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minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoIt’s Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. In Russian those jokes were “Armenian radio is asked”
minus-squareWaldelfe@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoIt’s Eriwan in German. I didn’t look up if it had a different English spelling. :D
minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoQuite interesting how regional variations have the same joke structure but has a different name for a radio station
minus-squareWaldelfe@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoEriwan is the German name for Yerevan, or the old German spelling, I think nowadays it’s Jerewan.
minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoYeah, no, that’s normal. I mean that it’s “Armenian radio” in Russia but “radio Eriwan” in German. Floating translation and all that
It’s Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. In Russian those jokes were “Armenian radio is asked”
It’s Eriwan in German. I didn’t look up if it had a different English spelling. :D
Quite interesting how regional variations have the same joke structure but has a different name for a radio station
Eriwan is the German name for Yerevan, or the old German spelling, I think nowadays it’s Jerewan.
Yeah, no, that’s normal. I mean that it’s “Armenian radio” in Russia but “radio Eriwan” in German. Floating translation and all that