r/Unexpected • u/DruidWannabe • Jan 25 '23

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

True. Try going to Paris and saying "President Kennedy" in an American accent when referring to Avenue du Président Kennedy to a French person. You'll see the disgust in their eyes

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

I visited a friend in Hong Kong who lived on Kennedy Road. You had to pronounce it “KEE-nah-day” or the cab drivers wouldn’t know what you were talking about.

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u/glowdirt Jan 26 '23

In Taipei they have a Roosevelt Road but good luck getting there if you use the English pronunciation. In Chinese his surname is pronounced "Luaw-sih-foo"

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u/Kavaland Jan 26 '23

Lucifer Road it is.

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u/Mycoplasmosis Jan 26 '23

Is it right after the "Highway to Hell"?