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[TobyV]

Relax with this nice little village here in Austria, much easier to spell for you gentlemen....



Best,

Nick

I've never yet been there, but here in your neighbouring country, I pass through the wonderfully named "Wankdorf" on the way to Bern on the train. You do wonder if people ever think about what a name might mean in another language. There's a garage or some kind of technical workshop not far from me called "A.S.S. Service"

[Garry Russell]

Place names will go back perhaps centuries where as the awareness of other languages is very recent.

Also phrases change with generations...this could mean nothing in 50 years

[TobyV]

True, there's probably somewhere called "Damn" that might have been construed to have been highly offensive, pre-Clark Gable.

[Garry Russell]

You always run the risk of one day visiting an obscure part of the World where saying your name could cause the whole room to roll about laughing

[DaveB]

Yes.. or the opposite! I remember being at a footie match in Portugal many moons ago and shouting out (as one does) 'that was a corner ref'! After noticing a number of glares in my general direction, I was informed by one of the locals I'd gone with that 'corner' in Portuguese is a rather gutteresque word for a womans reproductive organs (the 'C' word in English) I thought it best not to comment on any aspect of the game from that moment on

ATB
DaveB

[Paul K]

At the north end of the Panama Canal is the town of Colon

Best not to speculate on the name of the town at the other end.

[Tako_Kichi]

At the north end of the Panama Canal is the town of Colon

Best not to speculate on the name of the town at the other end.

Esophagus?

[airboatr]

(the 'C' word in English)

ATB
DaveB

Oh well if it's in English; I woun't have the foggiest

But. l lkke to take a shot at it anyway ...... cutchie

[simondix]

In Worcestershire they have North and Wyre Piddle.

On the Isle of Skye they have Peiness