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  • D Dalek Dave

    Interesting point to made here. Originally New York was a Dutch Colony called New Amsterdam, with part of the city called Harlem, after Haarlem in The Netherlands. The Dutch called the English Colonists 'John Cheeses', which in Dutch is Jan Kees. So the term Yankees actually means "The British", odd innit?

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    Henry Minute
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    Yep, quite fascinating. Also the connection to the famous cigarette brand.

    Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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      Yep, quite fascinating. Also the connection to the famous cigarette brand.

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      No.6?

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      • H Henry Minute

        d@nish wrote:

        East Ham and Southall are the places to eat if you are looking for some real Indian food.

        You are quite right, and I should know. I used to manage the McDonald's in East Ham. :laugh:

        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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        dan sh
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        Henry Minute wrote:

        I used to manage the McDonald's in East Ham

        You come here and you snatch our jobs...

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        • D dan sh

          Is it just a coincidence or is there any reason behind USA and UK having places with same names? For instance: Halifax - UK, USA, Canada Newark - USA, UK There may be more that I am unaware of.

          "Your code will never work, Luc's always will.", Richard MacCutchan[^]

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          Slacker007
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          There is a city named Lebanon here in the U.S. as well among other names shared with other countries.

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          • D Dalek Dave

            No.6?

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            Henry Minute
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            Isn't that Egg-Fried Rice?

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            • D dan sh

              Yes, but isn't it surprising that places miles apart have same names. I don't know if any of the Indian city shares name with any other one outside Indian sub-continent.

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              Rob Graham
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              British settlers recycled city names they were familiar with.

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              • D dan sh

                Is it just a coincidence or is there any reason behind USA and UK having places with same names? For instance: Halifax - UK, USA, Canada Newark - USA, UK There may be more that I am unaware of.

                "Your code will never work, Luc's always will.", Richard MacCutchan[^]

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                Lost User
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                You can find European city and town names in all the places that Europeans colonized but mostly new world (lands found through exploration) stuck to the names. But some like New Zealand makes it a point to be known by its indigenous name as well.

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                • D dan sh

                  Is it just a coincidence or is there any reason behind USA and UK having places with same names? For instance: Halifax - UK, USA, Canada Newark - USA, UK There may be more that I am unaware of.

                  "Your code will never work, Luc's always will.", Richard MacCutchan[^]

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                  Joe Simes
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                  You should try living in New England like I do and have your English friend come over for a holiday. "Chelmsford is no where near Andover! Why would they do that?" And he kept calling Chelmsford Chelmsdorf!! Funny people the English! :-D My guess is that when you emigrate to a new country you want to bring a bit of the homeland with you. And if they let you name the bloody place you move too then I guess you name it after where you came from!!

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                  • G Gizz

                    I understand Manhattan was originally colonised by the Dutch, and so it was called New Amsterdam. The capital of New Netherlands. Later it was taken over by the Brits in 1674 and changed its name to New York.

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                    Mark_Wallace
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                    Gizz wrote:

                    Brits

                    Who are they? Some kind of club? ... Oh! You mean Brit_ons!_ Funny how dropping a syllable from words appears to be acceptable, in some circles -- or should I say: Fun dropp syllab app accepta, circ?

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                    • H Henry Minute

                      d@nish wrote:

                      East Ham and Southall are the places to eat if you are looking for some real Indian food.

                      You are quite right, and I should know. I used to manage the McDonald's in East Ham. :laugh:

                      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”

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                      Henry Minute wrote:

                      I used to manage the McDonald's in East Ham.

                      What, and then you hit 20, and were fired because you were too old?

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                      • M Mark_Wallace

                        Henry Minute wrote:

                        I used to manage the McDonald's in East Ham.

                        What, and then you hit 20, and were fired because you were too old?

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                        Henry Minute
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                        I didn't start my illustrious career with McD's til looooong past my 30s.

