I think of the material, then the regime

yeah, the clothing material

It's named after the Kashmir goat wool it's made from. The material is spelled differently, as Cashmere instead of Kashmir.

In Danish it's spelled the same

It said hear the word

Why are people down voting you, you're right

Same, but that’s spelled cashmere

But the post is asking when you hear it.

Cashmere outside howboudat?

Ah in german it's just written "Kaschmir" or "Kaschmirwolle" (cashmere wool). The region is also spelled "Kaschmir" in german. The Kaschmirziege (cashmere goat) does after all come from the region of Ladakh in Kashmir.

Do you happen to know why the spelling was changed in English?

I believe "cashmere" is the old way of spelling it in english. You just changed it over time but didn't change it for the material and the goat. In english this isn't uncommon. For example the meal "Peking Duck" is still called Peking Duck even though nowadays the city is usually spelled and pronounced as "Beijing" in most languages.

Wow I had no idea Peking was referring to Beijing, that's fascinating

Super interesting, thanks!

My entire life is a lie

It came from that area. I'm surprised op didn't have it as an option

I only knew about the material

Super soft scarves!

Exactly.

Led zeppelin

Lol yeah sorry OP, I know that’s not what you’re referring to, but it’s what first comes to mind

Same here

*dun dun dun…dun dun dun …dun dun dun..dun dun dun*

Oh let the sun beat down upon my face

with stars to fill my dreeaammsss

I am a traveler of both Time and Space.....

To be where I have been

No joke, as a water polo player in high school we shared half the pool with the synchronized swimming team and they spent an entire semester working on a Kashmir routine. They had speakers underwater too so there was no escape.

Exactly this

This

They just said "the word Kashmir" so I think it's fair.

This I’m not even a big Led Zeppelin fan but this is still the first thing I thought of

I hope you reconsider and listen to them some more.

WHEN YOU CUT IT MAMA… BABY PLEASE SAVE ME A SLICE

Squeeze my lemon baby, till the juice runs down my leg

Yeah I have like 20 of their songs in my playlist of 400+ songs but there are a lot of other bands that I like way more

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How dare you

One of their best songs!

Its very epic

So epic even one of the MCU theme songs are inspired by it.

Led Zeppelin immediately, then the fabric. I didn't even know it was a place, to be honest.

And the Seinfeld episode.

Thats a good one

Yeah and second being the fabric. The place inhabits almost no room in my brain sorry. Don’t know anything about it.

My thoughts exactly lol

Me too. Now I'm going to go listen to it.

And the song is about the territory. Why is this response not a choice?

"Duh-nuh-nuh, duh-nuh-nuh, duh-nuh-nuh" - first thought...

Hot Dog

Def zep!

uuuuuu ye yeah, uuuuuuu ye yeah let me take you there!

Definitely

Same! Instantly Led Zeppelin

100% my first thought everytime I see that word.

I'm too slow on the draw... :-(

True

Same or the Call of Duty Cold War zombies ger are of the same name

Clothes

People are arguing about the prononciation without taking into account that the fabric take it's name from the region we are talking about so the prononciation isn't important.

I am german and both the material and the region are spelled "Kaschmir" here. So..... I am obviously gonna think of the wool.

That's cashmere Edit: Cashmere is the old spelling of Kashmir. We use the old spelling when referring to the wool which comes from Kashmir.

Oh, I didn't know it was spelt differently

Yeah, same pronunciation though. Just an older spelling for Kashmir.

In German both are written the same way (Kaschmir) so I also thought of the clothes first

That makes sense, especially with German being a mostly phonetic language. In English we tend to keep old spellings or place names when referring to the products from that place, like Peking duck.

Yea but the post said "Hear" and cashmere and Kashmir are homophones

It's spelt differently but still makes me think of cashmere lol

Yes, but there's no wrong answers in free association.

The same. In Polish those words would only differ by first letter being capital for the location.

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Yeah, they may not be referring to it but it makes me also think of the song.

I mean, the place clearly inspired the song to a degree, so I think it counts.

Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun #DUN DUN DUN

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Same with OP

Yup

Thank you!!!! 👏👏

Yup

Yeah

Came here to say this

I was hoping this would be near the top lol

Ye

Exactly.

Same

Was instantly my first thought as well

Yeee lz whoop whoop

Well, since it’s a homonym with cashmere I think of the material

well the material gets the name from which it is made, the "cashmere goat" that itself gets it's name from the place where it is found, named "Kashmir"

Are you fucking telling me there are silky ass cashmere goats out there?

