why is it Czechia now ?

[AintLifeGrand]

TBH Czech republic sounds more legit. Czechia sounds like a fictional country you would hear about while watching Borat

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[KirkAlbuquerque]

It should be Czechland imo

 

[MoeTheHobo]

Western Slovakia

 

[Rigafan]

TBH Czech republic sounds more legit. Czechia sounds like something you would heart about a fictional country while watching Borat

After Czechoslovakia dissolved in 1992, the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended Czechia for the English short name.[27] This form was not adopted at the time, leading to the long name Czech Republic being used in all circumstances. The Czech government approved Czechia as the official English short name in 2016.[28] The short name has been listed by the United Nations[29] and is used by other organizations such as the European Union,[30] the CIA,[31] and Google Maps.[32]

Although Czechia doesn't sound good and I'm glad they don't ruin their jersey with it!

 

[Statsy]

Although Czechia doesn't sound good and I'm glad they don't ruin their jersey with it!

The new jerseys haven’t arrived yet, but they will eventually say Czechia.

 

[Goodman68]

It's unbelievable sh.it, it sounds like Chechnya and some people think it's somewhere in Asia.
And Czechs hate this name.

 

[SoundAndFury]

With 2/3 of Eastern/Center European countries being some kind of "-ia" it's kinda hard for me to get the backlash. I mean they can name themselves "The Federal Republic of Bohemia and Moravia" for all I care but I think a shorter, more straight-to-the-point name is just more convenient to everyone.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

I'll probably never remember this and will continue to call them the Czech Republic.

 

[teravaineSAROS]

Why not? It's better than going the other way around where we'd start using Swede Monarchy and Finn Republic.

How about Team The Totally Democratic Federation of Russia?

 

[Setec Astronomy]

It’s basically the equivalent of this:

 

[PumpkinBomb]

So every Czech i know refuses to call it Czechia, and all think the prime minister is an idiot for doing this internationally, when everyone locally still refers to it as the Czech Republic. The name was actually changed in 2016, and never took off, so it's very strange TSN is doing this now all of the sudden.

 

[ecemleafs]

So every Czech i know refuses to call it Czechia, and all think the prime minister is an idiot for doing this internationally, when everyone locally still refers to it as the Czech Republic. The name was actually changed in 2016, and never took off, so it's very strange TSN is doing this now all of the sudden.

czechia apparently requested to be called czechia.

 

[tmg]

I’m not a fan of countries that embed their government type in their official name (in part because it’s oftentimes not even accurate and just the words they want to project - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, anyone?) - the people define the country, not their chosen words representing their chosen and current form of government.

We survived people learning the difference between Slovakia and Slovenia. We survived people learning the difference between Australia and Austria, between Switzerland and Sweden. This too shall be ok.

 

[Summer Rose]

I don't like it either, but I'm old and stubborn. I shall continue calling them the Czech Republic.

On a side note, I don't like the lyric change in the Canadian national anthem. My response is to sing the first half in French. That's completely unrelated, but I felt like saying it somewhere.

 

[Dr Pepper]

It's still Czech Republic to me.

Seems like most actual Czechs feel the same, and that's good enough.

 

[leeroggy]

TBH Czech republic sounds more legit. Czechia sounds like a fictional country you would hear about while watching Borat

For the same reason it's now Haudenosaunee instead of Iroquois

The citizenry/ruling authorities have made their choice. Haudenosaunee is the original name.

 

[JackSlater]

My understanding is that in large part it was about branding. Most countries don't put their government type in their name, and those that do are not really countries you'd want to be associated with. Plus Czechia, which is fairly easy to put on things and is similar enough to other countries in the region like Slovakia or Croatia, is more in line with Czech history, which mostly does not include a republic. Both names are correct though Czech Republic is more like calling someone by their full name. Some Czechs can correct me if that's crazy talk.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Also, it has to be noted it was ever only "Czech Republic" in English. In every other language I'm even vaguely familiar with, including my native tongue, it has always been some form of "Czechia".

 

[joestevens29]

The new jerseys haven’t arrived yet, but they will eventually say Czechia.

Kind of a joke that they haven't been able to get jerseys made by now.

 

[smitty10]

Czechia sounds terrible. Czech Republic sounds strong.

 

[Number 57]

It was always Czech Republic then all of a sudden you open the TV to watch a fricking hockey tournament and everyone's saying 'Czechia' as if that's what's it's always been without acknowledging the change??? Like what the hell

 

[JustSomeGuyCZ]

The new jerseys haven’t arrived yet, but they will eventually say Czechia.

They will say Česko

 

[Dingo]

Czechloslovakia sounded the coolest by far, and… well, i think it was an amicable split, and the world could really use another true hockey power, so…. start reuniting over there, guys

 

[Number 57]

The REAL problem is why do we have different names in English then the real name.

Classic exemple for this is Russians call it ''Moskva'' but in English it's Moscow?? Like who's the def british explorer who got this wrong

And Spain instead of Espagna?????? Can't English people pronounce these words? They're really not that hard to learn

 

[majormajor]

I don't mind the sound of Czechia, I think we'll get used to it easily.

If it started that way and folks suggested calling it "Czech Republic" it would be weirder, because every other country has an English language noun form. It would be like saying "Pole Republic" instead of Poland.