Pet Peeves

[Carnage]

Cunting fucking bastard customs charges again. €9.64 on the new Swans album just there. An Post are cunts, half of that was their handling fee or however they term it. Bastatds.

[Eoin McLove]

How come the English speaking news have in recent times started to refer to Kiev as Kyiv and Turkey as Turkiye? They haven't changed the pronunciation of Paris to Paree, Barcelona to Berthelona or started to call Japan Nippon. I'm also pretty sure Dublin hasn't become Baile Átha Cliath, or even Dubh Linn! Weird. Kiev and Turkey are the English words for these places and are 100% appropriate to use.

[The Heretic]

Cunting fucking bastard customs charges again. €9.64 on the new Swans album just there. An Post are cunts, half of that was their handling fee or however they term it. Bastatds.

I'ts a fucking racket, I buy fuck all now that will have to go through customs as its not worth the hassle and I wouldn't give the cunts the money.

[Carnage]

It's hit and miss, half the time there's no charge. I completely forgot about it when I was ordering it, usually I'd be the same, I wouldn't order outside the EU. This is the first time I've been charged for a couple of years.

[Ducky]

How come the English speaking news have in recent times started to refer to Kiev as Kyiv and Turkey as Turkiye? They haven't changed the pronunciation of Paris to Paree, Barcelona to Berthelona or started to call Japan Nippon. I'm also pretty sure Dublin hasn't become Baile Átha Cliath, or even Dubh Linn! Weird. Kiev and Turkey are the English words for these places and are 100% appropriate to use.

Turkiye has been the name in Turkish since it became a republic. The move is to reclaim identity from the bird and the negative connotations with the term. I'd well imagine there's a bit of search engine optimisation in there too (as "Turkiye" won't return hits about Chrimbo dinner).

"Kiev" is basically the old Soviet name of the place, while "Kyiv" is the Ukrainian. The Ukrainian government has been pushing for "Kyiv" for the last three decades, but western media is only catching up to this due to Daddy Putin's recent shenanigans.

[Eoin McLove]

Well... I see!

[Ducky]

These ones make sense at least. What doesn't is Holland/The Netherlands. Holland is a part of The Netherlands, so why was it know as Holland at any point? Wouldn't that be the equivalent of calling Ireland Munster?

[Eoin McLove]

These ones make sense at least. What doesn't is Holland/The Netherlands. Holland is a part of The Netherlands, so why was it know as Holland at any point? Wouldn't that be the equivalent of calling Ireland Munster?

Don't be silly, it should be Leinster if anything at all.

[mickO)))]

Cunting fucking bastard customs charges again. €9.64 on the new Swans album just there. An Post are cunts, half of that was their handling fee or however they term it. Bastatds.

They increased the handling fee a while back I think it went up by 1.50. Great isn't it not only do they rob you with customs fees but you you pay for that privilege.

With this new thing the EU is trying to bring in on taxing all small items that come from places like China I would say the entire customs situation is going to get even worse for all of us.

[Kunt 4 Life]

These ones make sense at least. What doesn't is Holland/The Netherlands. Holland is a part of The Netherlands, so why was it know as Holland at any point? Wouldn't that be the equivalent of calling Ireland Munster?

I think it's cause the region of Holland punches will above it's weight which must piss off the Dutch that live outside it.
Think Holland is to the Nederlands, the same way England is to Britain.

[Kunt 4 Life]

These ones make sense at least. What doesn't is Holland/The Netherlands. Holland is a part of The Netherlands, so why was it know as Holland at any point? Wouldn't that be the equivalent of calling Ireland Munster?

Don't be silly, it should be Leinster if anything at all.

Ulster says no.

[astfgyl]

How come the English speaking news have in recent times started to refer to Kiev as Kyiv and Turkey as Turkiye? They haven't changed the pronunciation of Paris to Paree, Barcelona to Berthelona or started to call Japan Nippon. I'm also pretty sure Dublin hasn't become Baile Átha Cliath, or even Dubh Linn! Weird. Kiev and Turkey are the English words for these places and are 100% appropriate to use.

I haven't eaten a chicken kiev since they went political down in dunnes

[Eoin McLove]

How come the English speaking news have in recent times started to refer to Kiev as Kyiv and Turkey as Turkiye? They haven't changed the pronunciation of Paris to Paree, Barcelona to Berthelona or started to call Japan Nippon. I'm also pretty sure Dublin hasn't become Baile Átha Cliath, or even Dubh Linn! Weird. Kiev and Turkey are the English words for these places and are 100% appropriate to use.

I haven't eaten a chicken kiev since they went political down in dunnes

I can't say I'm that committed to the cause. A chicken Kiev is just as garlicky by any other name.

[astfgyl]

Ah no I did actually eat several of them I just remembered that was how silly things got back in 22 when all that kicked off

[Ducky]

How about a turkey kiev?