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[Hornbein]

I've bern following the chain of use of the bird " Turkey". It is called, of course, " Turkey" in the US; called " Hindi" in Turkish, and something like " Pago " in Hindi. Wonder if it completes a loop of translations.

In Bornea the proboscis monkey is called an "orang Belanda" [Dutchman].

 

[WWGD]

In Bornea the proboscis monkey is called an "orang Belanda" [Dutchman].

Let's see if we can extend it. Not quite identical but there is a town in Algeria called Oran . Wonder how The Netherlands ended up associated with the color Orange. I can't think of other countries similarly strongly associated with a color.

 

[fresh_42]

I can't think of other countries similarly strongly associated with a color.

How about these cookies:

They are called Amerikaner here. The origin of the name is disputed, one version says it was because they were invented after WWII and reflected the fact that the GIs were black and white.

But, of course, there is also Ireland and Green!

 

[gmax137]

I can't think of other countries similarly strongly associated with a color.

Red China?

I'm not sure if it is OK to say that anymore, but that's what we called them before Nixon went there.

Then there's "White Russia" but that's a cocktail now.

 

[fresh_42]

We also use "black Africa" in contrast to all North African states.

 

[WWGD]

We also use "black Africa" in contrast to all North African states.

That's clearer than "African American", which may apply to an Egyptian living in Argentina , strictly speaking.

 

[Hornbein]

Let's see if we can extend it. Not quite identical but there is a town in Algeria called Oran . Wonder how The Netherlands ended up associated with the color Orange. I can't think of other countries similarly strongly associated with a color.

Orang means "man." An orangutan is to them an orang hutan, which means jungle man.

 

[collinsmark]

That's clearer than "African American", which may apply to an Egyptian living in Argentina , strictly speaking.

An African (including Egyptians) living in Argentina would be an African Argentinian, (or more specifically, Egyptian Argentinian) .

An Egyptian living in the United States would qualify as being an African American, though, yes.

Egypt is part of Africa. The noun "American" commonly describes a person whose permanent residence is the United States, rather than North or South America. [Edit: and the adjective "African" describes someone with cultural or ethnic heritage from Africa.]

 

[gmax137]

Where are you from?
Bo: South America
What's that?
Bo: South America
You don't look like no South American to me
Bo: I'm still from South America
What part?
Bo: South Texas

 

[WWGD]

Bo knows.

 

[WWGD]

It seems like someone (mis)reported a fire in Ireland.

 

[Hornbein]

A proboscis monkey, known in its native climes as an orang Belanda [Dutchman]. (Indonesia was colonized by the Dutch.)

 

[fresh_42]

It seems like someone (mis)reported a fire in Ireland. View attachment 286403

Don't laugh. I once had an Irish friend and she was not very tall. But I never lost her in a big crowd!

 

[WWGD]

Don't laugh. I once had an Irish friend and she was not very tall. But I never lost her in a big crowd!

Unless you were in Ireland. Then you may have lost her more easily. Still, I think South England has the highest rate of redheads with around 11% .

 

[WWGD]

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A proboscis monkey, known in its native climes as an orang Belanda [Dutchman]. (Indonesia was colonized by the Dutch.)

Looks a bit like a Dutchman I know. Though he may not be too happy with the comparison :).

 

[gmax137]

A chinese friend once told me that in his eyes, all european folks had huge noses.

 

[jbriggs444]

A chinese friend once told me that in his eyes, all european folks had huge noses.

He should wear safety glasses. Or take a step back.

 

[fresh_42]

He should wear safety glasses. Or take a step back.

Why? We Europeans are Longnoses. Not as impressive as proboscis monkeys, of course, at least a bit.

 

[jbriggs444]

Why? We Europeans are Longnoses. Not as impressive as proboscis monkeys, of course, at least a bit.

If our big noses are in his eyes, he's standing too close.

 

[WWGD]

Unless you were in Ireland. Then you may have lost her more easily. Still, I think South England has the highest rate of redheads with around 11% .

I heard people have trouble telling appart people of races other than their own. Even taking into account that race does not have scientific/biological basis.

 

[WWGD]

What's of some of the old timers @Sophia , @zoobyshoe, @Borek ? First two accounts seem inactive.

 

[WWGD]

Big confusion trying to understand a paper when mixing up O(n) to be running time instead of the orthogonal group. Small confusion afterwards.

 

[fresh_42]

Big confusion trying to understand a paper when mixing up O(n) to be running time instead of the orthogonal group. Small confusion afterwards.

$O(n)$ is $O(n^3)$.

 

[Borek]

I rarely post here since I realized my thoughts are not so random, they follow a pattern.

 

[Ibix]

I rarely post here since I realized my thoughts are not so random, they follow a pattern.

If you roll dice every time you have a thought and post every time you get all sixes (or something - you could tune it to keep the posting volume manageable) then those would be random thoughts.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I rarely post here since I realized my thoughts are not so random, they follow a pattern.

I know there is an ordered thoughts thread around here somewhere. But it hasn't been seen since the internet went high speed.

 

[Ibix]

I know there is an ordered thoughts thread around here somewhere. But it hasn't been seen since the internet went high speed.

I tried ordering thoughts, but it turns out that there are no hits for "thoughts" in Shopping, at least with DuckDuckGo.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I can't believe there are still people getting tested for Covid 19 instead of Covid 21. LOL! What a bunch of dolts.

 

[fresh_42]

There is a documentary on tv about a 4 mast barque built in 1911. The ship has lately been in NYC for a long time, like a museum or so, and they brought it back to Germany where it was constructed. I wonder about its name. It is named after the capital of China, Bejing. However, Bejing in German is Peking. How did New Yorkers pronounce that ship and what did they think? Pee-King?

 

[Ibix]

However, Bejing in German is Peking. How did New Yorkers pronounce that ship and what did they think? Pee-King?

Yes. There's a gag about the guy who orders #23 from the local Chinese and notices that there's a pair of eyes looking at him through the gap in the container. He tries to complain to the delivery guy who just says, "yes, you ordered #23, peeking duck".