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JR Hokkaido train driver in trouble for reading book about trains on stopped train (soranews24.com)

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[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 5 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

This here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_kuri_squash is a "Hokkaido Kürbis" in German.

The headline confused me so much.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world -2 points 4 hours ago

Do you also get confused by the existence of New England (New England Clam Chowder), Hamburg (Hamburger or Hamburg Steak), Frankfurt (Frankfurter), or Worcestershire (Worchestershire Sauce)?

Like, I understand what you're saying, but it's so incredibly silly if you think about it for more than a moment.

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