Pickles Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 http://www.midilibre.fr/2012/08/28/fourtou-conas-droles-de-noms-de-communes,554017.phpThe usual suspects are there, along with a good many more contributed in the comments beneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 There is P u s s y, in the Savoie. If place names are bad enough, there are even worse nom de famille in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 What's funny for the French, isn't of course necessarily so for us.Mejannes-le-Clap always makes my sons chuckle, as does the surname Ponce of one of our neighbours.There's also a gentleman by the name of Prat, who successfully (I think) fought the recent local elections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Your sons would appreciate Pratts Bottom in kent then!Still makes me laugh as does the village of Pis not far from me [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keni Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 We have near us on a road to Javerlac a Pys and Ars one after the other! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Am I right in remembering that there is a place south of Paris which translates (politely) as Toilet in the Woods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Not for the easily offended:Please please tell me that the two towns in question are twinned [8-|]I had friends in Kissing so been there but got no further [:D][:D][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Modesty prevents me from posting the name but there is a certain metro station in the City of Brussels that has a rather unfortunate name [:(] It is the only station in the metro network where all four lines (1,2,5,6) meet.A rather juvenile Chancer found it hilarious, not a lot has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pommier Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 That'd be Gare de l'Ouest then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 What about first names that cross the Channel badly? My young son says a British friend of his called Connor has a difficult time here in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 'Peter' is another that doesn't cross the channel well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judie Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 And my maiden name - Pedder - is a definite no-no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Few weird names around here too - Mafart for a surname always makes me chuckle. Forget driving school in town and of course the addresses with a lot of Prats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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