 60 minutes, the original fireman that Hills stole it from - what has he got out of his claim to fame?