[AGreatPer]

We need some gravey here.

Being a normal American, I never understood why a country would be called a Turkey.

[Shermy]

Being a normal American, I never understood why a country would be called a Turkey.

Better than Greece.

[a_Turk]

>> Being a normal American

Sad but true..

The bird gets it's name from the country. Just like Turkish coffee was imported from Yemen and resold to Europe, the bird was imported from India by the Turks and then resold to the Europeans who then called it Turkey fowl.

Now, you're no longer a normal American :))

[nkycincinnatikid]

"Being a normal American , never understood why a country would be called Turkey". Ironically the Turkish word for turkey is hindi and for the country India, Hindistan, i.e. the turks call India Turkey.