04-14-2016, 04:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
Thought of that too.
Do you pronounce this "Checkia"?
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I think you're correct though. I was also thinking Chechnya as well.
Last edited by DoubleF; 04-14-2016 at 11:13 PM.
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04-14-2016, 04:35 PM
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#22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by puffnstuff
Just like its spelled.
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Exactly! suh-zek-chi-a.
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04-14-2016, 04:37 PM
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#23
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Location: Vancouver
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Where's calgaryboy when you need him? How do we say this word calgaryboy? HOW?!
Quote:
Originally Posted by btimbit
Thought of that too.
Do you pronounce this "Checkia"?
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Yes, I think so.
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04-14-2016, 04:37 PM
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#24
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Voted for Kodos
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Originally Posted by MattyC
Huh, interesting. I only see The People's Republic of China. Taiwan isn't actually on the list. Not a UN nation?
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China (People's republic) doesn't recognize them as a separate country.
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04-14-2016, 04:38 PM
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#25
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Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
China (People's republic) doesn't recognize them as a separate country.
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I know that, but does the UN? I have to think so. But they're not on that list.
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04-14-2016, 04:40 PM
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Voted for Kodos
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattyC
I know that, but does the UN? I have to think so. But they're not on that list.
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Either China has veto power, or unofficial "veto power" on that issue.
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04-14-2016, 04:41 PM
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#27
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattyC
I know that, but does the UN? I have to think so. But they're not on that list.
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They probably do, but not officially to not ruffle China's feathers
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04-14-2016, 04:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
OT, but I have always found it odd that there is the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for soccer, but only Ireland (a combined team) for rugby.
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Essentially, the football team was based in Belfast and heavily dominated by Northern clubs. When the split came, the guys in Dublin set up their own football association. The rugby team however was already organized on an all Ireland basis and there was no need to separate them.
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04-14-2016, 04:43 PM
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In relation to Taiwan, we do whatever our overlords tell us.
Most of the time when a country has a People's Republic or something in front of it, there was a time in it's history when they wanted to get the position across that the people mattered.
I still refer to it as the Dominion of Canada. It's important that the world know that we have Dominion.
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04-14-2016, 05:26 PM
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Okay, now Czechia needs to declare war against Chechnya.
Just for the lulz.
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04-14-2016, 05:39 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Okay, now Czechia needs to declare war against Chechnya.
Just for the lulz.
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I've never considered exploding humans to be a good comedic device.
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04-14-2016, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Reaper
I've never considered exploding humans to be a good comedic device.
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Says 'Reaper.'
It can be more of a 'slapfight' if it assuages your conscience.
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04-14-2016, 05:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Says 'Reaper.'
It can be more of a 'slapfight' if it assuages your conscience.
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I take my work very seriously. It is no laughing matter. A slapfight shall make a brilliant comedic device. It is so decreed.
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04-14-2016, 08:05 PM
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Should have gone with Bohemia. Could have picked one of these songs as the National Anthem:
Also, I dream of a day when the Republic of Canada and the Republic of Australia are a thing.
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04-14-2016, 10:01 PM
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#35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peter12
They were doing just fine with Czechoslovakia.
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Is this a serious comment?
No... Can't be.
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04-14-2016, 10:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Is this a serious comment?
No... Can't be.
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He's clearly kidding. That name is so hard to spell.
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04-14-2016, 11:00 PM
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#38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
^ I want to laugh because I think you are joking too.
I'm not sure what is serious here.
People do know that the former Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic are different things, yes?
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Since when?
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04-14-2016, 11:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
^ I want to laugh because I think you are joking too.
I'm not sure what is serious here.
People do know that the former Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic are different things, yes?
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You're lying
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04-15-2016, 04:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
Why do we often call countries by a name that no one in the country calls it?
Why do countries require an English name?
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I have often asked this question as well. I don't change my name when I travel to another country. My first thought was people with english as a first language are unable/willing to learn the proper way to say non-english names. The fact that Jokipakka is now known as Kevin it might point to this being a real possibility.
The reality however is that we are not the only language/culture that has there own name for countries. Almost everywhere you go there are local names for countries.
It is an oddity. For some countries it's easy to understand that they might have been given names hundreds of years ago that might reference their location such as east mountians or something along those lines. The more younger countries are more of a head scratcher to me.
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