r/geography • u/True_Antelope8860 • 2d ago

Whats the place you refer to when something is very very far Discussion

5.3k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

View all comments

Show parent comments

41

u/OneRegular378 2d ago

We also have 'Buxtehude'

20

u/Winnetou1842 2d ago

And Wallachia.

18

u/Dwight-K-Schrute-3 2d ago

Don‘t forget Meppen

2

u/LollymitBart 1d ago

Meppen-Süd.

7

u/WikivomNeckar Physical Geography 2d ago

BUXTEHUDE? Been living in Germany for over 2,5 years, never heard of that!

7

u/Nutshell_Blowup 2d ago

Funny thing is, for me it was the same until I moved to Hamburg and learned, that you can get there by using the metro. Suddenly not far away anymore.

1

u/WikivomNeckar Physical Geography 2d ago

Yes, an friend of mine used to live there! I was very surprised to hear Buxtehude in this context, I mean I know Hamburg Metropolitan area pretty good😂

2

u/robtherunner69 1d ago

But certainly not Bielefeld

1

u/TonyR600 1d ago

I always thought it was an East German thing. People around Dresden say it all the time.

1

u/DaddyCatALSO 1d ago

I only knew it as person's last name!

2

u/happy_salad 1d ago

I always use this without knowing it's a real place. I was shook when I found out it's a real place.

2

u/PoloTheGeek 1d ago

'Hintertupfingen', anyone?

1

u/S-Budget91 1d ago

we say that, too, in austria. but i think its more because it sounds kind of funny

1

u/matthewsmugmanager 1d ago

Is that an actual place? I only know the name of the composer.

1

u/Axlman9000 1d ago

Buxtehude is a town near hamburg

1

u/matthewsmugmanager 1d ago

Thank you. I learned something today!

1

u/ModernationFTW 1d ago

My Dad always said, “Buxtehude, wo die Hunde mit Swanz bellen” (…where the dogs bark with their tails). I never really understood that last part.