Aotearoa / New Zealand @lemmy.nz z2k_ @lemmy.nz 1 yr. ago

Homeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too long

i.stuff.co.nz Homeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too long

It might be the traditional Māori name for the location but it's too long and impractical, say residents of a new Whakatāne subdivision.

I guess they didn’t want people to end up calling it P Road

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What a farken mouthful, bugger trying to say that when you need to call an ambulance.
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  Also like let's be real, people are gonna either come up with a snappier name or just keep using the old one
  
  Fuck off, Hexbear troll.
  
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  You assholes constantly show up where you're not wanted, post the most inflammatory takes possible, accuse everyone who disagrees with you of racism, and generally engage in bad faith.
  
  Take the hint and fuck off.
  
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  That is a bad faith argument when you need to learn it in order to call for help. Kinda leaving out some details.
  
  Besides, you fuckers just absolutely flood every thread you show up in.
  
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  Would you want to spell that out every time you give your address?
  
  I have to spell my street name 50% of the time, and it's a perfectly normal English word. The last place I lived had a slightly unusual English word name, and I had to spell it 90% of the time.
  
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  Why are you incapable of learning it though? Is there something special about you?
  
  when you need to learn it in order to call for help.
  
  Is that the purpose of street names? Don't think so
  
  How can you tell emergency services where you are otherwise?
  
  Do you understand what a street name is?
  
  Lol. You're just reaching for that situation because it's the only possible problem, and even then it's not likely to cause one.
  
  You didn't answer the question.
  
  You're getting yourself worked up over Papakangahorohoro Road. Take a chill pill!
  
  Papakangahorohoro doesn't even look or sound hard. If you want hard, try wrapping your head around figuring out how to pronounce Welsh - Who are the real British people, and not those savage Germans calling themselves "English" -
  
  For example, imagine your touring the village of Llanhyfryddawelllehynafolybarcudprindanfygythiadtrienusyrhafnauole and decided you wanted to catch a train to Liverpool but on your way there you accidentally take the wrong train and end up in Fairbourne at Gorsafawddachaidraigodanheddogleddollonpenrhynareurdraethceredigion rail station. Makes for a great photo opportunity at least.
  
  Dude got mad when someone asked if he saw mary poppins. You can't make this shit up
- Even somebody like you could manage I bet.

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