Ones that come to mind for me are Vegas, Toronto, Paris

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      Wait what? There is a Cœur D’Alene in Idaho?

      Now I’m curious and wonder how you guys try to pronounce that very French name (with a strong R at the end of cœur)

      Edit: I watched some videos and most of the people seemed to say “core da lane” with a different emphasis on lane. And one fella saying “coor d’alane”

      In French it’s Coeur like beurre, and Alène like À laine. Anyway, it’s cool to have a place named “heart of” something

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        I’m from the south so I dunno if this is true for locals there, but I say it almost like the beer coors light without the -s so “coo-ER de lean”? I think, it’s had to type that one out how I say it… and now I’ve said it too many times to remember how I normally say it

      • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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        Coeur like beurre

        Since I’m not sure how many anglophones know how to pronounce beurre, it sounds like “bear” but the r sound is made with the uvula and rolls off into the distance.

        I was speaking with a friend yesterday who had no idea French had a guttural R, so I don’t think it’s common knowledge. The œ also trips them up

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        The Idaho panhandle has a reputation for being full of racists. It was home to the aryan nations neo-nazi compound until the year 2000. The neo-nazi scene has become a bit more scattered since then, but there are still more than a dozen hate groups operating in the area.

        That said, it’s important to note that most of the people who live there are not neo-nazis and are proud to oppose them.

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        The scenery is wonderful but the locals give me a “we don’t take too kindly to your kind around here vibe” where “your kind” essentially means any outsiders but has a lot of other potential implications depending on what about you brought on that conclusion in their minds

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          Sure, but it’s easy to enjoy the scenery and not interact much with the people. The environment itself gives great vibes, not creepy ones.

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            The top post in this thread specifically calls out Salt Lake City as being gorgeous but the Mormons ruined it with their bad vibes? Why doesn’t that apply to Idaho?