The movie takes place in the year 1938, so I'm not sure if that means this slip up is still relevant.
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Ziggi Stardust writes:
Slipup!!! Yes Iran was called Persia until the ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Sjah. Yes, in 1938, Thailand did not exist either. It was a French colony, the whole place including Vietnam, Laos etc was called "Indo Chine".
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Mechashef writes:
Thailand was never a colony of any European Power. It did cede some vasel states in Laos and Cambodia to France, but maintained its independance. it was known as Siam until 1939 when the name was changed to Thailand.
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Dr D writes:
mech is correct in that Thailand was an independant country called Siam for a very long time.
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VroomVroom writes:
Persia changed it's name to Iran in 1935. Iraq has been known as such since gaining Independence in 1932.
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Roxana writes:
The Shah was overthrown in the 1970s.
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Epesi Cheetah writes:
Where'd this 1938 stuff come from? It takes place in 1936!
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Piddzilla writes:
Oh, for god's sake... here's how it is!! Iraq has been called Iraq for very long but was under British control until 1932 when it gained its independency. Persia took the name Iran (an ancient name) 1935. Thailand, however, didn't take the name Thailand any time before 1949, so there's a slip-up all-right! But what Ziggi Stardust talks about.. I have no idea. Thailand has never, formally, been a colony - neither French nor British - though France and Britain had big influence on Siam.
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Rei writes:
Thailand was named Siam then. That's where the Siamese cat came from I think.
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