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Dirty-minded Brits left in stitches at ‘naughty’ name for UK coastal city
It’s safe to say that many of us Brits have a rather raunchy sense of humour.
And this part of the UK is the latest victim of this dirty-minded bunch.
Plymouth is home to distinctive narrow cobbled streets – and a park that has a bit of a rowdy reputation.
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It turns out this area of the port city isn’t just infamous for its sexual anti-social behaviour, but its equally X-rated name that goes with it.
Naughty Brits spotted the ‘welcome sign’ to the open public space of Plymouth Hoe – or commonly known as just ‘The Hoe’.
Despite the signage having some interesting information about the area, these cheeky Brits couldn’t help but sexualise the moniker of the place.
“You what mate?,” the ‘No Context Brits’ Twitter account joked in the caption.
After the “Welcome to Plymouth Hoe” placard was posted onto Twitter, many people were quick to relate it to the derogatory name for a prostitute.
One person giggled: “Thankfully there isn’t a comma.”
Another user added: “Don’t see her.”
While a third mocked: “And the next stop on the tour is, of course, the famous Plymouth sign, welcoming street walkers, lot lizards and a sundry of ‘ladies of the night’ to our fair town.”
Someone else sniggered: “It’s mental to think the Spanish Armada sailed there, probably thought that’s where the women were at.”
Meanwhile, a fifth said: “Harsh.”
And, this person cackled: “Hoe dare you!”
According to the Visit Plymouth website, the origin of Plymouth Hoe has nothing to do with the so-called ‘ladies of the night’.
Although it is not totally clear why Plymouth Hoe has its name, the website states: “The word ‘Hoe’ being derived from old English and appropriately meaning ‘high ground’.
“Popular legend has it that it was here, on July 20, 1588, that the Elizabethan Sea-Captain Sir Francis Drake was playing bowls when first news of sightings of the invading ‘Spanish Armada’ was brought to him.
“Thereupon Drake ostensibly signified his wish merely to continue his game of bowls undisturbed, a cool reaction fabled as an act of English heroism.
“In reality, however, Drake and his fellow captains probably knew full well that the wind and tide conditions at that particular moment precluded the English Fleet from putting to sea immediately from Plymouth!
“True or not, a substantial statue commemorating Drake and his circumnavigation of the Globe stands overlooking the Hoe, whilst the corridor of landscaped greensward behind sweeps down the the heart of the modern city where, it continues the association with Drake – as ‘Armada Way’.”
