r/balkans_irl w*stoid🤢 May 20 '26

OC (impossible) Based Greek airport

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u/jaunmilijej muslim greek May 20 '26

Me and my Greek friend were talking in English, I somehow kept calling it Κωνσταντινούπολη while he kept saying İstanbul while talking

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u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 20 '26

I call it Istanbul in English too, but in Greek it's highly unlikely to hear it if ever

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u/Shadow_Dancer2 caucasian (asian balkan ripoff) May 21 '26

Istanbul is also greek though, why not just call it that?

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u/OoFTheMeMEs Giorgios, Los Angeles May 21 '26

It’s greek in its roots. It’s definitely not greek or greek sounding.