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[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E 19 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I am all in to pronounce names & places correctly, aka according to the original language. So, so dumb when a name is "transliterated" to another alphabet and now it doesn't mean anything to anyone, and nobody can read it correctly.

However, for well established names, might not worth the trouble.

[–] JimVanDeventer 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

I agree to a point, but try Bangkok.

Edit: For the uninitiated, that is: Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

lol do they say that colloquially? I don't think so?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

No. They use Krung Thep, which is short for Krung Thep Maha Nakhon.

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