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A person with citizenship granted by Germany is German.

A person with citizenship granted by Switzerland is Swiss.

A person with citizenship granted by Australia is Australian.

What the blazes is someone with citizenship granted by Liechtenstein?!


(Yes, this is a serious question. It's really bugging me. I've only just realised Liechtenstein isn't the same as Lichtenstein, but still don't know how to refer to this chap.)

Answers on a postcard (or, y'know, in an LJ comment) please... there may be a prize if any amuse me particularly (or are even right!)

Re: Serious answer, omg!

Date: 2008-04-10 09:45 am (UTC)
ext_20950: (falling rain)
From: [identity profile] jacinthsong.livejournal.com
Hee :) I sympathise about being bugged by these sorts of things, last term I completely tied myself into knots about how to refer to the pre-1948 Jewish population in Palestine (Israelis obviously inaccurate, and referring to 'the Jews' feels icky - despite the fact that Israeli polscis quite happily talk about 'world Jewry', yeah). Eventually I just stuck with Yishuv, despite that not being 100% accurate...
Edited Date: 2008-04-10 09:47 am (UTC)

Re: Serious answer, omg!

Date: 2008-04-10 09:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mi-guida.livejournal.com
'World Jewry'...? Eurgh. That's just... I cannot comprehend a situation in which I'd ever want to use that phrase, ever!

It's daft - I always focus on these little things that don't matter. I try to tell myself that it means I understand all the things that do matter..!

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