Why are city/country names different in different languages?

W_I_L_L_Y_D · 5 months

I don't see how the first one could account for any significant number of alteration to place names (at least at the global scale). Phonetically altering names for easier pronunciation seems almost disrespectful. For example your name is Bart, but I have a hard time pronouncing B's so I'll just call you Tim. Names shouldn't be altered to pronounce properly you should have to learn these things like how to order Gyros. So tasty. Third part makes sense for Mandarin, but so many other languages have no excuse.

W_I_L_L_Y_D · 5 months

Thanks for that. Very interesting.

W_I_L_L_Y_D · 5 months

I think this summarizes it quite nicely

W_I_L_L_Y_D · 5 months

Ok I do see what you are saying; however, at what point did someone know the name of a country in the foreign language and then decide to alter it and for what reason? Perhaps it made more sense in decades before, but with globalization I feel it becomes annoying having multiple names for countries/cities.

W_I_L_L_Y_D · 5 months

That does not answer my question what so ever

W_I_L_L_Y_D · 5 months

I see that for the Kanada example, but words like Roma are not a foreign type of pronunciation for English speakers.

canadianviking · 5 months

Pho hung. It's just west of avenue rd. On the north side of bloor. St.

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W_I_L_L_Y_D · 6 months

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Locke1337 · 7 months

La Hacienda is one of the only original remaining restaurants in queen west. It's atleast over 20 years old and it serves really good Mexican food. If a tattooed girl named Shannon serves you tell her your from Reddit

W_I_L_L_Y_D · 10 months

No I meant SM. That's why it makes it even more confusing.

superfiend · 1 year

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W_I_L_L_Y_D · 1 year

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