Green Notebook from Sotteville-lès-Rouen
I am sure this cannot be true but the word “sotte” in French means stupid and so a place called Sotteville-lès-Rouen is presumably a place where stupid people live – or have lived in the past. Place names tend to be very old, except for airports which are usually named after politicians, presumably because they … Continue reading Green Notebook from Sotteville-lès-Rouen →
I am sure this cannot be true but the word “sotte” in French means stupid and so a place called Sotteville-lès-Rouen is presumably a place where stupid people live – or have lived in the past. Place names tend to be very old, except for airports which are usually named after politicians, presumably because they … Continue reading Green Notebook from Sotteville-lès-Rouen →
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