Comment by lb1lf
5 years ago
In Norway, we've got a place called Hell; you pass through it on the way from the town of Trondheim to its airport.
A friend of mine was born in a place called Time on the southwest coast, and quips after just about every flight that he was born in Time and had to go through Hell to get wherever he's at.
Oh, and as a special treat for the Germans reading this - a former colleague's last name was Ficken. He did not enjoy checking into hotels in Germany.
The sign at Hell train station says "Hell Gods-expedition" (which is a slightly old Norwegian spelling meaning something like "Hell - Goods reception").
Hell is also the word for a blonde beer and there is a beer named like this after the town:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking_Hell
There was also the case of a guy with the last name Hell (which means "bright" in German). He wanted to be part of a church in the US and they denied him
At least the Finns are routinely turning this to their advantage. When there is an international (tech) conference in Helsinki, those flying in to the capital may be greeted with a sponsored banner:
Welcome to HEL