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Title: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: spinnis on November 19, 2010, 10:27:22 AM
Like japan isn't japan in ... "japan"
And germany isn't germany in ..."germany"
and sweden isn't sweden in "sweden"
etc
etc
and etc


How and why did someone decide there would be a need to translate that? because of the letters issue with for example "japan"?

but what about countries like "sweden" that has the same letters?

And who deciced they had the power to name countries? and how was the process done?
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: w8m8 on November 19, 2010, 06:09:47 PM
WUT ?
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: johnnynoname on November 19, 2010, 06:11:30 PM
japan is AWESOME...they have these bars in the Koppungi district where chicks in high heels will stomp on mice..they're called "Crush bars"
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: spinnis on November 19, 2010, 06:11:53 PM
WUT ?

what dont you understand? Most americans probably doesn't even know this?  ;D germany Deutschland etc.. Why did people feel the need to translate it, and what "rules" did they follow while doing so? lol
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: spinnis on November 19, 2010, 06:12:52 PM
japan is AWESOME...they have these bars in the Koppungi district where chicks in high heels will stomp on mice..they're called "Crush bars"

its Nippon or Nihon .

Where did the word japan come from?
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: The Showstoppa on November 19, 2010, 06:14:59 PM
If and when your country wins a war you can start naming stuff.

haha BOOM !!!
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: spinnis on November 19, 2010, 06:15:30 PM
I love how the gimmicks come out and try and provoke lol how cute  ;D. is it alex who just cannot manage to stay away? lol
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: spinnis on November 19, 2010, 06:20:39 PM
And I was hoping I could win a spot on "Team Lesnar"  I practiced lying fetal and surrendering like a Frenchman all day.   ::)

by all means keep trying lol
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: The Showstoppa on November 19, 2010, 06:21:00 PM
And I was hoping I could win a spot on "Team Lesnar"  I practiced lying fetal and surrendering like a Frenchman all day.   ::)

Did you work on your breakdancing skills?
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: Tapeworm on November 19, 2010, 06:26:33 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_name_etymologies
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: #1 Klaus fan on November 19, 2010, 08:34:16 PM
I have wondered that sometimes too, bro, with city names, how some cities are translated and some aren't.  ???
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: Marty Champions on November 19, 2010, 08:35:41 PM
english is derived from "angle" so it makes perfect sense to use falcon language wich is backwards or at an "angle"
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: Cy Tolliver on November 20, 2010, 12:05:51 AM
what dont you understand? Most americans probably doesn't even know this?  ;D germany Deutschland etc.. Why did people feel the need to translate it, and what "rules" did they follow while doing so? lol

Yeah, Americans are ignorant....

We've only got the best universities in the fucking world you ignorant viking.
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: mass243 on November 20, 2010, 12:19:28 AM
USA is always USA  8)

Although I have heard that in Russia they call it "LOWA* "

*) Land Of Weak Army

Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: theonlyone on November 20, 2010, 12:22:11 AM
Yeah, Americans are ignorant....

We've only got the best universities in the fucking world you ignorant viking.

 Thats according to Americans. These ignorant Americans conducted a top 100 most influential figures in the world and guess what - there was no Chinese leader but there was Lady Gaga

 in Russia Russia sounds different than Americans pronounce it  
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: theonlyone on November 20, 2010, 12:22:57 AM
USA is always USA  8)

Although I have heard that in Russia they call it "LOWA* "

*) Land Of Weak Army



 that's not true never heard that
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: Tapeworm on November 20, 2010, 12:23:07 AM
It could be more of an English language thing than an American thing.  
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: mass243 on November 20, 2010, 12:26:10 AM
that's not true never heard that

No it's not true! Just messin' up and waiting all the hate reactions  ;D
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: monstercalves on November 20, 2010, 12:51:23 AM
Like japan isn't japan in ... "japan"
And germany isn't germany in ..."germany"
and sweden isn't sweden in "sweden"
etc
etc
and etc


How and why did someone decide there would be a need to translate that? because of the letters issue with for example "japan"?

but what about countries like "sweden" that has the same letters?

And who deciced they had the power to name countries? and how was the process done?

yep good observation mate


its a funny one

then theres the letter issue.......
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: James28 on November 20, 2010, 12:56:55 AM
If and when your country wins a war you can start naming stuff.

So next time we talk about Vietnam, I want to see you call it 'Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam'.
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: mass243 on November 20, 2010, 12:58:55 AM
So next time we talk about Vietnam, I want to see you call it 'Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam'.

Good owning right there  ;D
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: James28 on November 20, 2010, 01:09:12 AM
Yeah, Americans are ignorant....

We've only got the best universities in the fucking world you ignorant viking.

