Sweden (Not Switzerland)

Re:Sweden (Not Switzerland) by daneel_w on Sunday October 29, 2023 @09:27AM (#38058414)

Austria and Australia, certainly, but I don't think I've ever heard of Sweden and Switzerland being mistaken for eachother.

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Re:Sweden (Not Switzerland) by topper-123 on Sunday October 29, 2023 @09:32AM (#38058464)

In more likely in spanish, where it’s Suecia vs. Suiza.

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Re:Sweden (Not Switzerland) by af78 on Sunday October 29, 2023 @09:35AM (#38058503)

English: Sweden, Switzerland

In Slavic languages its arguably somewhat close: - Russian: Швеция, Швейцария (translit: Shvetsiya, Shveytsariya). - Ukrainian: Швеція, Швейцарія (Shvetsiya, Shveytsariya) - Polish: Szwecja i Szwajcaria etc.

Romance languages, as well: - French: Suède, Suisse. - Italian: Svezia, Svizzera. - Spanish: Suecia, Suiza. - Catalan: Suècia, Suïssa. etc.

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Re:Sweden (Not Switzerland) by varjag on Sunday October 29, 2023 @09:32AM (#38058467)

I definitely seen it happen. Hell, people do confuse Czech Republic with Chzechnya..

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Re:Sweden (Not Switzerland) by 243423443 on Sunday October 29, 2023 @09:37AM (#38058512)

I overheard a conversation just this morning where a young man was explaining to his friend that he was from Chzechnya, not Czechia. This apparently resolved a lot of questions for the friend.

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Re:Sweden (Not Switzerland) by actionfromafar on Sunday October 29, 2023 @09:36AM (#38058509)

If not the words, then the stereotypes. Sweden! Watches and chocolate, right?

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