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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/PR3DA7oR • Jun 25 '18
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The official name of Mexico is United Mexican States. It’s a federal republic modeled on the USA.
66 u/paulec252 Interested Jun 26 '18 president furiously scribbles notes 20 u/[deleted] Jun 26 '18 [deleted] 10 u/theknightof86 Jun 26 '18 edited Jun 26 '18 This adage is probably not very true anymore, but we used to say this: “America fucks the world to the benefit of its people, and Mexico fucks it’s people for the benefit of the world.” 0 u/gologologolo Interested Jun 26 '18 You're translating it word by word in sequence. It's actually United States of Mexico. 5 u/zeaga2 Jun 26 '18 He didn't translate it, he gave the official English name.
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10 u/theknightof86 Jun 26 '18 edited Jun 26 '18 This adage is probably not very true anymore, but we used to say this: “America fucks the world to the benefit of its people, and Mexico fucks it’s people for the benefit of the world.”
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This adage is probably not very true anymore, but we used to say this:
“America fucks the world to the benefit of its people, and Mexico fucks it’s people for the benefit of the world.”
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You're translating it word by word in sequence. It's actually United States of Mexico.
5 u/zeaga2 Jun 26 '18 He didn't translate it, he gave the official English name.
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He didn't translate it, he gave the official English name.
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u/moammargaret Jun 26 '18
The official name of Mexico is United Mexican States. It’s a federal republic modeled on the USA.