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But that's the point: the name hasn't actually changed. It has always been called "Türkiye" by the people living there. What has changed is that they now want e
by dark-star 2y ago
But that's the point: the name hasn't actually changed. It has always been called "Türkiye" by the people living there. What has changed is that they now want everyone else to call them by that name...
> Côte d’Ivoire
Nobody except french speaking countries call it that. It's called "Ivory Coast" in English, for example
- thih9 2y agoYes, they want that; why not do that then? Like with Czechia[1], Sri Lanka, the Netherlands and others? Côte d’Ivoire is indeed also known as "Ivory Coast"; still, you can write a sentence in English with "Côte d’Ivoire" and it doesn't raise an eyebrow[2]. If that's not enough, there's Curaçao too. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_the_Czech_Republic#Adoption_of_Czechia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_the_Czech_Republic#Ado... [2]: https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cote-divoire https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cote-divoire
- chucksta 2y agoA substantial part of the US population isn't going to know where the Ivory coast is, even less so if you call it Côte d’Ivoire, or why you're saying it in French.
- thih9 2y agoWould they be better with a different country though? To be fair, a substantial part of the US population couldn’t point Iran or Ukraine[1] on the map. [1]: https://assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2022/02/08151807/220208_Ukraine-Placement-Map_v2.png https://assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2022/02/0815180...