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Sorry, Deutsch people (discuss.tchncs.de)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I personally find it worse, if city names are very different. Like Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (...) as Bangkok. Most Thai people just say Krung Thep, why can't the rest of the world? I mean, they only changed the name in 1782...

Or Italians call Munich 'Monaco' which is really confusing because there is literally a country not that far away.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Or English speakers calling München Munich.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But you must admit, that for English speaker not only the Ü , but also the CH are really big challenges. I feel like they done their best with Munich here.

But anyways, I would be in favor of changing it for the original upper bavarian "MINGA"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The first record mentioning Munic says that it’s called “forum apud Munichen” (1158). So “Munich” is just a case where an old world survived the centuries in exile, while the people living nearby changed it around.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchen#Etymologie

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Both have the same ‚distance‘ to Munichen albeit changing differently. The English pronunciation is an abomination though. Moon-Jen would be preferable from my POV.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The closest you can comfortably pronounce it in English would be something like Moonkin, so Munich is probably for the best.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Boomken

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Italians call Munich ‘Monaco’

They do what ?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Italian travel guide: "Monaco e i Castelli della Baviera/ Munich and the Bavarian Castles"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well, I guest there is not so many Bavarian Castles in the country of Monaco.