Gharib
I want Khilafah back
i know, but i just though i'd use that.
and yes many native names do sound weird, but how weird would Cut N Shoot sound to them.
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Where have you lived.
- Thread starter Trey of Diamonds
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i know, but i just though i'd use that.
and yes many native names do sound weird, but how weird would Cut N Shoot sound to them.
Gharib
I want Khilafah back
i'd like to ask something too,
what does the name 'NEW YORK' mean, i know what 'NEW' is, but what is 'YORK'
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Gharib
I want Khilafah back
i meant about the name of NEW YORK, in the US not GB.
what does it mean, does it even have a meaning or it just rhymes so they used it. does it have a story behind it?
The New York region was originally settled by the Dutch, eselam, and was called Nieuw Nederland. Its principle harbour was Nieuw Amsterdam.
In August of 1664, in one of the most remarkable examples of "gunboat diplomacy" in history, four English frigates sailed into Nieuw Amsterdam harbour and calmly announced that they would reduce the city to rubble if the Dutch didn't hand the city over. Nieuw Amsterdam was a trading city. International commerce was it's sole raison d'etre. The city fathers, perhaps wisely, decided it would make little difference to their pocketbooks what colour flag waved above city hall, and promptly capitulated.
The English decided the town would be better named after York than Amsterdam, and changed the name. English-Dutch influence went back and forth over the next century, but, as you can see from the map, "New York" stuck.
And that's how NY came to be, O best beloved....
dawny0826
Mother Heathen
dawny0826
Mother Heathen
Yeah, it does get hot and muggy on the coast but we usually enjoy four seasons, which is nice. I've always enjoyed my trips to Maryland.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Sigh... think, son. Think. That is where New York got it's name. York is the "old" York, while New York is the new one. The new city was named after the old one. There are a lot of places in America with "New" as part of their name that were named after older places elsewhere.
dawny0826
Mother Heathen
Gharib
I want Khilafah back
d'you get to eat plenty of oranges?
Buttons*
Glass half Panda'd
I think it's just the ones we've lived in... since it's called "where have you lived." I could make a huge list of the places I've been
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
I lived in Joplin, Missori where I was born for a few months, then moved to Indiana and have had four or five homes in 22 years, in two different counties, but all of them in the same general area.
