Why does America change country names?

cdaleguy said:

You know what I'm talkin about. Give us the "real" name of your country and the U.S version.

Real Name: Scotland.

American Name: That little village on the outskirts of London in the United States of Englandshire.

I once saw an Merkin spell Kashmir as Cashmheer. They're noting of not creative, I'll give them that.

What does France call Germany?

India ink is called "tinta China" in Spanish speaking countries.

Oh, and Scotland is called that land above the Hadrian Wall 😉

Weisse Luft said:

Oh, and Scotland is called that land above the Hadrian Wall 😉

Hadrian's Wall...oh yes, you mean the one that stretches from Prague to the lower Transylvanian mountians designed to keep the Slovaks from attacking weary travellers.

MountainPro said:

Hadrian's Wall...oh yes, you mean the one that stretches from Prague to the lower Transylvanian mountians designed to keep the Slovaks from attacking weary travellers.

Wall, not the line.

MountainPro said:

Hadrian's Wall...oh yes, you mean the one that stretches from Prague to the lower Transylvanian mountians designed to keep the Slovaks from attacking weary travellers.

Wall, not the line.

Oats: A cereal grain eaten by the people of Scotland and horses elsewhere.

Speaking of Scotland, anyone have any idea why broadcasters in the U.K. call Bush "President Boosh"?
I must be the only person who pronounces "Bush" and not "Boosh".
Which is the correct version?

cdaleguy said:

You know what I'm talkin about. Give us the "real" name of your country and the U.S version.

I was in queue at a railway station in Paris, France. The man in front of me got to the window. 'A wanna return ticket to Laons.' The girl looked down her screen. 'Sorry sir, she said'. 'Laons'. he shouted. 'Sorry sir, we have Lens.' 'A said Laons. France'. 'Sorry sir.' with that he stormed off calling the French rude names, and we saved ya. So I said to the girl, in French, that he probably meant Lyons ( pronounced Leon). Mmm, she said 'Why didn't you help him? I replied that I thought he was very rude. 'Yes, he was' she said and smiled.

It's pronounced Bush

Allemagne is Germany in French.

Carrera said:

Speaking of Scotland, anyone have any idea why broadcasters in the U.K. call Bush "President Boosh"?
I must be the only person who pronounces "Bush" and not "Boosh".
Which is the correct version?

Bush - Boosh - [censored]..its all the same.

Weisse Luft said:

What does France call Germany?

India ink is called "tinta China" in Spanish speaking countries.

Oh, and Scotland is called that land above the Hadrian Wall 😉

There is truth in both definitions of Indian Ink. It was used by scribes throughout the ages in civilised societies, of which America wasn't one. Latterly it was mainly used by draughtsmen to make industrial drawings, until the invention of CAD. It is still used by cartoonists. The basic constituent is acorns, a gallinule which is ferrous sulphate, and an iron pot.
I know were on a different thread here, but do you malt your own barley? Most brewers these days use pelletised hops, but here in the south east of England hop growers still grow Fuggles and Golding hops.

keydates said:

Allemagne is Germany in French.

Might as well do the other one then.
Frankreich is German for France.
Oh to be polyglot in Murkia.

because americans are so arogant and think that they are the best nation in the world, the best democracy ( ROFL!), and because alot of rednecks live there 🙂

MountainPro said:

Bush - Boosh - [censored]..its all the same.

The newsreader are all Scots, and Boosh rhymes with Whoosh, Bush rhymes with Lush and Slush... and [censored], Rhymes with everything.

As in Iran - being called "Ear-an" and Iraq being called "eye-rack" ?

Reminds me of the American who was on a train in Ireland, passing through the village of Oola (pronounced oooooollllaaaaaaaa - one word), in rural Ireland.

The American visitor pointed to the sign and said to his wife :
"hey honey, we're in a place called Zero, Zero LA" !!!!!!!!!!!

Other classics - an American in Dublin looking for Duke Street - asked a passerby, "could you tell me where Duck St, is ?"

