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Post by lagatta on Apr 13, 2021 20:49:48 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 14, 2021 5:48:10 GMT
I see nothing unfortunate about the name, which dates from the 17th century. It will probably benefit from this silliness among English speaking tourists who will want to pass through for no reason other than the name, the same way they go to Condom in southwest France. Then it will be faced with the problem of people stealing signs, like they always do.
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Post by tod2 on Apr 14, 2021 9:03:34 GMT
Of course there has been a Place de Bitche on rue Crimee for a very long time. The name amused me when I first saw it but you get used to strange names when you're a tourist. And I bet I don't even pronounce it correctly.
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Post by kerouac2 on Apr 14, 2021 9:18:28 GMT
Place de Bitche is the location of one of the fire stations that have delightful firemen's balls for the 14th of July, right at the foot of the historic Pont de Crimée. Several Anyporters have attended that ball and another Anyporter obtained a souvenir change purse from there as a prize from the annual raffle.
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Post by whatagain on Apr 16, 2021 21:51:26 GMT
What about Moncul ?
Or Kloten in CH ?
Or in belgium Arsimont ?
Should wechangexall the cities that may be translatedinto something sexual ?
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Post by lagatta on Apr 16, 2021 23:22:15 GMT
Oh, I don't think the name per se is unfortunate, just the sniggering among certain kinds of tourists. And yes, I enjoy the annual firemen's balls... Haven't attended one in far too long.
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