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Quote from: chemicaloverload on October 03, 2018, 17:39:23I’ve never been to Greeceyou have the chance to go next year for The Cure
I’ve never been to Greece
Quote from: iliast on October 03, 2018, 11:47:00Quote from: chemicaloverload on October 02, 2018, 22:34:39Quote from: dsanchez on October 02, 2018, 22:28:28A cool name indeed "The name of Greece differs in Greek compared with the names used for the country in other languages and cultures, just like the names of the Greeks. The ancient and modern name of the country is Hellas or Hellada (Greek: Ελλάς, Ελλάδα; in polytonic: Ἑλλάς, Ἑλλάδα), and its official name is the Hellenic Republic "Heliniki Dimokratia".https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Greecelearn something new everyday thank you!It's like Sverige=Sweden or Netherlands=HollandIf you will ask someone from these two countries, probably they will answer using the names Sverige or Netherlands.Yeah, my Dutch friends tend to call it the Netherlands, my Swedish homie not so much. Hellas is a new concept for me altogether, I’ve never been to Greece. I hear such wonderful things about it, especially Crete Are you yourself from Athens? I read the things you’ve posted on the Greek tour stop
Quote from: chemicaloverload on October 02, 2018, 22:34:39Quote from: dsanchez on October 02, 2018, 22:28:28A cool name indeed "The name of Greece differs in Greek compared with the names used for the country in other languages and cultures, just like the names of the Greeks. The ancient and modern name of the country is Hellas or Hellada (Greek: Ελλάς, Ελλάδα; in polytonic: Ἑλλάς, Ἑλλάδα), and its official name is the Hellenic Republic "Heliniki Dimokratia".https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Greecelearn something new everyday thank you!It's like Sverige=Sweden or Netherlands=HollandIf you will ask someone from these two countries, probably they will answer using the names Sverige or Netherlands.
Quote from: dsanchez on October 02, 2018, 22:28:28A cool name indeed "The name of Greece differs in Greek compared with the names used for the country in other languages and cultures, just like the names of the Greeks. The ancient and modern name of the country is Hellas or Hellada (Greek: Ελλάς, Ελλάδα; in polytonic: Ἑλλάς, Ἑλλάδα), and its official name is the Hellenic Republic "Heliniki Dimokratia".https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Greecelearn something new everyday thank you!
A cool name indeed "The name of Greece differs in Greek compared with the names used for the country in other languages and cultures, just like the names of the Greeks. The ancient and modern name of the country is Hellas or Hellada (Greek: Ελλάς, Ελλάδα; in polytonic: Ἑλλάς, Ἑλλάδα), and its official name is the Hellenic Republic "Heliniki Dimokratia".https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Greece
Oops, sorry. I thought you were just saying that’s another cool place to say where someone might live! Please excuse my mindlessness Also, get used to it. It has it’s upsides!
