Can We Settle on Whether to Call it Myanmar or Burma?

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Jan 22nd, 2012, 01:18 AM

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In Myanamar everyone calls it Myanmar. On the news, even the Bangkok newspaper, all call it Burma.

Jan 22nd, 2012, 03:47 PM

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live42day...you are back from Burma! Looking forward to your trip report though I am in QL for another week if you have time for a mini GTG.

Jan 22nd, 2012, 08:41 PM

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We must be in Myanmar as everything written are censored!

Jan 23rd, 2012, 05:25 AM

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I estimate that 50% of my posts are deleted. Which probably says more about <i>me</i> than Fodors... lol. I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Jan 23rd, 2012, 05:50 AM

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I expect that your posts were deleted because once they deleted the offending post you both pointed out, your posts no longer made sense.

Jan 23rd, 2012, 06:06 AM

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I don't think most of my posts make sense, anyway. But, in this instance, of course, you are correct.

Jan 23rd, 2012, 06:26 AM

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and I use Google translate since I write in Thai so sometime the software mistranslate the Thai into English? Perhaps that is why most of my posts are deleted?

Sep 9th, 2017, 06:56 PM

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Burmese people (living overseas) refer to their country at Burma. It will always be that to me, never Myanmar. Just as Calcutta and Bombay will never be Kolkota or Mumbai.