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Re:Türkiye Bans Roblox by chucksta on Thursday August 08, 2024 @09:56AM (#41191555)
A substantial part of the US population isn't going to know where the Ivory coast is, even less so if you call it Côte d’Ivoire, or why you're saying it in French.
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Re:Türkiye Bans Roblox by thih9 on Thursday August 08, 2024 @01:31PM (#41194110)
Would they be better with a different country though? To be fair, a substantial part of the US population couldn’t point Iran or Ukraine[1] on the map.

[1]: https://assets.morningconsult.com/wp-uploads/2022/02/0815180...

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Re:Türkiye Bans Roblox by chucksta on Thursday August 08, 2024 @01:42PM (#41194216)
No they wouldn't. So why would you make it even harder for them by addressing it in a name/language other then the primary target audience
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Re:Türkiye Bans Roblox by thih9 on Thursday August 08, 2024 @02:01PM (#41194423)
Maybe because we call another country Greece and not Grease?

I could do more food puns but I’m already getting Hungary.

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