European Gamer Poll

[Edena_of_Neith]

In asking for the names in Europe's different languages, I am satisfying my own desire to hear these names.

However, I also meant to honor and and express appreciation of Europe's diversity.
For there is beauty and majesty in that diversity. Certainly, in the many languages of the Continent, there is beauty and richness.

Such, at least, is my opinion.

On that note, I request we keep this thread on a high note. Will you do that?
Please.

Edena_of_Neith

P:S Most of the music I listen to, came from Europe. That includes vocal music. And it always sounds best in it's native language, in my opinion. So I sing it in it's native language.

 

[Knight Otu]

My apologies, Edena. I'll try not to derail this thread any further.

 

[Thunhus]

Finland

 

[Gez]

I did not realize French Guyana was a part of the European Union. That would be the first part of the western hemisphere to be in the Union.

Hey, of course it's in the EU, it's in France and France is in the EU. (Transitive property of the inclusion relationship). You'd got some trouble listing all the "confettis" of the French Empire ! However, Guyana is especially important for 2 reasons: first, it's the biggest one, and you have Kourou and its spaceport (from which are launched the Ariane rockets) there.

The least important French confetti is the Clipperton Island, on which noone live (IIRC, Mexic (I believe) invaded this little forsaken island, and then completely forgot about the soldiers send there. Quite a tragedy followed.) The famous French satirical newspaper Canard Enchaîné has a long tradition of putting jokes about Clipperton when possible (for example, they proposed it as an ideal place for the next WTO or G7 meeting, where people would be sure no anti-globalization contestant could come and disturb the negociations).

There's another island (forgot the name) who's never been cartographied. Climate is so awful noone has ever landed, and the harsh conditions has made all short-range aerial recon impossible. It's somewhere in the far south, near Antarctica.

To speak about actual, serious territories, French DOM/TOM (oversea departments/oversea territories) are, if I don't miss one:
Guadeloupe, La Martinique, Guyane, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Nouvelle Calédonie, Polynésie Française, Wallis et Futuna.

I'm not even sure if the former two are still part or no of France... When I said I'm loosy in geography !

 

[Yonshalmnu]

German is indeed the most evil language. It sounds like running a record in English backwards while talking from the middle of your windpipe.

 

[Yonshalmnu]

Uh oh, didn't see the request for things to stay on a high note before I posted. Es tut mir leid.

 

[Dark Dragon]

Gez: What about the Kerguelen islands? IIRC, they're french, too. And not to forget norvegian Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic...

 

[Jay Berg]

Ooops,

I am also sorry. The goofball got the better of me.

 

[johnsemlak]

Anyone know the Russian names? The Polish Names? The Celtic Names (Celtic is the official language of Eire, I think) ?
I know someone from Iceland has posted to these boards. I'd love to hear from him.

Russian Names? I'll work on it, if you really want to know.

 

[Kal Torak]

The United Kingdom (Wales) - Hmmm.... I know this but I just can't remember it right now.

It would be "Galles".

Austria - Austroa

Austria,

Latvia - Lettonia (I think, I'm not quite sure what Latvia is)

You sir are correct!


(Bet you can't guess where I come from!)

Ciao ciao