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Every time I try to search for Asian, I get sent to Asia while my location is in the US. I have no idea how anyone would find that sort of "typo" correction and redirection halfway around the world useful.

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Kids using Maps as a globe would find that useful. Why not search for "Asian food"?

1. I'm perfectly fine with "Asia" redirecting me to the continent, which is generally expected behavior. I don't understand why a word that clearly means something distinct needs to redirect there as well.

2. The lack of consistency is especially annoying. "Italian" redirects to Italian restaurants in my area, and the same goes for "Chinese", etc.

Where do you land when searching for "Italy" or "China"? I wouldn't call this "lack of consistency".

Hmm which use case is more common...kids usings Maps as a globe, or people looking for Asian food?

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