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Likewise with Myanmar, the name now used-- at least in the non-U.S.-English-speaking world--for what used to be called Burma . The official name of the country in Burmese has, since independence from Britain, been Pyidaungsu Socialist Thammada Myanma Naingngandaw , so Myanmar, it seems, is simply Burmese for Burma . This is the same phenomenon as Côte d'Ivoire . But the current Myanmarese (do I venture where angels fear to tread by coining the adjective?)
Tuesday was "National Sorry Day" in Australia, but not in Japan, which, despite Emperor Akihito's state visit to Britain this week, could not bring itself to apologize unequivocally for the Japanese atrocities inflicted on British POWs in Burma during World War II.
Its Song Dynasty-style grounds house a priceless white jade Buddha statue in the seated position of enlightenment, brought from Burma.
As frustrating as this might be, it does have one advantage of providing plenty of ammunition for games of oneupmanship ! Personally, I like to keep my friends and associates properly informed and up to date and do not hesitate to correct them when they refer to, for instance, “Ivory Coast” (it is now PC to say Côte d'Ivoire, even in English), or “Burma” (which is, of course, Myanmar, capital city Yangon, not “Rangoon”).
In Yunnan Province, about 250 km (155 miles) northwest of its capital Kunming along the historic Burma Road route, is the scenic village of Dali, a favorite of independent backpackers.