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  • 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.


  • Deutschland is a fairly new word. Before that there were a multitude of germanic tribes and those have made their way into the language of our neighbours as the name of the country

    Germanen, Allemannen, Sachsen to name a few.

    Deutsch, Tysk, Tedesco… come from the Latin “theudo” - “das Volk/the people”







  • The poster left out an important part of the article

    Diaby said the racist slurs and death threats were “not the main reasons” for his decision, having frequently emphasised he would not be cowed by threats. But they are widely believed they have played a part.

    Diaby proved over the last 11 years that he will not be silenced by hatred and violence. Lesser people would have given up a long time ago. Maybe 2020 when someone shoot up his offices or when they put it on fire… Dealing with this kind of hate and threat on a daily base must be so draining and exhausting. He is 62 now and his wish to spend more time as a private person with the people important to him is a valid one.

    Nevertheless is this a loss for Germany and our democracy and unfortunately a win for the fascists of the AfD.