Hi guys,

Strange thing that I've encountered whilst on this forum is the way the term "offshore" is thrown about at anyone outside of the U.S.

Surely this is slightly mis-leading, I've had countless people contact me and ask "Are your servers offshore?!" and when I reply with "No, they're in Germany; mainland Europe" they get confused, some even try to correct me and say Germany is offshore.

What do you use the term "offshore" for, or what do you feel it should be used for. I've seen quite a few hosts using the term themselves and surely it's giving out the wrong signals to both end-users and other providers?

Bit of a rant / discussion thread really, let me know what your opinions are on the matter.
Bret Reviewed by Bret on . Define offshore Hi guys, Strange thing that I've encountered whilst on this forum is the way the term "offshore" is thrown about at anyone outside of the U.S. Surely this is slightly mis-leading, I've had countless people contact me and ask "Are your servers offshore?!" and when I reply with "No, they're in Germany; mainland Europe" they get confused, some even try to correct me and say Germany is offshore. What do you use the term "offshore" for, or what do you feel it should be used for. I've seen Rating: 5