  Rotation_slim Member Username: Rotation_slim Post Number: 36 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 24.221.70.68 |
Brian Williams piece on Fiat.. pretty good story. | ||
Darwinism Member Username: Darwinism Post Number: 422 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.209.187.90 |
More references from other media outlet: http://www.usatoday.com/travel /destinations/2006-02-16-torin o-image_x.htm http://www.ajc.com/news/conten t/sports/stories/0129turin.htm l | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 3205 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197 |
They said it two days in a row. A few people ridiculed me when for even making that statement when I posted the comparison days ago. | ||
Eastside Member Username: Eastside Post Number: 784 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 69.246.10.58 |
...they are still ridiculing. | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 3206 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197 |
Good thing I haven't checked back in the thread, then. Thanks for the heads-up.  | ||
Compn Member Username: Compn Post Number: 52 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 65.29.121.215 |
they make cars in torino? | ||
Upinottawa Member Username: Upinottawa Post Number: 202 Registered: 09-2005 Posted From: 70.28.0.156 |
The CBC said the same thing on day 1 of the games: Torino is Italy's Detroit. I believe the comparison was due to each city being the automotive capital of its respective state. | ||
Zulu_warrior Member Username: Zulu_warrior Post Number: 2515 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 152.163.100.8 |
TorinoYes.com | ||
Fnemecek Member Username: Fnemecek Post Number: 1522 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 69.212.42.159 |
I love the comparison of Torino to Detroit. I look at it as the world's way of saying that Detroit should host an Olympics. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 1815 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 4.229.150.159 |
I would just be happy if we were the Paris of the midwest again.... | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 3211 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197 |
Just? That's much harder, and quite a feat. I'll just be happy when the city is not so dysfunctional, anymore. | ||
Rustic Member Username: Rustic Post Number: 2085 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.163.181.81 |
Torino -- recalling fondly my '74 Grand Torino (351 Cleveland) Paris of the midwest ... well Detroit is lagging behind... the unwashed in innerring suburbs will haveta start torching half a dozen cars a night to catch up ... | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 3213 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197 |
That, and building dozens of sub-standard, high-rise housing projects. Imagine Jeffries and Brewster times 10. lol | ||
Jelk Member Username: Jelk Post Number: 3689 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 141.217.119.145 |
What country is "Torino" located in? Because unless you say Italia then the Olympics are taking place in Turin, Italy. I'm all for native pronunciation and spelling but be consistent. I don't want to hear any English speaking person who talks or writes about the Torino Olympics to ever utter the words Rome or Milan ever, ever, ever again. Roma...Milano...Torino OR Rome...Milan...Turin Pick a style. Both are correct. Just be consistent. | ||
Rberlin Member Username: Rberlin Post Number: 381 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.208.244.183 |
Sort of like Detroit and Mackanack, or De-twa and Mackanaw? | ||
Atl_runner Member Username: Atl_runner Post Number: 1824 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.209.118.72 |
NBC simply decided on the Torino pronunciation because it 'sounded' better. The AP uses Turin because of the standard translation. I'm not sure why there are 'Anglicized' versions of these names in the first place. I prefer Roma, Milano, and Torino. | ||
Rustic Member Username: Rustic Post Number: 2086 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 130.132.177.245 |
Hell Lmichigan, work with what ya got: tens of thousands of cheeep single family houses in these inner rings burbs, burn baby burn ... city of light watch out! | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 3214 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197 |
lol, Let me tell you, Paris was a culture shock for a Michiganian used to see all of the poor herded into the suburbs; the complete opposite of what's done here. But, man, I wish someone would do with any of Detroit's giant, vacant car plants, what has been done with the historic Fiat plant in Torino. You know, a creative reuse. |
