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by chucksta 684 days ago
A substantial part of the US population isn't going to know where the Ivory coast is, even less so if you call it Côte d’Ivoire, or why you're saying it in French.
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thih9 684 days ago
Would they be better with a different country though? To be fair, a substantial part of the US population couldn’t point Iran or Ukraine[1] on the map.

[1]: https://assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2022/02/0815180...

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chucksta 684 days ago
No they wouldn't. So why would you make it even harder for them by addressing it in a name/language other then the primary target audience
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thih9 684 days ago
Maybe because we call another country Greece and not Grease?

I could do more food puns but I’m already getting Hungary.

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