Cornwall is where?

TJ-RV · 06-02-2008, 03:35 AM

We crossed the Confederation Bridge, a 12.9 km structure, to Prince Edward Island in the Maritime provinces of eastern Canada. Driving around PEI we came across this town with a familiar name. We just had to stop and ask if they had clotted cream or Cornish pasties, but were met with blank stares, the 'deer in the headlights' look.

I get my Cornish Pasties from Nevada City, where our daughter lives, in the Sierra foothills. During the '49 gold rush, lots of Cornish tin miners landed in Nevada City to work the gold mines. The Cornish pastie recipe came across the Atlantic.

Papa Smurf · 06-02-2008, 03:53 AM

I suppose it's fair.

I regularly drive through Pennsylvania, north of Bath on the A46

Lindy-C · 06-02-2008, 07:38 AM

And don't forget Hollywood...........just outside Birmingham

ruffingitsmoothly · 06-02-2008, 08:22 AM

Also Woodstock just out from Oxford

Regards Pat

TJ-RV · 06-02-2008, 09:00 AM

Clotted cream and Cornish pasties in Bath or Oxford

Travel the eastern U.S. and you'll see lots of familiar names of towns, presumably brought over with folks from the old country. Seeing a town named Cornwall on PEI somehow got my attention, but the local storekeepers didn't seem to know about Cornwall in the UK.

I find it interesting to hear how some of the names are pronounced, especially the Welsh names.

ksebruce · 06-02-2008, 09:08 AM

Or Washington in the North East.

ruffingitsmoothly · 06-02-2008, 09:18 AM

Birmingham in the mids

American Dream · 06-02-2008, 09:19 AM

Norton DISNEY in Lincolnshire. Also BOSTON. and of course LINCOLN.

Oh I forgot NEW YORK Lincolnshire.

I believe there is a place in Illinois called Lincolnshire.

Village of Lincolnshire, Illinois

New York, Lincolnshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oh And Newark New Jersey and Delaware.
Wonder if we've got a Route 66 over here.

ruffingitsmoothly · 06-02-2008, 09:31 AM

Then there is Hampshire -(New)

Lindy-C · 06-02-2008, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJ-RV

Seeing a town named Cornwall on PEI somehow got my attention, but the local storekeepers didn't seem to know about Cornwall in the UK.

I find it interesting to hear how some of the names are pronounced, especially the Welsh names.

You'd be amazed (or probably won't

) how many times I have spoken to Americans who don't even know where England is...... "What State is that in?" is a common response

Many seem to think that the world ends where the East & West coastlines meet the oceans

I was in a bank in Carlsbad a while ago, wading through the mountain of forms to open a bank account. When it came to the address details, I gave our County of residence as Gloucestershire ...... the clerk pondered long and hard with a look of amazement on her face "Glow-ches-ter-shyre ? " she said ...... "well, its actually pronounced Glos-ter-sheer" I replied. Several minutes followed as she tried to get her head round the fact that its not spoken as spelled.......in the end we settled for "Glos".

We don't do pasties as good as Cornwall do, but the cheese is very nice