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I used ChatGPT (because no access to bard :) ) to convert their 180 country names to 3-letter codes and generate a world map showing where it's available: http

I used ChatGPT (because no access to bard :) ) to convert their 180 country names to 3-letter codes and generate a world map showing where it's available: https://twitter.com/thijser/status/1656943947556569090 https://twitter.com/thijser/status/1656943947556569090 Definitely not what I had expected with "180 countries"

PurpleRamen 3y ago
Apparently it's 180 Countries and regions. So every little island is included, even if it's not a separate country. Someone at Google finally learned marketing I guess.
- singularity2001 3y ago
  >> Someone at Google finally learned marketing I guess. not sure if it's good marketing though. the first impression of disappointment and annoyance (and lack of veracity) might stick.
  - pellucidar 3y ago
    That’s their brand. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.)
- robjan 3y ago
  "Regions" is used so that it captures disputed territories such as Taiwan (TWN) and semi-autonomous regions which have country codes but aren't countries e.g Hong Kong (HKG) and Macau (MAC). You will notice that most airlines and international companies now refer to country dropdowns as region dropdowns, primarily to satisfy the Chinese government.
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belter 3y ago
Always assumed Canada had a kind of European flavor to it. Thanks Google for confirming it...
- bartislartfast 3y ago
  Well they do speak French
  - aerhardt 3y ago
    And English!
    - johannes1234321 3y ago
      But (almost) no German. The most spoken (native) language in Europe.
      - lolinder 3y ago
        According to Wikipedia (and unsurprisingly), that's technically Russian. Western Europe, perhaps? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_speakers_in_Europe https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_...
        johannes1234321 3y ago
        Thanks for correction. I was under the assumption Russian was second.
      - bartislartfast 3y ago
        wow, I did not know that! other fun fact I learned from wikipedia - "German-Americans make up the largest self-reported ancestry group within the United States accounting for roughly 49 million people and approximately 17% of the population of the US"
- contingencies 3y ago
aaron695 3y ago
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newswasboring 3y ago
Weird that its not available in Brazil. Thats a big market, no?
- dlisboa 3y ago
  Google has been at odds with Brazil's judicial system, likely doesn't want to add more controversial fuel to the fire.
- ElectricalUnion 3y ago
  Brazil implements a local copy of GDPR, "LGPD".
  - anticensor 3y ago
    So does Turkey with KVKK, but Bard is available in Turkey. There must be something else.

PurpleRamen 3y ago

Apparently it's 180 Countries and regions. So every little island is included, even if it's not a separate country. Someone at Google finally learned marketing I guess.

singularity2001 3y ago
>> Someone at Google finally learned marketing I guess. not sure if it's good marketing though. the first impression of disappointment and annoyance (and lack of veracity) might stick.
- pellucidar 3y ago
  That’s their brand. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.)
robjan 3y ago
"Regions" is used so that it captures disputed territories such as Taiwan (TWN) and semi-autonomous regions which have country codes but aren't countries e.g Hong Kong (HKG) and Macau (MAC). You will notice that most airlines and international companies now refer to country dropdowns as region dropdowns, primarily to satisfy the Chinese government.
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belter 3y ago

Always assumed Canada had a kind of European flavor to it. Thanks Google for confirming it...

bartislartfast 3y ago
Well they do speak French
- aerhardt 3y ago
  And English!
  - johannes1234321 3y ago
    But (almost) no German. The most spoken (native) language in Europe.
    - lolinder 3y ago
      According to Wikipedia (and unsurprisingly), that's technically Russian. Western Europe, perhaps? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_speakers_in_Europe https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_...
      - johannes1234321 3y ago
        Thanks for correction. I was under the assumption Russian was second.
    - bartislartfast 3y ago
      wow, I did not know that! other fun fact I learned from wikipedia - "German-Americans make up the largest self-reported ancestry group within the United States accounting for roughly 49 million people and approximately 17% of the population of the US"
contingencies 3y ago

aaron695 3y ago

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newswasboring 3y ago

Weird that its not available in Brazil. Thats a big market, no?

dlisboa 3y ago
Google has been at odds with Brazil's judicial system, likely doesn't want to add more controversial fuel to the fire.
ElectricalUnion 3y ago
Brazil implements a local copy of GDPR, "LGPD".
- anticensor 3y ago
  So does Turkey with KVKK, but Bard is available in Turkey. There must be something else.