Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 days agoI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germanymessage-squaremessage-square223fedilinkarrow-up1275arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up1231arrow-down1message-squareI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in GermanyGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square223fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoBut they specifically said “There’s no reason to expect them to be the same in different languages.” Which there absolutely IS a reason to expect that.
minus-squareSheldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 days agoExpectations end where knowledge begins, I guess.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoNever said it was correct to not translate country names. Only that there is a reason to think they wouldn’t be.
But they specifically said “There’s no reason to expect them to be the same in different languages.” Which there absolutely IS a reason to expect that.
Expectations end where knowledge begins, I guess.
Never said it was correct to not translate country names. Only that there is a reason to think they wouldn’t be.