I still refer to the capital of China as Peking. The capital of Burma as Rangoon. I never called Cambodia 'Kampuchea'. Calcutta, Bombay and Madras I still call by those names. And of course, the South African administrative capital is Pretoria. None of this 'Tshwane' s**t!
2006-06-08 11:17:19 · 10 answers · asked by TrueBrit 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The old ones all sound bettet. Let's all stick with them.
2006-06-13 02:24:27 · answer #1 · answered by nannacrocodiles 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep, mate, we are getting old and it sometimes shows! Personally I like the sound of Tanganyika better than Tanzania ... oh, and I still listen to the wireless and occasionally put records on the gramophone.
I find I am getting bilingual, though. I now know where Beijing and Mumbai are (and can pronounce them correctly)!
Very soon we shall catch ourselves saying that we don't belieeeeve it.
2006-06-08 11:25:55 · answer #2 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, at least you're not using Siam instead of Thailand and Ceylon instead of Sri Lanka. Or casually refering to the Russian Federation as the USSR!
Fortunately for the Czechs and the Slovakians, you are not combining them to Czechoslovakian days!!!
2006-06-08 15:15:45 · answer #3 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about Myanmar (new correct name for Burma)? I'm no good at geography so don't really bother.
2006-06-08 23:49:22 · answer #4 · answered by claude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes your old fashioned and a few other things to boot.
2006-06-08 11:22:58 · answer #5 · answered by Mean Mr Mustard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah you are, get with the times...
2006-06-15 01:18:48 · answer #6 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course they change them and dont tellus oldies
2006-06-14 07:33:28 · answer #7 · answered by GRUMPY /UK 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be a loser and find your STRATEGIST answers yourself!!
2016-03-26 22:45:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you are not old fashioned, you are stubborn
2006-06-15 00:05:53 · answer #9 · answered by alohachief77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay, I guess I am too then... and I am not too up to date.
2006-06-08 11:20:51 · answer #10 · answered by just julie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