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« on: April 21, 2013, 01:43:11 PM »
The Czech Republic and Chechnya are two separate places, and the Czech ambassador to the U.S. wishes social media users would get that straight in the wake of news that the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings are Chechen.

“As more information on the origin of the alleged perpetrators is coming to light, I am concerned to note in the social media a most unfortunate misunderstanding in this respect,” said Amb. Petr Gandalovic said in a statement posted on Friday night. “The Czech Republic and Chechnya are two very different entities — the Czech Republic is a Central European country; Chechnya is a part of the Russian Federation.”

On Twitter and elsewhere, some social media users were saying that Tamerlan and Dzhokar Tsarnaev, who were named as suspects in Monday’s bombings, were Czech when in fact the Tsarnaevs are Chechen.

“As the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman noted in his message to President Obama, the Czech Republic is an active and reliable partner of the United States in the fight against terrorism,” the ambassador continued. “We are determined to stand side by side with our allies in this respect, there is no doubt about that.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/czech-ambassador-were-not-chechen-90368.html#ixzz2R7md254e

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Probably the same people who think that

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« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2013, 01:45:31 PM »
What kind of irredeemable idiot confuses Chechnya and Czech Republic? Huh
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« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2013, 01:57:36 PM »
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 21, 2013, 01:45:31 PM
What kind of irredeemable idiot confuses Chechnya and Czech Republic? Huh

Apparently enough on Twitter that the Czechs felt the need to respond.
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« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2013, 03:00:19 PM »
The same people who still think Saddam Hussein attacked us on 9/11 (I think that was about 20-30% of Americans in a 2012 poll).
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« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2013, 03:06:48 PM »
Quote from: Starwatcher on April 21, 2013, 03:00:19 PM
The same people who still think Saddam Hussein attacked us on 9/11 (I think that was about 20-30% of Americans in a 2012 poll).

Well, Iraq sounds a lot like Iran, but they didn't attack us either.
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« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2013, 03:09:35 PM »
Honestly people make too much of this, mostly its because people hear chechen in spoken word,which to them sounds like Czech, who is a place they have actually heard of.
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« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2013, 04:23:08 PM »
Darn. I was planning to spend the week in Prague and take a day trip to Baku.
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« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2013, 05:26:04 PM »
The onion ran article "Most Americans too ill-informed to make clever stereotypes on Chechyan people"...


I misspelled Chechnya. oops
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« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2013, 05:32:37 PM »
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 21, 2013, 01:45:31 PM
What kind of irredeemable idiot confuses Chechnya and Czech Republic? Huh

Chechnya and Czechia are very similar phonetically.  Considering how many people lack a basic understanding of geography, this is not surprising.
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« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2013, 05:33:10 PM »
Not enough Americans care to learn geography or history.  I doubt those who know the difference are even aware that the Czech Republic was founded because of IRA terrorism by the Protestants of the now independent O'Slovakia.

Shameful quality of schooling we give our kids these days.
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« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2013, 06:16:24 PM »
Quote from: King on April 21, 2013, 05:33:10 PM
Not enough Americans care to learn geography or history.  I doubt those who know the difference are even aware that the Czech Republic was founded because of IRA terrorism by the Protestants of the now independent O'Slovakia.

Shameful quality of schooling we give our kids these days.

The IRA was awful, but don't forget plans of the Keogh gang and its efforts to "retire" businessmen.
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« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2013, 07:12:39 PM »
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 21, 2013, 01:45:31 PM
What kind of irredeemable idiot confuses Chechnya and Czech Republic? Huh

The one who votes for Louis Gohmert and Michelle Bachmann.
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« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2013, 09:32:31 PM »
As I have said earlier, people on twitter should not be allowed to comment on anything more complex than American Idol.
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« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2013, 12:18:01 AM »
Why do people suck so much at history, geography, or common sense?
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« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2013, 01:15:12 AM »
So which one is Zooey Daschanel from?
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« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2013, 03:23:33 AM »
Quote from: Californian Tony on April 21, 2013, 01:45:31 PM
What kind of irredeemable idiot confuses Chechnya and Czech Republic? Huh

An "American"?
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« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2013, 03:42:47 AM »
To be fair, I heard a German news anchor fumble that too a couple of days ago... always hilarious, when it happens.
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« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2013, 05:36:47 AM »
Quote from: Old Europe on April 22, 2013, 03:42:47 AM
To be fair, I heard a German news anchor fumble that too a couple of days ago... always hilarious, when it happens.

Please, even the Bild couldn't make that mistake.
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« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2013, 06:47:49 AM »
Quote from: Mynheer Peeperkorn von Thurn und Taxis-Hohenlohe on April 22, 2013, 05:36:47 AM
Quote from: Old Europe on April 22, 2013, 03:42:47 AM
To be fair, I heard a German news anchor fumble that too a couple of days ago... always hilarious, when it happens.

Please, even the Bild couldn't make that mistake.

It was a news anchor on n-tv. Although N24 would probably the most likely (because least competent) news channel in Germany to make such a mistake.
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« Reply #19 on: April 22, 2013, 07:20:48 AM »
Quote from: Old Europe on April 22, 2013, 06:47:49 AM
Quote from: Mynheer Peeperkorn von Thurn und Taxis-Hohenlohe on April 22, 2013, 05:36:47 AM
Quote from: Old Europe on April 22, 2013, 03:42:47 AM
To be fair, I heard a German news anchor fumble that too a couple of days ago... always hilarious, when it happens.

Please, even the Bild couldn't make that mistake.

It was a news anchor on n-tv. Although N24 would probably the most likely (because least competent) news channel in Germany to make such a mistake.
Someone please put both of them out of their misery, and fast.
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« Reply #20 on: April 22, 2013, 09:39:48 AM »
Reminds me of how some people were worried about the Russkies shelling Atlanta during the conflict with Georgia back in 2008.
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« Reply #21 on: April 22, 2013, 09:43:35 AM »
Probably the same people who think that North Korea bombed Pearl Harbor. There are plenty of them on twitter as well.
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« Reply #22 on: April 22, 2013, 09:45:13 AM »
Quote from: Beezer on April 22, 2013, 09:39:48 AM
Reminds me of how some people were worried about the Russkies shelling Atlanta during the conflict with Georgia back in 2008.

It would be funny if the Russkies had a General Shemanovich or the like.
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