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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 3:01 AM
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Which towns come to mind with common names?

There are many town names that are found in many states or provinces or countries. When you hear or see these names, which do you think of? It is interesting to see which names evoke different places, based on location or personal experiences.

For instance, when I hear "Newport", I think of the one in Delaware, since I live in Delaware, rather than the one in Rhode Island or in another state.

What comes to mind with these names?

Salem
Springfield
Middletown
Burlington
Portland
York
Madison
Newark
Kingston
Charleston
Amherst
Greenville
Lancaster
Wilmington
San Jose
Columbus
Lexington
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 3:09 AM
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Portland, Oregon
Kingston, Ontario
Charleston, West Virginia
San Jose, Costa Rica
Columbus, Ohio
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 3:12 AM
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For me:

Salem, Oregon
Springfield, Illinois
Middletown, Delaware
Burlington, Vermont
Portland, Oregon
York, Pennsylvania
Madison, Wisconsin
Newark, Delaware
Kingston, Jamaica
Charleston, South Carolina
Amherst, New York
Greenville, Delaware
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Wilmington, Delaware
San Jose, Costa Rica
Columbus, Ohio
Lexington, Kentucky
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 3:28 AM
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Salem, Massachusetts
Burlington, Vermont
Portland, Maine
Madison, Wisconsin
Newark, New Jersey
Charleston, South Carolina
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
San Jose, California
Columbus, Ohio
Lexington, Kentucky
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 5:40 AM
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Paris, Texas ---> Paris, France
Beverly Hills, Texas ---> Beverly Hills, California
Melbourne, Florida --> Melbourne Australia
Springfield, NJ ---> Springfield, Illinois ---> Springfield (Simpsons)
Moscow, Mother Russia ---> Moscow Kansas () ... cow...
Naples, Florida ---> Naples, italy
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 6:47 AM
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The original Salem, the one in Massachusetts
The original Springfield, the one in Massachusetts
The original Middletown, the one in Connecticut
The original Burlington, the one in Massachusetts
The original Portland, the one in Maine
The original York, the one in Maine
Madison, the one in Wisconsin
Newark, the one with New York's best airport
The original Kingston, the one in Massachusetts
Charleston, the one in South Carolina
The original Amherst, the one with ZooMass
Greenville, the one in South Carolina
The original Lancaster, the one in Massachusetts
The original Wilmington, the one in Delaware
San Jose, the one where Joe Thorton wasted most of his career
Columbus, the one in Ohio
The original Lexington, the one in Massachusetts
The original Newport, the one with endlessly-flowing Del's

("original" for the US)
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For me:

Salem, MA
Springfield, IL
Middletown, CT
Burlington, VT
Portland, OR
York (I don’t know where this is)
Madison, WI
Newark, NJ
Kingston (I don’t know where this is)
Charleston, SC
Amherst, MA
Greenville (I don’t know where this is)
Lancaster, PA
Wilmington, DE
San Jose, CA
Columbus, OH
Lexington, KY
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 10:23 AM
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São José / San Jose.

There are two big São José in São Paulo state, far apart from each other, and with completely different characters: one industrial, home of Embraer, 700k inh. and other an wealthy service and agrobusiness based economy, 480k inh., “São José dos Campos” and ”São José do Rio Preto”, respectively. On informal chats, people call them “São José” and “Rio Preto”, so it’s not that confusing.

And in Spanish, we have San Jose, California and San Jose, Costa Rica’s capital. The former, with a much higher profile.
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Yuri, within Brazil there must be dozens of other São José cities, such a common name. São José dos Pinhais is another that comes to mind, near Curitiba. I think there's a São José next to Florianópolis, too.
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Salem - Oregon (state capital)
Springfield - Illinois (state capital)
Middletown - ?
Burlington - Vermont
Portland - Oregon
York - England
Madison - Wisconsin (state capital)
Newark - New Jersey
Kingston - Ontario
Charleston - South Carolina
Amherst - Massachusetts
Greenville - South Carolina
Lancaster - Pennsylvania
Wilmington - Delaware
San Jose - California
Columbus - Ohio (state capital)
Lexington - Kentucky
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 1:51 PM
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Salem Massachusets
Springfield Massachusets
Middletown New Jersey
Burlington Vermont
Portland Maine
York England
Madison Wisconsin
Newark New Jersey
Kingston Ontario
Charleston South Carolina
Amherst Nova Scotia
Greenville (no immediate idea)
Lancaster Pennsylvania
Wilmington Delaware
San Jose Costa Rica
Columbus Ohio
Lexington Kentucky
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 1:57 PM
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Yuri, within Brazil there must be dozens of other São José cities, such a common name. São José dos Pinhais is another that comes to mind, near Curitiba. I think there's a São José next to Florianópolis, too.
Yes, there are those too, but both are suburbs and therefore a bit forgetable.