Or the time I was in Florida and the shop assistant says "you're not from here, are you ?"
I replied "No, indeed I am not, I am from a country called Ireland"
The lady looked some quizzically and said "Oh, I've been to Ireland - I'm Irish"
with the most broadest American accent.
I said "Really - and did you enjoy your trip to our country ?" somewhat sceptically.
"Oh yeah" she replied "we went to England and then up to Scotland and then we took the bridge over the river, to Ireland" !

Burma Changed their name to (back to?) Myannmar, Taiwan changed it's name from Formosa & Thailand changed it's name from Siam. What countries are you referring to, that the U.S. changed 😕
In Spanish, U.S. is "Estados Unidos". It always comes back to America. 😎
All countries are suburbs of America 😄 I have an ever so slight bias because i'm an American. 😉

limerickman said:

The lady looked some quizzically and said "Oh, I've been to Ireland - I'm Irish"
with the most broadest American accent.
"Oh yeah" she replied "we went to England and then up to Scotland and then we took the bridge over the river, to Ireland" !

Yes, i get a lot of that pish too...'hey dude, Im scotch!!"
i.e. they great great grandmother once knew a man from Skye that helped fixed her fence.

Scotch? what, youre an achoholic drink?...thats great!

man, a bridge to Ireland from Scotland....i live in south West Scotland, you think i would have noticed that...saves a lot of trouble from Troon to Belfast on the Seacat....perhaps she was talking about 'the high road to Scotland' ....nah, she probably means a steel girder bridge or something...

MountainPro said:

Yes, i get a lot of that pish too...'hey dude, Im scotch!!"
i.e. they great great grandmother once knew a man from Skye that helped fixed her fence.

Scotch? what, youre an achoholic drink?...thats great!

man, a bridge to Ireland from Scotland....i live in south West Scotland, you think i would have noticed that...saves a lot of trouble from Troon to Belfast on the Seacat....perhaps she was talking about 'the high road to Scotland' ....nah, she probably means a steel girder bridge or something...

I like that - "are you Scotch ?".
In most cases, these people mean well but it's funny how they express themselves.
Yes, a bridge between Belfast and Troon would save a lot of time getting on and off ships on the Larne-Stranraer trip !

Any thoughts about the smoking ban - Pro ?
We've had it for the past year or so and it seems to be working - the pubs
are all the better for it and the staff who work there seem to be happier
working in a smoke free place.

limerickman said:

I like that - "are you Scotch ?".
In most cases, these people mean well but it's funny how they express themselves..

Yes, but its always important to member the basic rule...engage brain then speak.

limerickman said:

Any thoughts about the smoking ban - Pro ?
We've had it for the past year or so and it seems to be working - the pubs
are all the better for it and the staff who work there seem to be happier
working in a smoke free place.

I am all for a smoking ban in public places. We are working on it throught the Scottish parliment. I hope it comes to fruition. I am not a smoker but my father used to be a heavy smoker...until he developed mouth cancer. The's a 0 a day man now. Currently he is convalescing after major surgery. My wife is was born in the far east and we fly out there twice a year to visit her family. Its a 22 hour flight and my parents cannot make it because it means 22 hours without a cigarette. Pretty embarassing.

1 in 5 people in Scotland dies from a smoking related disorder. Its an appauling statistic. I am not a smoker and i will appreciate no smoking in pubs and restaurants and since we have a 17 month old nipper it would be nice to take her for a meal without second hand smoke polluting her lungs.

I was in my local on Saturday to watch the old firm game (the least said the better) and the landlord is an old school pal of mine. He said that there is mixed emotions about the ban amongst his regulars. Some will tolerate the ban, some will have to stat at home but he will also open the way for non smokers who didnt like to drink in a polluted atmos. to start gouing to pubs a bit more. Of couse there is the staff to think of. They have the right to work in a safe and healthy environment.

It will be interesting to see how it pans out but its a big thumbs up from me. There will be a period of adjustment, some business will suffer but in the long run i think Scotland as a nation will benefit.