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                        • D dan sh

                          Is it just a coincidence or is there any reason behind USA and UK having places with same names? For instance: Halifax - UK, USA, Canada Newark - USA, UK There may be more that I am unaware of.

                          "Your code will never work, Luc's always will.", Richard MacCutchan[^]

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                          chethu665
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                          A lot of them are there. York, UK York, USA(not New york). Lancaster UK, Lancaster USA. but "Intercourse" is the amish village name near lancaster. :) Is there any other town/village named like this?

                          "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal

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                          • D dan sh

                            Is it just a coincidence or is there any reason behind USA and UK having places with same names? For instance: Halifax - UK, USA, Canada Newark - USA, UK There may be more that I am unaware of.

                            "Your code will never work, Luc's always will.", Richard MacCutchan[^]

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                            d@nish wrote:

                            There may be more that I am unaware of.

                            Indeed!  I'm sure you've heard of Delhi, India.  But did you know there's also a Delhi in California, Iowa, Louisiana, New York and Canada?  And a Madras in Iowa?  And a Bombay in New York? :) /ravi

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                            • C chethu665

                              A lot of them are there. York, UK York, USA(not New york). Lancaster UK, Lancaster USA. but "Intercourse" is the amish village name near lancaster. :) Is there any other town/village named like this?

                              "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction" -Pascal

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                              chethu665 wrote:

                              Is there any other town/village named like this?

                              There is a village in Tarsdorf, Austria (NSFW).

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                              • D dan sh

                                Is it just a coincidence or is there any reason behind USA and UK having places with same names? For instance: Halifax - UK, USA, Canada Newark - USA, UK There may be more that I am unaware of.

                                "Your code will never work, Luc's always will.", Richard MacCutchan[^]

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                                Slacker007
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                                Funny city names around the world[^] I'm glad I don't live in glasscock, tx :wtf:

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                                • D dan sh

                                  Is it just a coincidence or is there any reason behind USA and UK having places with same names? For instance: Halifax - UK, USA, Canada Newark - USA, UK There may be more that I am unaware of.

                                  "Your code will never work, Luc's always will.", Richard MacCutchan[^]

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                                  Keith Barrow
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                                  There are dozens of Newcastles all over the world, normally where there are mines (especially coal). This is because the main industry around Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (my home-town) was coal, and people went all over as they had mining expertise. As for America/Canada (the same must occur in NZ/OZ) cities there were, as others have said, founded mostly by British people when they were colonies in the British Empire. The situation is different in India, because there were large towns and cities prior to the arrival of the British, hence few (if any) British names. It wasn't just the British who did this: there was a Berlin (it renamed during the war) in the US, settled by Germans , and New York was originally New Amsterdam (settled by the Dutch).

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                                  • D dan sh

                                    East Ham and Southall are the places to eat if you are looking for some real Indian food.

                                    "Your code will never work, Luc's always will.", Richard MacCutchan[^]

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                                    Ravi Sant
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                                    Never been to east ham (now on visit-list), but yes southall is good. Even wembley central to alperton is good.

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                                    • D dan sh

                                      Is it just a coincidence or is there any reason behind USA and UK having places with same names? For instance: Halifax - UK, USA, Canada Newark - USA, UK There may be more that I am unaware of.

                                      "Your code will never work, Luc's always will.", Richard MacCutchan[^]

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                                      Lost User
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                                      New York should give you a hint.

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                                      • RaviBeeR RaviBee

                                        d@nish wrote:

                                        There may be more that I am unaware of.

                                        Indeed!  I'm sure you've heard of Delhi, India.  But did you know there's also a Delhi in California, Iowa, Louisiana, New York and Canada?  And a Madras in Iowa?  And a Bombay in New York? :) /ravi

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                                        dan sh
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                                        Now that's a news for me. Thanks.

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                                        • H Henry Minute

                                          One you forgot York - UK, New York - USA. As is the case with many of these, not restricted to UK placenames, people emigrating from Europe founded new towns and villages and named them after the place they originated from.

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                                          New York was first called New Amsterdam.

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