Is renaming geographical areas important?

[bwana]

With the likes of PE, Uitenhage, and King Williams Town having recently undergone name changes, do you think renaming plays an important role in transformation or elsewhere?

 

[etienne_marais]

Transformation se gat. Build from scratch your own and name it like you will.

Spend on the upliftment of the poor instead.

Get some F*cking self respect.

 

[Pegging]

I think we shouldn't use names anymore. Just refer to the postal code of the area.

 

[pinball wizard]

We need a world atlas with Africa renamed to Shithole.

 

[bwana]

I think we shouldn't use names anymore. Just refer to the postal code of the area.

Too confusing - our suburb here in Gqeberha has two.

 

[pinball wizard]

Too confusing - our suburb here in Gqeberha has two.

what3words.com then?

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Because (white) words hurts.

 

[Pegging]

Too confusing - our suburb here in Gqeberha has two.

Is one for the suburb and the other for the PO boxes?

 

[bro-da]

Too confusing - our suburb here in Gqeberha has two.

if we can rename things why can't we renumber?

 

[6spdmanual]

Other.

 

[Brian_G]

Does it matter enough? So much else wrong in need of attention.

 

[bro-da]

I think we shouldn't use names anymore. Just refer to the postal code of the area.

Agree. also instead if our actual names we should be refereed to by our ID numbers

 

[w1z4rd]

Somewhat important. But... how many times? I get the first round of name changes... but now we just doing expensive victory laps that do very little to impact crippling poverty & unemployment.

 

[Pegging]

Agree. also instead if our actual names we should be refereed to by our ID numbers

They're changing those too.

 

[bro-da]

Does it matter enough? So much else wrong in need of attention.

evidently it does matter enough.

The key here is that it depends who you ask.

the man who cares about his fellow countryman - NO

the man who sees an opportunity for a multi-million rand tender (or those he brain washes to get it over the line) - YES

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Yes it is
Please rename all English towns and cities to an African name asap.
I would rather the world see us for the real shithole the ANC has made this country

viva ANC

 

[TelkomUseless]

Nope. We have done the renaming in the past ? So are we going to continue indefinitely ?

But the question is. There is much more serious issues that needs attention (and money) then renaming a place. The country is broke, going to be taxed moer toe, corruption, SEOs, Eskom etc... How is renaming going to help ?

 

[Herr der Verboten]

 

[Dairyfarmer]

Like the government has money to waste on renaming stuff.

 

[Herr der Verboten]

Like the government has money to waste on renaming stuff.

(OT) Which cows do you have? Jersey? and do they make A2 milk?