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New York —> new Amsterdam —> Amsterdam (Netherlands)
17 0 ReplyEven old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can't say. People just liked it better that way!
22 0 ReplySo take me back to Constantinople
5 0 ReplyNo you can't go back to Constantinople.
5 0 ReplyBeen a long time gone, Constantinople
6 0 ReplyOr Instanbul
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I have a friend who has a house fairly close to New York City that was built by the Dutch. Just a fun fact.
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To second this, Harlem the neighbourhood in New York originates from Haarlem, an actual city near Amsterdam.
5 0 ReplyBut new Amsterdam is gin.
3 0 ReplyWhat a waste. To think we could have had a new war of the roses if the New Lancastrians hadn’t ducked out.
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