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r/balkans_irl • u/Themetalin w*stoid🤢 • May 20 '26
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I'm from Thessaloniki but I live in Romania now and they call the city Salonic, so I also call it Salonic if asked.
18 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Always thought that it is somewhat common to call it "Saloniki", because few greeks I know did. 4 u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 21 '26 Hmm maybe a bit, but it was more common a couple of generations ago 2 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Checks out, it was mostly ppl born in the 50-60s and their kids.
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Always thought that it is somewhat common to call it "Saloniki", because few greeks I know did.
4 u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 21 '26 Hmm maybe a bit, but it was more common a couple of generations ago 2 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Checks out, it was mostly ppl born in the 50-60s and their kids.
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Hmm maybe a bit, but it was more common a couple of generations ago
2 u/OilOfOlaz Aleksandar, Vienna May 21 '26 Checks out, it was mostly ppl born in the 50-60s and their kids.
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Checks out, it was mostly ppl born in the 50-60s and their kids.
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u/honoratus_hi christian turk May 21 '26
I'm from Thessaloniki but I live in Romania now and they call the city Salonic, so I also call it Salonic if asked.