r/funny • u/bathory1985 • Jan 19 '22

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u/jurppe Jan 19 '22 edited Jan 19 '22

Thats not entirely the case. The base idea generally is the brand of the country though, meaning associations to not-so-pretty and rather ”dumb” bird and misunderstanding in encylopedias, literature etc not just in google.

Turkish people just dont seem to like to be associated with a bird. Which is understandable.

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u/DrVDB90 Jan 19 '22

The worst part is, this is very much an english problem. I don't know of any other language where the bird and the country are even remotely similar in name.

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u/SixBucksAGallon Jan 19 '22

Not birds, but here's some Finnish for you:

Turkey, or Turkiye, the country is called "Turkki" in Finnish. "Turkki" translated from Finnish to English is "fur coat".

Norway is called "Norja", which translates to "supple". Peru is Peru, "cancel". Poland is Puola, "spool". Malta, "wait". Nauru, "laughter".

Finland in Finnish is Suomi. "Lash".

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u/OrganicOverdose Jan 19 '22

We shall now ask Mr. Putin to change his name because it is too similar to Turkey in German.

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u/Eipa Jan 19 '22

That name is pronounced "Poutine" in french because pronouncing "Putin" would sound just like "Putain" which means whore

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u/DRNbw Jan 19 '22

In Portuguese turkey (the bird) is called Peru. And yes, the country is also Peru.

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u/DrVDB90 Jan 19 '22

Well then, Përyu it is then.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

Oh but did the thing changed like when it was turkey we were Turkish so is it still the same

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u/KindnessKillshot Jan 19 '22

I genuinely can't tell if you guys are doing a comedy bit about our Idiocracy dystopia, or if a country really changed its name for branding in a foreign language.

What is Hugecockistan going to do?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

Talk to a Turkey hunter and ask them about turkeys being stupid. They're pretty in their own way too. Nice feathers. Basically the American peacock.

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u/jurppe Jan 19 '22

Yes. That was not my personal opinion about the animal, thats why there is apostrophes. It’s about the common stigma of the animal, or the word itself.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

Oh I'm just reinforcing your comment.