Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germanymessage-squaremessage-square221linkfedilinkarrow-up1283arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up1239arrow-down1message-squareI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in GermanyGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square221linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTranquilTurbulence@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·1 month agoThe amazing thing is, people don’t refer to their home country by a two letter acronym.
minus-square「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 month agoUK has entered the chat
minus-squareNangijala@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoIn Denmark we refer to the UK as England. If it’s more official we call them Storbritannien but no one calls them that in everyday speech. It’s just England.
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI know it’s not the point. But spitting on Scotland and Northern Ireland like that is a bit harsh.
minus-squaretrashcan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoBut it’s the appropriate amount of harsh when it comes to Wales?
The amazing thing is, people don’t refer to their home country by a two letter acronym.
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In Denmark we refer to the UK as England. If it’s more official we call them Storbritannien but no one calls them that in everyday speech. It’s just England.
I know it’s not the point.
But spitting on Scotland and Northern Ireland like that is a bit harsh.
But it’s the appropriate amount of harsh when it comes to Wales?
(Sees car with CH sticker drive by…)