Country's names

[kerry red]

I was just wondering after watching the Euros why countries call other countries different names.

For example, we are England - so why doesn't everyone else call us England not Angleterre, Ingleterre and all the other dago names.

Germans call their country Deutschland - so why do we call it Germany.

You would think it polite for people to call a country by the name the country calls itself.

I know, I know - I'm bored - just cleaned the kennels out and a bit shagged at the mo

[Batch]

Most of northern Europe forms the germanic nations (those of Saxon origin anyway), and germanic tribes presumably lived in the country we now call Germany.

So that's one example...

[kerry red]

Yeah, but if the Germans (or Italians or Spanish etc) call their own country Deutschland, Italy and Espana why do we call them Germany, Italy and Spain?

Our Frog friend Jean-Pierre remains Jean-Pierre no matter what country he goes to - we wouldn't automatically call him John-Peter.

[Batch]

Yeah but once we called it Germany its difficult to change it.

Look at the confusion Istanbul was Constantinople, Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople. Been a long time gone, Constantinople. Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night caused.

Then again Even old New York was once New Amsterdam, Why they changed it I can't say, People just liked it better that way.

Or put another way, no idea

[Flashheart]

Look at the confusion Istanbul was Constantinople, Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople. Been a long time gone, Constantinople. Now it's Turkish delight on a moonlit night caused.

That's nobodies business but the Turks

[kerry red]

and Caicos

[Simon Pieman]

Then again Even old New York was once New Amsterdam, Why they changed it I can't say, People just liked it better that way.

Or put another way, no idea

Originally named by Dutch settlers, renamed by the English.

[kerry red]

Originally named by Dutch settlers, renamed by the English.

Never knew the Dutch invented indigestion tablets

[Simon Pieman]

Never knew the Dutch invented indigestion tablets

They call them something different.

[Reg Smeeton]

  At the UN member countries have to have their name plates in English or in French....there are only 2 in French.  Quiz question without cheating....what are the 2 countries that are known by their French names?

[A Gent Orange]

Ivory Coast ?- Big old guess.

[Flashheart]

Cambodia?
Vietnam?

[Flashheart]

Laos?

[janaage]

  At the UN member countries have to have their name plates in English or in French....there are only 2 in French.  Quiz question without cheating....what are the 2 countries that are known by their French names?

France. ;-)

[Batch]

Spain is one isn't it (E)