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American town referenced as example of European place names transplanted to America, specifically in context of being able to drive from Troy to Birmingham in 2.5 hours.

Mentions (6)
"This isn't a gotcha or hot take I actually think it's quite sweet. What better way to demonstrate how well the US has amalgamated European cultures than driving from Troy to Birmingham in 2 hrs 30."
American place names are absolutely wild · u/Dr_Edward_Laurence_A · ↑182 · 2022-02-08
"Mid-2000s movie with manly but empathetic protagonist that has anachronistic modern liberal values to be more relatable to modern audiences."
Kingdom of Heaven. Braveheart. Troy. The Last Samurai. Gladiator. · u/3043812047389 · ↑84 · 2021-12-07
"Anyone else get the occasional hankering for big sword and sandal type movies? They don't seem to make them much anymore. Gladiator and Troy were formative for me."
I miss big sword and sandal movies · u/EJ881903 · ↑38 · 2023-03-30
"Better than Troy. Better than Atlantis."
Can't stop thinking about Carthage · u/aquitaine631 · ↑174 · 2021-06-19
"Mid-2000s movie with manly but empathetic protagonist that has anachronistic modern liberal values to be more relatable to modern audiences."
Kingdom of Heaven. Braveheart. Troy. The Last Samurai. Gladiator. · u/3043812047389 · ↑84 · 2021-12-07
"Gladiator and Troy were formative for me."
I miss big sword and sandal movies · u/EJ881903 · ↑38 · 2023-03-30
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