Hey, @roadsuntraveled.
Just goes to show how much we think we know and then we find out that maybe we didn't know as much as we thought we did.
That's interesting that the United States would be the outlier when the Japanese called it Celeeka. Celica is what Americans would probably naturally go to, but still, for uniformity, Celeeka isn't that much of a stretch.
Now, after watching the video, the question I have is: Is it pronounciation, as your host said it, or is it pronunciation, like it's spelled? :)
Don't need to start another pronunciation war. Really enjoyed the video. And congratulations on the curie, too!
We pronounce it differently in Canada :-P