Czechs to change their name?

[Cheetah]

It's the closest translation to the Czech equivalent, which is "Česko" - pronounced as /ˈt͡ʃesko/. But the single-word term was controversial even in Czech and many people still reject it or frown when they hear in the media.

What's controversial about Cesko?

Not sure why we've put a different ending on the name, but here it's Tjeckien. ..sounds more like a country with a proper ending.

Tjesko / Tjekia would be simpler

or perhaps Tiesko/Tiekia

That Č is just imposible

Why do you guys misspell Tsjekkia?

 

[Winner]

Hey, Winner, who are you going to vote for in upcoming parlamentary elections? I am leftie with "a green heart" and sick of the experiments, unfulfiled promises and incresed curruption of last 7 years. No doubt is tough to find sensible option no matter if one is pro-right or pro-left.

Vote for the Greens then It's not like they're going to get over 5%, but the core of their policies makes sense. At least one can trust them not to be in the pockets of ČEZ

(For the non-Czechs here, there is a joke around that the name of the country should be ČEZká republika, after the big energy company based here.)

I am going to vote for TOP09, just to give my vote to the Right without having to vote for ODS (which has committed itself to political self-destruction; they can consider themselves lucky if they make it into the Parliament).

ČSSD is populist, they don't even have a good social democratic programme, only promises and excessive spending and no concept of how to make this country prosperous. Other than that, there is nobody on the left in this country who deserves a mention, so I'd recommend to go with your green heart

EDIt: You could also consider voting for KDU-ČSL, if you don't mind its Christian undercurrent.

What's controversial about Cesko?

Some people feel it is unnatural and/or Bohemia-centric. I personally have already got used to it.

 

[Mechanicalsalvation]

Well I will not be back home by then. I was just curious about your train of thoughts. But how is "right" policy the increase of taxes by TOP09? I could even vote for rightwing party but these bastards are despicable....

Oh well, it aint easy

 

[Winner]

We were facing massive public deficits if austerity hadn't been implemented. The fact that TOP09 was ready to take these very hard, very unpopular steps to save our fiscal credibility (which might have prevented even larger crisis of confidence followed by an outflow of foreign investments) is a sign to me that these people are responsible politicians, even if they often advocate policies I personally disagree with (college tuition, certain measures in the area of social and welfare policy, etc.). I'd much sooner give my vote to then than to the corrupt, populist rubbish that is ODS or some of the freshly founded parties (grab some celebrities, throw a lot of money in the PR campaign, and voilá, we have a parliamentary party - pathetic).

 

[warpus]

Yeah, Scandinavians won't have a problem with it, and neither the Germans (Tschechien). Poles and Slovaks often use their name for "Bohemia" to describe the whole country, which is slightly irritating.

lol what? What Poles do this? And what's the name? I think you're just a bit obsessed with Poland personally dude Maybe somebody's been pulling your leg to annoy you. Seems to be easy enough to do.

Anyone I've ever talked to has called your country Czechy. I don't even know of any other name for it that exists in Polish. Then again, new slang for the country could have developed that I don't know about, I guess, but I really think people are just making crap up to annoy you and/or other Bohemians.

 

[Lord Baal]

Western Slovakia.

Seriously, I voted for "Czech Rupublic" as I believe it sounds better, at least to my ear. I believe, however, that Czechia makes far more sense as a name, and I use it myself when possible. Most people don't know what I'm talking about when I do.

I like Winner's suggestion of "Federal Republic of Bohemia and Moravia." But Silesia and the Sudetenland are sad, and you don't want the Sudetenland getting sad.

Also, Dachs you bastard, I was going to make that Reich Protectorate crack.

 

[W|M]

How about the Federal Republic of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Sudetenland?

 

[Kyriakos]

You should call the country Macedonia

 

[W|M]

The Formerly Czechoslovak Federal Republic of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Sudetenland?

 

[Tahuti]

You should call the country Macedonia

Wait?! You actually do not insist on calling it FYROMIA?

 

[sophie]

Another option could be...Czechen republic

The republic of Cheech and Chong?

 

[Winner]

lol what? What Poles do this? And what's the name? I think you're just a bit obsessed with Poland personally dude Maybe somebody's been pulling your leg to annoy you. Seems to be easy enough to do.

Anyone I've ever talked to has called your country Czechy. I don't even know of any other name for it that exists in Polish. Then again, new slang for the country could have developed that I don't know about, I guess, but I really think people are just making crap up to annoy you and/or other Bohemians.

Well, Czechy means Bohemia in Polish, and it uses it as a name for the whole of the Czech Republic, right? Same with Slovak, "Idem do Čiech" means both "I am going to Bohemia" and "I am going to Czechia".

I suppose its similar to how we use England when we really mean the UK. And as I said, it's just a mild annoyance

I like Winner's suggestion of "Federal Republic of Bohemia and Moravia." But Silesia and the Sudetenland are sad, and you don't want the Sudetenland getting sad.

Sudetenland isn't a region, hasn't been since the Germans left. It never really was any sort of historical region to begin with, just a generic name for the northern part of the German-inhabitated areas of Bohemia and Moravia.

As for Silesia, it's true we're marginalizing it a bit, but it's just so small (the Czech part of it, I mean). Perhaps if the Poles kindly returned the rest of it, it would be represented better...?

Also, Dachs you bastard, I was going to make that Reich Protectorate crack.

Bundesprotektorat Böhmen und Mähren?

How about the Federal Republic of Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, and Sudetenland?

Again, Sudetenland is dead and buried. Nothing of it is left, even the name sounds archaic these days.

 

[Kyriakos]

Wait?! You actually do not insist on calling it FYROMIA?

I don't have a problem with calling Bohemia-Moravia as Macedonia. Fyromia is that other country

 

[shadowplay]

Why not sell naming rights to the highest bidder?

 

[Kyriakos]

^That is what the current dictatorboat here is doing anyway.

 

[shadowplay]

The Hip-Hop Republic

THAT rolls of the tongue in English nicely.

 

[gangleri2001]

How about Atheistia? Or Nogodland? Or Jozinzbazinia?

 

[Borachio]

The Greater People's Democratic Republic of Prague and Amnesiac-ia.

 

[Kyriakos]

Pagania might be cool too.

 

[warpus]

Well, Czechy means Bohemia in Polish, and it uses it as a name for the whole of the Czech Republic, right? Same with Slovak, "Idem do Čiech" means both "I am going to Bohemia" and "I am going to Czechia".

Ahh, it appears that you are actually right. I take back what I said.

It is a bit of a dual meaning though - it means both historical Bohemia, as well as the modern Czech state, according to wikipedia.

I mean, it's so close to the Czech name for the country, I don't know what other name in Polish we could use that would be less.. insulting? Czesi are the people and Czechy is the country. Or Republika Czeska. It's all so similar. What other options are there for a name? I don't think anyone in Poland associates "Czechy" with Bohemia anymore unless you're a historian.