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A Twitter account that makes humorous cards had fun with the name of the city of Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) and its English translation. (© MI / Actu Nice and @TerribleMaps)
Those who have some basic knowledge in English know that the name of our beautiful town in the Alpes-Maritimes ” Nice Can also be translated as “nice”.
The English-speaking humorous account ” terrible maps »Who spends his time at publish unusual maps, often incredible, had fun with a map of France showing where the nice people are in France. It is also a way of playing with the idea that the French are not the most welcoming.
“Nice people” in Nice only
Only Nice is therefore in red with the mention “nice people”, the remainder being in blue “not nice peope”.
The card received more than 15,000 “likes” on Twitter and over 8,500 on Instagram.
Other translatable cities
English speakers had fun in other cities that may mean other words in their language like Toulouse (too loose: to lose) or Rennes (rain: rain).
A menu that should still appeal to the people of Nice …
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