I&#x27;ve travelled to plenty (I used to work for a large multinational and travelled to all parts of the world) and people I interacted with across many disparate cultures made the effort to pronounce my name as I was introduced (or introduced myself) to them. I also made every effort to pronounce their names as they pronounced them. Accents being what they are, it wasn&#x27;t always perfect, but they never decided to call me a local translation of &quot;Dave.&quot;<p>But again, I think we should call Italy &quot;Italia&quot; because that&#x27;s how Italians spell and pronounce it. When I ask a local something about Padua and they look at me confused until I ask them about Padova, we should all be making the effort to call it &quot;Padova.&quot;