Not to spark the weekly 'my country is better than yours' pissing contest, but THE best university in the world would be Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Well, that is right now. It's usually between Oxford, Yale, Harvard or Cambridge. I see Imperial College in London and UCL (Uni City London) rounds of the top six, which means, the top universities would be...

In United Kingdom.
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: devilsmile on November 20, 2010, 02:27:13 AM
Like japan isn't japan in ... "japan"
And germany isn't germany in ..."germany"
and sweden isn't sweden in "sweden"
etc
etc
and etc


How and why did someone decide there would be a need to translate that? because of the letters issue with for example "japan"?

but what about countries like "sweden" that has the same letters?

And who deciced they had the power to name countries? and how was the process done?

lol I have allways wondered what made  "suomi" translated "finland", mind bogling. what is the masonic symbolism in that translation

Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: Cy Tolliver on November 20, 2010, 02:43:25 AM
Thats according to Americans. These ignorant Americans conducted a top 100 most influential figures in the world and guess what - there was no Chinese leader but there was Lady Gaga

 in Russia Russia sounds different than Americans pronounce it  

Look at the numbers, people all over the world certainly aren't flocking to Russian schools... Black people can't even go to school your racist country!
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: theonlyone on November 20, 2010, 03:29:08 AM
Look at the numbers, people all over the world certainly aren't flocking to Russian schools... Black people can't even go to school your racist country!

 Black people are flocking to American schools you're right, Mexicans as well. Everybody is scared shit of Russia despite Russians themselves. That is what called patriotism! Right?
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: devilsmile on November 20, 2010, 07:36:24 AM
i don't understand you americans obsession with russia ,

I can capture some cross eyed commy rat russians for you out of the dumpster so you can suck their dicks, how about that?

it's just another country that thinks breaking your bones, making you bleed and making you suffer makes you a better soldier. what a waste. Equipment they use  is from the early 80's and rusty. They can't do anything really. All that machoism and all that heart rate rising crap they do is so ridiculous, who cares.

Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: spinnis on November 20, 2010, 07:38:16 AM
Well, in Spain we call Spain EspaÑa, do you know Ñ letter?.
In addition we don't call Germany or Deutschland, it's Alemania. Sweden is Suecia, Japan Japón...
I think is just a matter of languages.

yes you just proved my point...

I think how peole in spain says spain should be the way to say "spain" EspaÑa then.. not spain

I mean japan is 日本 (?) with japense letter but translates to Nihon or nippon.. so thats a fair translation it seems like. but why "japan"?

And how did they translate it?

I mean lets say "cat" its easy to tranlsate because a cat is something... but a name of a country?
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: theonlyone on November 20, 2010, 07:43:18 AM
i don't understand you americans obsession with russia ,

I can capture some cross eyed commy rat russians for you out of the dumpster so you can suck their dicks, how about that?

it's just another country that thinks breaking your bones, making you bleed and making you suffer makes you a better soldier. what a waste. Equipment they use  is from the early 80's and rusty. They can't do anything really. All that machoism and all that heart rate rising crap they do is so ridiculous, who cares.



 Excellent! That's the exact arguments Americans use for not fighting with Russia.
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: spinnis on November 20, 2010, 07:43:52 AM
lol I have allways wondered what made  "suomi" translated "finland", mind bogling. what is the masonic symbolism in that translation



the more you think about it the more strange it gets..

The first people that named emotion is also mind bogling lol.

"What Im feeling now is "Fear" and what is that? well, the thing that im feeling now.. But I dont feel it? fuck you its FEAR, when you're about to die!! "so thats fear?" yes!! But its the same word for when youre about to die as when your sister says Boo!! ? Yes!

Or emotions that cannot be described "love" etc..
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: Tapeworm on November 20, 2010, 02:06:10 PM
yes you just proved my point...

I think how peole in spain says spain should be the way to say "spain" EspaÑa then.. not spain

I mean japan is 日本 (?) with japense letter but translates to Nihon or nippon.. so thats a fair translation it seems like. but why "japan"?

And how did they translate it?

I mean lets say "cat" its easy to tranlsate because a cat is something... but a name of a country?





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_name_etymologies




 ::)
Title: Re: Who are the people and why did they decide to "translate" names of countries?
Post by: devilsmile on November 21, 2010, 03:48:33 AM
the more you think about it the more strange it gets..

The first people that named emotion is also mind bogling lol.

"What Im feeling now is "Fear" and what is that? well, the thing that im feeling now.. But I dont feel it? fuck you its FEAR, when you're about to die!! "so thats fear?" yes!! But its the same word for when youre about to die as when your sister says Boo trying to  prove yourself to getbiggers!! ? Yes!

Or emotions that cannot be described "love" etc..

I fixed that one truly important part... but yeah, you're right. Maby all these words comes from the first languages that existed in the evil times before man... because all the words have double meaning, triple meaning, we allways talk ourselves in the bag, if you think about it :D, epic demonising.