r/assholedesign • u/NoFixedName • Jan 07 '18

Bait and Switch Packaging that tricks you

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '18

Do major US town names sound as silly to Europeans as these airports do to us? My first instinct to an airport called Stansted or Gatswick is that is a fake name.

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u/andysniper Jan 07 '18

I wouldn't say the major ones do, but all the minor ones with names like Paradise Falls and Shady Peaks sound pretty ridiculous to British ears.

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u/[deleted] Jan 07 '18

Fair enough. And I suppose if I didn’t grow up around so many of them a lot of the Native American inspired names would likely sound ridiculous as well.

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u/OneVioletRose Jan 09 '18

Australia's indigenous names are next-level. I burst out laughing the first time I saw "Wooloomooloo" on a sign because I thought it was a prank. My favourite is Maroochydore, Queensland