Strange issues - .uk websites come up when I search with google

OK I just purchased a 1.42 emac used from ebay. The computer runs fine but when I do a search in google (in safari or FireFox) I get a lot of .uk and .au results. I have a powerbook too which I have had foir a long time and when I do the same keyword search I get totally different results (usa results). I just did a zero data (7 times over) on the emac and reinstalled the software but I still get the same issue. What is going on?

UK, AU, Canada and the US all share the same installation CD (you can choose which you're in at install time), so that wouldn't be it.
It sounds like Google thinks you're in the UK. Google uses IP address lookup tools to work this out. I've taken a mac around the world, and if I type in www.google.com, it changes to a local version based on where I am, be it Australia, UK, Canada, Japan, etc.
If you go to http://www.ip-adress.com/ .. does it show the correct details?

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