ZevVeli

ZevVeli t1_j6eqabi wrote

Reply to ELI5: How do they come up with names for countries in foreign languages? by bentobam

Usually the name of the nation is based on a specific quality of the nation or a translation of the name that they have. For example the name in Japanese for Japan is Nippon which means "Sun's Origin" the name for it in Chinese is 日本 (Rìbĕn) which also means Sun's origin, now Europe traded more with China than Japan so they asked "What is the name of those Islands to the East?" They said "哪个是日本。" (That is the Sun's Origin) So the Italian traders came back and pronounced RìBĕn as Shippan, which the English speakers heard as Japan.

Generally speaking the closer in root languages and more phenotypes the two languages have in common the closer the names will be together. Additionally the more modern the country's founding the more likely that they are to be similar. It should be noted however that changing a language can be seen as a political statement.

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ZevVeli t1_j2fdsyr wrote

Reply to Portal is the worst kind of puzzle game by [deleted]

I don't know what you're on about. Portal only needs precise timing if you're speedrunning. Portal 2 had more instances where reaction time was needed but that was because Portal 2 was more story driven than the original Portal which was really more of a tech-demo padded out to be a game.

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ZevVeli t1_iuk2thi wrote

Reply to If someone is visiting the USA and needs prescription medication, but did not bring enough with them, how can they get some? by acvilleimport

Pharmacy technician here: your only options are to visit an urgent care or emergency room and get a prescription for a holdover supply of medication. You will need to use a prescription discount card to bring the cost down. But unfortunately because of a combination of the standard billing practices and prescription law we cannot just give you pills.

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