Why are they calling it "Torino?"

[eyesroll]

We don't call other cities in Italy by their native-language names, and we didn't call Turin "Torino" until, well, the Olympics. :shrug:

[realisticphish]

1. probably

because of all the stuff that's in the actual city. Kind of dumb to put up signs that have the anglicized name when you're actually IN the city.

[Reverend_Smitty]

2. I think it just sounds better

Torino...it just rolls off the tounge

[Gormy Cuss]

4. I believe it's marketing, and Torino does sound better than Turin

The latter is often pronounced in a way that rhymes with urine, whereas Torino sounds like a luscious Italian pastry.

[Blue_Tires]

27. bingo

because we (Americans) never use terms like Roma, Milano, Napoli, München, Bruxelles etc etc...

even though, i'll admit: i like to use "München" because it sounds funny to say

[Gormy Cuss]

30. Roma's a tomato and Milano's a cookie.

If we Americans called those cities by their local names, what would we do for brand names in this country? :P

[auntAgonist]

3. I owned a Ford Torino once .. nice car

:hi:

[Catchawave]

19. Here's mine, and she helped me raise 3 kids !

[Blue_Tires]

25. that Ford 460ci was a boat anchor!

[progmom]

5. we never should have started calling it "Turin"

:shrug:

It's not like Torino is hard to say.

[Call Me Wesley]

6. I always liked

to (at least) try to pronounce the cities how they're pronounced originally and even write the names in the original language. From a 'foreign' point of view, you won't find German-speaking people addressing New York as 'Neu York.' It's New York.

[nini]

7. I've heard Italians (from Italy) refer to it both ways

Torino is more of the universal reference and the Italians know this.

[DS1]

8. Because the Italians were nice enough to name their town after one of

our cars.

http://www.idcow.com/etl2041.html

/sarcasm

[Call Me Wesley]

9. LOL.

But you know the story about the Mitsubishi Pajero? Nobody in Spain was going to buy the car, because 'pajero' in Spanish means 'wanker.'

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. But Dr. Wanker made a very fine engine

[Call Me Wesley]

12. I guess he had lots of help

from Dr. Pajero.

Is there Kleenex involved, somehow? :rofl:

[Call Me Wesley]

16. Felix Wankel you mean.

I couldn't edit my response anymore, but just wanted to point that out. I'm going to call india3 now! :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

17. It was a *joke,* dood

:eyes:

The Wanker Rotarian engine.

:rofl:

[Call Me Wesley]

20. Oh, c'mon,

wankel yourself some! I hate jokes. It's like the profound feeling that you're not taking me seriously and that you're making fun of me because I'm a foreigner.

Drop me off near Luton, will ya?

:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. There's no airport at Luton

But there's a bale of hay outside Basingstoke...

[Call Me Wesley]

22. That's not funny anymore!

Mods, take this guy to Cuba!

[Oeditpus Rex]

23. Wait!

First, can I have 50 pounds to mend the shed?

[Call Me Wesley]

24. Well, yes.

Hope the bladder trouble's getting better.

[Oeditpus Rex]

26. ...

:rofl:



"Love... EwEN?"

[Call Me Wesley]

28. No worries.

I'm right on my Uppers.



Back to topic now.

[Benfea]

11. That stuff never made sense to me.

During the Salt Lake City games, I had a chance to listen to a variety of foreign broadcasts, and in most languages they did their best to pronounce "Salt Lake City" in English instead of making a direct translation into their own language. I found that really odd.

[blindpig]

13. What I heard on NPR a couple weeks ago:

The name Turin is associated with the industrial north, pollution, urban overbuild. I don't know who would be fooled but that's what they said.:crazy:

[gizmo1979]

14. I don't know but

curling rocks!Sport of champions!

[Swede]

15. The American network that is covering the games decided to

go with Torino.

[skygazer]

18. Because Ford is sponsoring the games?

;)

[TimeChaser]

29. Politeness?