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    1. idontremembermylogi_ on

      I grew up in the UAE, it is definitely called petrol there. Petrol stations literally call it petrol.

    3. FeelinJipper on

      In China their word “qìyóu” translates to steam/gas oil. I’d say it falls under gasoline, it’s just in mandarin.

    13. RRautamaa on

      In Finnish, the word is derived from “benzene”, but there is a separate word for benzene: *bentseeni* “benzene” vs. *bensiini* “gasoline”. I’m sure this is true of most other European languages labeled as “benzene”.

    14. United-Cost-7406 on

      You’d think china would be significant enough of a country to include whatever they call it in the map

    18. RevolutionaryCare351 on

      In Italian it’s called “benzina”; “benzene” is this bitchass hexagon

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    20. Aisakellakolinkylmas on

      Estonian uses `nafta`(_crude oil_), `bensiin`(_gasoline_), `diiselkütus`(_diesel fuel_), `petroolium` (_kerosene_), `massuut`(_mazut_), `parafiin`(~_wax_), etc — but each of them means different kind of fuel. The two main varieties you’d meet in a gas station (_tankla_) are the diesel fuel and benzene (_bensiin_). Foremost relevant here due “naphtha” and “petrol” on the map (_which sound like cognates_) — eg: Argentinians and Indians might end up looking for something very different, whereas Estonians (_and others I guess_) in a gas station of Argentina or India may feel reluctant about the fuels offered for them.

      Broad umbrella term for fuel (_including timber and coal for instance_) is: `kütus`; the given varieties on the map: `vedelkütus` (_liquid fuel_) and `fossiilkütus` (_fossil fuel_) or “vedel fossiilkütus”

      In colloquial language the fuel often isn’t specified for vehicles, and is typically simply refered by `küte` or `kütus` (_whether it’s benzene, diesel, petrol, etc_). People also tend to think of oil as something that’s for greasing rather than fuel, and gas as vapor.

      Gasoline contains approximately 8–10 carbon atoms, while diesel fuel contains 12–15. So diesel can release more energy when burned!

      Gasoline is composed of alkanes, alkenes, and aromatic hydrocarbons, whereas diesel fuel contains oxides and small amounts of impurities that affect the completeness and stability of combustion.

      The two also have different ignition and optimal burning temperatures.

    27. Hood_Harmacist on

      I watched the old Mad Max movies and he definitely says, “high octane gazzoline”. Do aussies say both, or was that just a weird thing Mel Gibson said

    31. HairyMarzipan899 on

      Essence in Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, north of Italy … And more.
      Once again this map is mostly false.

    34. Flimsy-Ordinary-5721 on

      Italy: Gas-oil (gasolio) is the word we use for the fuel to be used in diesel engines, also nafta (which sound like naphtha) was common a common name for gasolio.

    36. Threemerger on

      In Vietnam it’s “xăng” which came from the second syllable of the French word “essence”

    40. den_bram on

      Nah in my language you could say benzine, naft or gas.

      And my country has 3 official languages so its even more wrong.

    42. Emevete on

      Its Nafta and Gasoil in Argentina, and Gasolina and Diesel in Brazil, there have been lots of serious misunderstandings because of that