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#347644 - 06/19/07 04:30 PM Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto
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#347645 - 06/22/07 01:56 PM Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto [Re: Victor Smith]
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They, historically, seemed to have a national thing about names.

Singapore was renamed "Syonanto" when their Imperial Army invaded the island during WWII, and of course from "karate" to Karate.
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#347646 - 08/19/07 03:21 AM Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto [Re: ButterflyPalm]
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there were people living on that island?? geez...i guess i need to revisit the history books
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#347647 - 08/19/07 03:24 AM Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto [Re: IExcalibui2]
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It's still "Iwo Jima" to me. Just like Myanmar is still "Burma". Never was much for being politically correct.
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#347648 - 08/22/07 11:01 AM Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto [Re: Alabama_Samurai]
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Same here.

Don't care what people say, Burma is still Burma to me.

Same with Iwo Jima.

-Taison out
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#347649 - 09/23/07 10:07 AM Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto [Re: Taison]
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Why stop there?

The Kingdom of Thailand was?

Bombay went back to Mumbai, Ceylon went back (?) to Sri Lanka, Peking went back to Beijing and I think Japan itself should go back to Jomon.
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#347650 - 09/30/07 03:12 AM Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto [Re: ButterflyPalm]
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Thailand was Thailand,

Then a bunch of Frenchmen and some English came and said;

Frenchman: "Thailand. Thai. Land. Land of the Thai, so Thailand."
Englishman: What a bother. Come up with something easy, quick.
*Hokkien trader runs past the two men*
Chineseman: Siam, siam, get out of my way!
Frenchman: I got it! Siam!
Englishman: Siam it will be then.

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#347651 - 10/02/07 12:12 PM Re: Iwojima is officially renamed Iwoto [Re: ButterflyPalm]
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Japan is Nippon but Japanese don't get their knickers in a bunch when everybody else calls their country Japan.

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