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[-] rtxn@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago

And THEY make fun of Canada's fake-London?

[-] TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago

North americans just realy like European cities for some reason. Even most small european cities exist somewhere over there too.

[-] uberkalden@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

It's almost like it was settled by Europeans

[-] Kase@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

yeah lol it's not so much that North Americans like European cities as it is that the Europeans who came here liked European cities

(Though, I suppose, not enough to keep living in those European cities lol)

[-] Waker@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah there was this news story a long time ago of 2 girls that were stuck on an elevator in Lisbon (Portugal). Apparently they looked up some number on their phones for Lisbon but since they were from the US it suggested some random city named Lisbon there. They spent a lot of time trying to explain where the elevator was located until they realised it wasn't the same Lisbon.

(I think it's a true story. Might just be an urban legend from Lisbon I guess 🤷‍♂️)

[-] flucksy_bango@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I wouldn't be terribly surprised. I grew up in Geneva, but I lived in Oviedo when I was in high school.

I've lived in central Florida my entire life.

When I was starting at a new job I mentioned that I grew up in Geneva. The person I was chatting with were curious and asked what it was like growing up in Europe. I responded that if I was raised in Europe I'd never live in Florida. Geneva, FL is a fucking armpit.

[-] tilcica@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

i also thought you moved to FL to start a job

[-] flucksy_bango@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I couldn't imagine. I very much want to leave.

[-] mars296@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

Because the cities are named by European immigrants naming places after their home towns. It not very original but I guess its better than naming it after yourself

[-] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 years ago

I live 3,000 km from where I grew up, and sometimes it blows my mind that if I step out to my street and touch the asphalt, I'm touching the same continuous structure that's connecting to my parents home in a seperate country, on the other side of the continent.

[-] TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago

What about Rome, Wisconsin?

[-] TheOneCurly@lemmy.theonecurly.page 14 points 2 years ago
[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[-] HamBrick@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Geeet oudda here with yikes silly little European city

[-] JAC@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago
[-] FancyLad@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

This meme was devised by a clever person, that kind of stuff doesn't belong here!

[-] comador@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Migratory path of all Floridaman species.

[-] frunch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Are The Roads in The Villages? It would make sense, since those are The Only Places...

[-] KidsTryThisAtHome@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

If a=b then b=a, this isn't news (/s)

[-] trailing9@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Made me realize

Ch Rome, the Rome to rule them all

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

There’s a road from Florida to the Bahamas?

[-] uberkalden@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

No, and the map doesn't show that either

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