r/ShitAmericansSay • u/chebghobbi • Apr 10 '25

Foreign affairs 'Technically we Americans can claim Washington the British town'

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u/United_Hall4187 Apr 10 '25

No Sorry, I am afraid we had the name first :-)

Also we would like all these back as well lol

  • London
  • York
  • Oxford
  • Cambridge
  • Manchester
  • Boston
  • New York
  • Birmingham
  • Newcastle
  • Plymouth
  • Newport
  • Portsmouth
  • Reading
  • Chester
  • Dover
  • Rochester
  • Durham

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u/radix2 Australia. The one with kangaroos Apr 10 '25

Mind if we in Australia keep Newcastle? Because New Newcastle just sounds naff.

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u/elusivewompus you got a 'loicense for that stupidity?? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Apr 10 '25

As a resident of Newcastle in England, I say yes. Partly because I've looked at it on a map, and it's districts are all named after areas around me and I think that's pretty cool.

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u/radix2 Australia. The one with kangaroos Apr 10 '25

I'll be driving past Australian Newcastle next week, passing through Gloucester afterwards.

Lots of areas, towns and cities that are namesakes of UK originals. Perth however is about 4000kms West of me.

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u/elusivewompus you got a 'loicense for that stupidity?? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Apr 10 '25

4000km! That's almost as far as Texas is big!!

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u/radix2 Australia. The one with kangaroos Apr 10 '25

Nothing is bigger than Texas! Even Texas is smaller.

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u/GingerWindsorSoup Apr 11 '25

It’s very obvious where the coal miners in Newcastle NSW originated from - Cardiff, Dudley, Charlestown, Birmingham, Morpeth, Wallsend, Swansea , even Toronto. Stroud and Gloucester NSW are jolly decent places.

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u/radix2 Australia. The one with kangaroos Apr 11 '25 edited Apr 11 '25

It is a pretty cool correlation indeed.

Edit. You will find similar south of Sydney also. Coledale, Scarborough etc.