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minus-squaresmeenz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoWow, Beijing hasn’t been spelled as Peking since 1958.
minus-squarefibojoly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoWell, unless you’re French. Pékin is still very common here.
minus-squareNicopf@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoGerman as well. Most call it like OP Peking. Keeping outdated names for cities in different countries has tradition here. Was a surprise for me, when I was in Breslau, I mean Wroclaw.
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Wow, Beijing hasn’t been spelled as Peking since 1958.
Well, unless you’re French. Pékin is still very common here.
German as well. Most call it like OP Peking. Keeping outdated names for cities in different countries has tradition here. Was a surprise for me, when I was in Breslau, I mean Wroclaw.