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Old Jan 29, 2013 | 4:39 pm
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Originally Posted by 31570324
Most locals call it Burma because the new name Myanmar was something that the military government gave to them. They dont like the goverment, so they dont use the new name.
Whenever I said Burma to a local, they corrected me and said Myanmar...just my experience.
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