Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldbyGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.works2 monthsI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germany To add insult to injury, what they call it, Deutschland, sounds like what we should call Netherlands 22423987%283
JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish2 monthsBut they specifically said “There’s no reason to expect them to be the same in different languages.” Which there absolutely IS a reason to expect that. 050%1
JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish2 monthsNever said it was correct to not translate country names. Only that there is a reason to think they wouldn’t be. 050%1
But they specifically said “There’s no reason to expect them to be the same in different languages.” Which there absolutely IS a reason to expect that.
Expectations end where knowledge begins, I guess.
Never said it was correct to not translate country names. Only that there is a reason to think they wouldn’t be.