In fact, there are a 3rd São José (do Rio Pardo) in São Paulo state, but much smaller (60k inh.).
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 2:43 PM
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There are many town names that are found in many states or provinces or countries. When you hear or see these names, which do you think of? It is interesting to see which names evoke different places, based on location or personal experiences.

For instance, when I hear "Newport", I think of the one in Delaware, since I live in Delaware, rather than the one in Rhode Island or in another state.

What comes to mind with these names?

Salem
Springfield
Middletown
Burlington
Portland
York
Madison
Newark
Kingston
Charleston
Amherst
Greenville
Lancaster
Wilmington
San Jose
Columbus
Lexington
Salem, MA
Springfield, IL/MA (depends on my mood)
Burlington Coat Factory
Portland, OR
York, England
Madison, WI
Newark, NJ
Charleston, SC (but I've been to both the one in SC and WV)
Amherst, OH (because I know someone from there)
Greenville, SC
Lancaster, PA
Wilmington, DE
San Jose, CA
Columbus, OH
Lexington, KY

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São José / San Jose.

There are two big São José in São Paulo state, far apart from each other, and with completely different characters: one industrial, home of Embraer, 700k inh. and other an wealthy service and agrobusiness based economy, 480k inh., “São José dos Campos” and ”São José do Rio Preto”, respectively. On informal chats, people call them “São José” and “Rio Preto”, so it’s not that confusing.

And in Spanish, we have San Jose, California and San Jose, Costa Rica’s capital. The former, with a much higher profile.
A little off topic, but I also think about the places with the same names but in different languages:

Columbia (U.S.)/Colombia/British Columbia (Canada)
Victoria, BC (Canada) /Vitoria, ES (Brazil)
São Paulo, SP (Brazil) /St. Paul, MN (U.S.)
San Jose, CA (US) /St. Joseph, MI (U.S.)/São Jose (Brazil)
Bethlehem, PA (U.S.)/Belem, Portugal/Belen, NM (U.S.)
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 3:16 PM
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Newark, the one with New York's best airport


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What comes to mind:

Salem - cigarettes
Springfield - basketball hall of fame
Middletown - nothing
Burlington - coat factory
Portland - really annoying white people
York - peppermint patties
Madison - Wisconsin
Newark - poop
Kingston - Trenchtown Rock
Charleston - South Carolina
Amherst - shitty sprawl suburb of Buffalo
Greenville - South Carolina
Lancaster - Pennsylvania
Wilmington - small time mafia
San Jose - Indian computer engineers
Columbus - surprisingly kinda cool Ohio capital
Lexington - UK basketball
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 3:54 PM
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Hamilton
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Salem Oregon
Springfield Ohio
Middletown Ohio
Portland Oregon
Madison Wisconsin
Newark New Jersey
Kingston Jamaica
Charleston West Virginia
Lancaster Pennsylvania
Wilmington Ohio
San Jose California
Columbus Ohio
Lexington Kentucky
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The original York, the one in Maine
York, England?
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Old Posted May 22, 2020, 4:21 PM
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Salem, Massachusetts
Springfield, Illinois
Middletown, ?
Burlington, Ontario
Portland, Oregon and Maine (I used to vacation in Maine back in the 70s-80s)
York, England, Toronto (Ontario)
Madison, Wisconsin
Newark, New Jersey
Kingston, Ontario, Jamaica
Charleston, South Carolina
Amherst, Nova Scotia
Greenville, South Carolina
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Wilmington, Delaware
San Jose, California
Columbus, Ohio
Lexington, Kentucky
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