Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogoch

[Chad]

On a beautiful summer's day, two English tourists were driving through Wales .

At Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogoch
they stopped for lunch, and one of the tourists asked the waitress,
'Before we order, I wonder if you could settle an argument for us.

Can you pronounce where we are very, very slowly?'.................






The girl leaned over and said, 'Burr...gurr....king'

[Leman]

I think you might have one too many letters in there.

[Ithoriel]

I think you might have one too many letters in there.

Actually I think it's short two letters - when I was studying in Aberystwyth the local staff took great delight in trying to teach the students how to pronounce LlanfairPG and I was taught that it was spelled:

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyllllantysiliogogogoch

[Leman]

Not sure about that y before llll as it changes the pronunciation of the w - wll is quite different from wyll.

[Chad]

Ok. Thought you meant Burger King! 

[Ithoriel]

Looks like both of us were right in our own way DP

[O Dinas Powys]

Looks like both of us were right in our own way DP

Group hug 

Cymru am byth 

[Leman]

Looks like both of us were right in our own way DP

Yes, I too forgot about the mutation after Llan - unforgivable coming from Llandudno (Parish of St.Tudno)

[SV52]

Google before posting in future perhaps chaps 

[Ithoriel]

Google before posting in future perhaps chaps 

pft - where's the fun in that 

[FierceKitty]

I actually live in Krungthepmahanakhon Amornrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharat Ratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amornphiman Awa-tarnsatthit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit. We can teach the Taffs a thing or two.

[Kiwidave]

And there's this one as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu

[fsn]

I actually live in Krungthepmahanakhon Amornrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharat Ratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amornphiman Awa-tarnsatthit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit. We can teach the Taffs a thing or two.

Blimey! How wide are your envelopes?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

 
But what does it mean Fierce Kitty?

[Hertsblue]

I actually live in Krungthepmahanakhon Amornrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharat Ratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amornphiman Awa-tarnsatthit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit. We can teach the Taffs a thing or two.

But commonly known as "Yuk". 

[Hertsblue]

All these names are a) in a foreign language, and b) are actually descriptions of where the places are located. So, on that basis I could rename the town where I live as:

Thesmalldormitorytowninthemiddleofnowehere closebytheM25atthejunctionoftheA10oneithersideoftheroadtoCambridgewiththehugeTesco nearthegiantprintingworksofRupertMurdoch thatblightsourcountrysideformilesaround andcausestrafficjamstwiceadayonabusyroadwheneveryoneistryingtogettoworkorhome.... and so on. Translate that into Sanskrit and off we go.

Couldn't I?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Yes.
But please don't, could you imagine the sat nav...

Or this:
http://youtu.be/ACMcjbmniC8

Just cannot get links to work from t'ipad!

[FierceKitty]

But what does it mean Fierce Kitty?

Not a place description.
It means "The Capital City of Angels, The Residence of The Emerald Buddha, The Great City Impregnable, The Gracefulness of the city is steadfast and thriving, The Grand Capital which is abundant with The Nine Noble Gems, it is a Pleasant Capital, The City is abounding with the enormous Royal Palaces that resemble the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated God, Home of the Gods Incarnate, which was Erected by Vishnu at Indra's Orders".

Not surprisingly, "Krung Thep" to locals (= Los Angeles), and "Bangkok" to foreigners, though that's like calling London "Westminster" or New York "Manhattan".

[O Dinas Powys]

All these names are a) in a foreign language

ALL foreign?!

[O Dinas Powys]

Not a place description.
It means "The Capital City of Angels, The Residence of The Emerald Buddha, The Great City Impregnable, The Gracefulness of the city is steadfast and thriving, The Grand Capital which is abundant with The Nine Noble Gems, it is a Pleasant Capital, The City is abounding with the enormous Royal Palaces that resemble the heavenly abode where reigns the reincarnated God, Home of the Gods Incarnate, which was Erected by Vishnu at Indra's Orders".

Not surprisingly, "Krung Thep" to locals (= Los Angeles), and "Bangkok" to foreigners, though that's like calling London "Westminster" or New York "Manhattan".

Sounds like they're overcompensating for something?!