Comment on I felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germany
bobzer@lemmy.zip 1 day agoLooks like they specifically chose the official English names for countries even when the indigenous name is also official.
Comment on I felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germany
bobzer@lemmy.zip 1 day agoLooks like they specifically chose the official English names for countries even when the indigenous name is also official.
FishFace@piefed.social 1 day ago
They explain the methodology - where there is more than one official name, the name in the language with the most speakers in that country is used.
bobzer@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
That’s certainly a decision.
FishFace@piefed.social 1 day ago
How would you pick along multiple official names in different languages?
bobzer@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I mean it’s mostly a criticism of whoever suggested this map as a way to see country names in the language of the country, rather than just English.
But it’s also kind of a pointless map as it’s not useful to an English speaker but it doesn’t commit to teaching you indigenous place names either.