Mönchengladbach has nothing to do with München

[6./ZG26_Klaus_Mann]

It's Mönchengladbach

 

[Juri_JS]

Until 1950 the name was München-Gladbach.

[76IAP-Black]

I made the same misstake ?

[Stoopy]

It's also Rancho Cucamonga, not just "Cucamonga".

 

 

[DD_Arthur]

Try this one.....

 

[AndyJWest]

18 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said:

Try this one.....

 

 

There are actually two of them.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolfardisworthy,_Torridge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolfardisworthy,_Mid_Devon

 

I have a suspicion that west-country names are all invented, to confuse the grockles. 

[DD_Arthur]

21 minutes ago, AndyJWest said:

There are actually two of them.

 

Yep and guess what happened when our 'new and improved' ambulance service became a Trust and moved it's HQ ninety miles northwards out of the county?  

[AndyJWest]

35 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said:

 

Yep and guess what happened when our 'new and improved' ambulance service became a Trust and moved it's HQ ninety miles northwards out of the county?  

 

They all started speaking Welsh?

[DD_Arthur]

3 minutes ago, AndyJWest said:

 

They all started speaking Welsh?

 

A four year old girl bled to death and on two occasions people died from coronaries after the ambulance was sent to the wrong 'Woolsery' by inexperienced call handlers.  

[danielprates]

I suspect that "(whatever)gogogoch" city in Wales is going to do a surprise-appearance in this thread.

[AndyJWest]

Just now, danielprates said:

I suspect that "(whatever)gogogoch" city in Wales is going to do a surprise-appearance in this thread.

 

That or an Austrian village that keeps getting its sign nicked.

[danielprates]

7 minutes ago, AndyJWest said:

 

That or an Austrian village that keeps getting its sign nicked.

 

Ah, yes. FUDGING, Austria. 

[MasserME262]

I would like to mention the "Å" city. While short, its still confusing lol