[Freeciv-Dev] Re: U.S.A

["martin.mcmahon" <martin.mcmahon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Trent

On 04-Jun-01, Trent Piepho wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, martin.mcmahon wrote:
>> Hello,guys I should have sent this in early on but forgot to oops :)
>> 
>> The nation rules set for the Americans is wrong (I think) it should be
>> nation name = U.S.A or United States Of America (thats what the flags is)
>> people name = Yankee (Yankee means person from U.S.A or person belonging to
>> the U.S.A) this is from the English dictionary.
> 
> I think the name for England is wrong. It should be United Kingdom +
> Ireland. The people name is wrong too, is should be limey. limey = arrogant
> twit from the UK who thinks that they should tell people what they call
> their country or themselves.
Just a few points that need to be cleared up,
1. United Kingdom is the countries England and Scotland and Wales and northern
Ireland,the republic of Ireland is not part of the uk.
2. the meaning  yankee is not my personal comment on this just what the world
standard dictionary says not me.If its wrong to use yankee then we we wont
use it  no need for the above.
 



> 
>> PS. I have changed my nations set to the above and will send it in if there
>> are no objections at the end of the week.
> 
> Consider this an objection.
noted 

would you not like to see the U.S.A nation in the ruleset ? 
I would :)
Regards Martin
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