The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #47235 Message #705263
Posted By: Mrrzy
06-May-02 - 12:06 PM
Thread Name: BS: countries that named themselves
Subject: RE: BS: countries that named themselves
I've always wondered why Suomi for the Finns. And the Ivory Coast, where I grew up, insists on being called Côte d'Ivoire no matter what the language, so that even in English they get listed ahead of France in alpha listings... hee hee...