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What is the smallest city in your country that everyone can still instantly recognise the name of? What is it famous for? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by NateNate60@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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In the United States, I'd probably name Oregon City, the famous end of the Oregon Trail and the first city founded west of the Rocky Mountains during the pioneer era. Its population is only 37,000.

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[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 27 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Paris. It's also a city in Texas.

[–] earlgrey0@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I see you and raise, Las Vegas, NM.

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Cairo, IL (Population 1,505)

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Pronounced kæro (K air o)

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Pronounced kæro (K air o)

Comically, in Latin the æ would be pronounced with a sound like “ai” in “aisle,” so kæro would be pretty much the same as how you would expect to say Cairo.

(Fun fact, in Latin “Caesar” is pronounced very similarly to “Kaiser,” and is where the word “Kaiser” comes from.)

[–] JoeDyrt57@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

I’ve always heard it pronounced “Kay-roe”. 🤷

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 4 points 4 days ago

https://blog.txfb-ins.com/texas-travel/european-cities-in-texas/ someone has mapped out the "European" Texas road trip.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Hmmm

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

We also have a Paris in Ontario in Canada .... nice place next to the water and it even has the Eiffel Tower (painted as a mural on a storefront)

[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 days ago

On that note, Paris, Texas is a great movie.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 points 4 days ago

Did anyone fix the roof in the one house in London, Tx yet?