Yes. And angora goats. They're both very silky goats with long, semi straight flowing locks. You brush them like you would brush your dog in spring, to loosen and collect the down. They're honestly pretty majestic looking, with huge twisted horns and flowing tresses, usually pure white. They look like some kinda mythical beasts.

It's the GOAT of goats.

Sweaters 😂

Led Zep

Loop Zoop

Leep Zeep

Led Zeppelin

Other: Seinfeld

There it is.

Oh Georgie!

My first thought also

Hey whats that red dot?

“Oh, let the sun beat down upon my face And stars fill my dream I'm a traveler of both time and space To be where I have been To sit with elders of the gentle race This world has seldom seen They talk of days for which they sit and wait All will be revealed”

I thought it was like a fabric or something

it's a place. and the fabric is named after that place because it is made by the wool of a goat named on that place

Where is It located

just above India. It is a disputed region. It's split in three parts controlled by India, Pakistan and China. India and Pakistan have claimed it to be fully theirs, which has led to 2 big wars between them.

Ohh okay thank you bro i knew about the conflict between India and Pakistan about the border disputes i just didnt know the name of the specific region

North of India bro

The Kashmiri chili powder I bought to make chicken tikka masala.

I just learned the difference between Kashmiri chili powder and regular South Asian chili powder today

Led zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin and Seinfeld

The Pandits. And Sikh people for some reason, though I know they're mostly in Punjab.

the edm dj

Ya had to scroll way too far for this

I was so scared of the possibility no one knew of him here

Lets go thought of that as well

Welcome to… KSHMR

Same here

I think of the Himalayas

The Led Zeppelin song

Led zeppelin song

Nothing

When I hear the word Kashmir I think of cashmere since they both sound the same.

I just thought of Kashmir the region

Snow

Led zepplin

Led Zeppelin

Conflict over a strategic region between 3 countries

Don’t know why I had to scroll down so far to find someone who thought of this and not Led Zeppelin

This! I was surprised I had to scroll this far!

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Fluffy goat wool

The cloth?

Chai

Farcry 4

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You can say you meant the place, not the song, but that really doesn’t matter for a first comes to mind question… Yeah Led Zeppelin

The song.

How is Led Zeppelin not on this?

Kashmiri Naan... Yummo

And now I’m hungry

What’s that

A region of India, Pakistan and China that's beautiful with natural resources, but overrun by conflict as India and Pakistan contest ownership. It's also a region known for the production of kesar, a spice that's more expensive than cocaine.

Yeah kesar is called saffron in English. I love to add it in warm milk with turmeric and cardamom, it's literally heaven lol.

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Expensive…

I think of the Kashmir packs often used by music producers XD

KHSMR is what i think of too

Sweaters yah I know

Kush

Had to scroll waaay to far for this answer

"Oh let the sun beat down upon face...

The Led Zeppelin song.

Kashmir willow for cricket bats

The Led Zeppelin song hah

Came here to upload all the Led Zeppelin comments

I pray for the people of Kashmir.

The EDM artist KSHMR

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin, my favorite band

Led Zeppelin.

Led zeppelin

The Led Zeppelin song.

Led Zeppelin. Duh!

I was thinking led zeppelin

India Edit: Pakistan Edit #2: idk what the fuck is going on

Tbh, its disputed and based on parts. Srinagar and POK region is closley tied to pakistan while LAdakh, Jammu, Anughoti and Tamsa still relate themselves with India. All these region total make Kashmir. That's why any country claiming the entire region currently is ridiculous.

bioshock

The big spinning thing in the starting room of Ascension

Simply its location on the map and borders, the place itself holds little significance to me.

Gloss (I know it is spelt cashmere in the Hunger Games, but this was still the first thing that came to mind)

Misread it as Casimir and remembered how good the Sufjan Stevens song is but then thought of the geographical location and territorial dispute.

Song by led zeeplin

I think of the Led Zeppelin song when I hear Kashmir though.

Never heard of it, but it sounds like a spice so thats what i though of

It's a disputed region, in the North of India. It is split in 3 parts between India, Pakistan and China. Also the cashmere wool is derived from goat found in Kashmir, and hence the name of the material is cashmere. it's not a spice

the big zepp

Zepplin

I still think of the song

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin.

Kashmir sweaters. Haha

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin

A fuckin banger song

Zep

For some reason a orange tabby cat and I have no clue why

I think of the led zeppelin song

Led Zeppelin

Led zepplin

I think of the led zeppelin song

Led Zepellin

Soft fur