They did start calling themselves that a few years ago, and a lot of modern maps will use that name.
My two cents: they should have gone with their name from the Middle Ages: Bohemia. That name just sounds like a place with awesome beer!
Notice how Kiev is now called Kyiv
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They did start calling themselves that a few years ago, and a lot of modern maps will use that name.
My two cents: they should have gone with their name from the Middle Ages: Bohemia. That name just sounds like a place with awesome beer!
I didn't know about the Bombay-Mumbai head fake.
I thought they were two different cities!
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I was annoyed when China fucked up the order of countries in the opening ceremony.....
christiefan915
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Unfortunately not. And another from India is Calcutta-Kolkata.
christiefan915
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I didn't know that, for some reason thought Bohemia was German.
Fun fact: Sherlock Holmes story A Scandal in Bohemia introduces the character of Irene Adler, the only woman who ever out-Holmsed Holmes!
Nice work, Irene Adler!
I think Prague was the heartland and crown jewel of Medieval Bohemia.
You are just chock full of India trivia - I dig it!
Minister of Truth
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Hilda Courtney gave him a run for the money (or music), as well.
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About 20 years ago, people were debating over the proper pronunciation of Qatar.
Lightbringer
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But dude, is it Lvov or Lviv? Or something else? I don't know!!!!!!
Both are correct. Same with Kiev. The history of the Ukraine explains this.
christiefan915
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Dressed to Kill was my favorite of the Rathbone films! The hot and lustful "Stinky" and the ice-cold Mrs. Courtney.
She had one of my favorite lines: "Praise from a master is indeed gratifying."
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Minister of Truth
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Dressed to Kill was my favorite of the Rathbone films! The hot and lustful "Stinky" and the ice-cold Mrs. Courtney.
She had one of my favorite lines: "Praise from a master is indeed gratifying."
That was our favourite in my family, as well. We used to argue against Britain joining the eurosystem on the basis that Holmes risked his life to secure those Bank of England plates.
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As you may recall I used to go to Eastern Europe a lot on business in the 90s, especially Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. It was in Poland that I discovered that Łódź is really pronounced Woodch.