Comments on: Cyclone Nargis Wiped Out an Entire Burmese Village http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/10/cyclone-nargis-wiped-out-an-entire-burmese-village/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:11:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jesse http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/10/cyclone-nargis-wiped-out-an-entire-burmese-village/comment-page-1/#comment-546613 jesse Sun, 11 May 2008 07:08:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16204#comment-546613 The military junta that runs the place calls it Myanmar. The majority of the residents call it Burma. The military junta that runs the place calls it Myanmar. The majority of the residents call it Burma.

]]> By: TT http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/10/cyclone-nargis-wiped-out-an-entire-burmese-village/comment-page-1/#comment-546145 TT Sun, 11 May 2008 01:37:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16204#comment-546145 At least it wasn't destroyed by Nukes. At least it wasn’t destroyed by Nukes.

]]> By: Diogenes doo doo http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/10/cyclone-nargis-wiped-out-an-entire-burmese-village/comment-page-1/#comment-546109 Diogenes doo doo Sun, 11 May 2008 01:14:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16204#comment-546109 somewhere between birds and god is the satellite image a before and after an after and before really it just is. somewhere between birds and god is the satellite image
a before and after
an after and before
really it just is.

]]> By: L http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/10/cyclone-nargis-wiped-out-an-entire-burmese-village/comment-page-1/#comment-545956 L Sat, 10 May 2008 23:17:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16204#comment-545956 According to Wikipedia, some Western governments don't recognize the military government... and therefore continue to use "Burma". And even if you do call it Myanmar... What do you call people from that country? Myanmarese? Myanmarians? Myanmarites? According to Wikipedia, some Western governments don’t recognize the military government… and therefore continue to use “Burma”.

And even if you do call it Myanmar… What do you call people from that country? Myanmarese? Myanmarians? Myanmarites?

]]> By: Magicmike http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/10/cyclone-nargis-wiped-out-an-entire-burmese-village/comment-page-1/#comment-545859 Magicmike Sat, 10 May 2008 21:34:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16204#comment-545859 The name of the country is Myanmar. If you want to be picky, the Union of Myanmar. The language is Burmese. I know Bush insists on calling it Burma to score a point off them, but if they call themselves Myanmar, the least we can do is respect that. Why the President of the USA is trying to scope points off a small Southeast Asian country I will leave as an exercise to the reader. The name of the country is Myanmar. If you want to be picky, the Union of Myanmar.

The language is Burmese.

I know Bush insists on calling it Burma to score a point off them, but if they call themselves Myanmar, the least we can do is respect that.

Why the President of the USA is trying to scope points off a small Southeast Asian country I will leave as an exercise to the reader.

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