singaPOUR? singapore?
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imagine u go to a foreign event and have ur name in Melayu, or African, or Greece or some other language which u wouldnt like to haveOriginally posted by Plastic Bag:Hello ignorant. It's Singapore in french.
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and why not?Originally posted by casshern:imagine u go to a foreign event and have ur name in Melayu, or African, or Greece or some other language which u wouldnt like to have
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cos it will sound totally silly.Originally posted by the Bear:and why not? -
show me
apart from Douche-land (which is almost their native name anyway) what makes it silly?
Originally posted by casshern:cos it will sound totally silly. -
Can't blame them.. ICJ is in France.
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me no linguist, but if ur name translate into some languages and it sound kinda funny i'm sure u wouldnt like it too.Originally posted by the Bear:show me
apart from Douche-land (which is almost their native name anyway) what makes it silly?
maybe for the European translations we dun mind cos its like real cool and stuff, but maybe not for those lesser known languages -
well, we should not condemn before we even know...
look what happened to the TS.. he now looks like a frog in a wellOriginally posted by casshern:me no linguist, but if ur name translate into some languages and it sound kinda funny i'm sure u wouldnt like it too.
maybe for the European translations we dun mind cos its like real cool and stuff, but maybe not for those lesser known languages -
yeah, but for me, i wouldnt want my name translated into the host's language, with all due respect, without my permission.Originally posted by the Bear:well, we should not condemn before we even know...
look what happened to the TS.. he now looks like a frog in a well
if the Singapore Team had given permission for the host to spell Singapore as Singapour, then we have no issues. -
country's name changes according to language de meh?
then if meeting is held in KL
would china become cheena? -
then.. how?
die die must be in english or chinese or tamil?
and if they come to Singapore, we can't print "Bangladesh" on the plates and must write in Bengali?
do think about this...
we do write "Germany" when it should be something else..Originally posted by casshern:yeah, but for me, i wouldnt want my name translated into the host's language, with all due respect, without my permission.
if the Singapore Team had given permission for the host to spell Singapore as Singapour, then we have no issues. -
Cina..
we go to China, Malaysia becomes chinese words too...Originally posted by noopi:country's name changes according to language de meh?
then if meeting is held in KL
would china become cheena? -
international language, englishOriginally posted by the Bear:then.. how?
die die must be in english or chinese or tamil?
and if they come to Singapore, we can't print "Bangladesh" on the plates and must write in Bengali?
do think about this...
we do write "Germany" when it should be something else.. -
not necessarily.. in their country, you use their language..
btw... for all this, you think for one single moment the host country anyhow put?
ALL this is cleared through the foreign ministries and agreed on by the countries way way WAY before anything... it's diplomatic protocol..Originally posted by casshern:international language, english -
if and when they lose, then it is not so paiseh mah....
they will say SingaPOUR lost, not Singapore.... -
if its agreed upon, den no issues.Originally posted by the Bear:ALL this is cleared through the foreign ministries and agreed on by the countries way way WAY before anything... it's diplomatic protocol..
i only felt that if the host had superimpose the name in their native lanauge, den its wrong