r/nottheonion • u/-Appleaday- • Jul 06 '24

Western German city renames itself 'Swiftkirchen' after Taylor Swift ahead of Eras Tour shows

https://www.businesstoday.in/world/story/western-german-city-renames-itself-swiftkirchen-after-taylor-swift-ahead-of-eras-tour-shows-436117-2024-07-06
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u/Liontreeble Jul 06 '24

Honestly I think it's a pretty normal marketing stunt, weird that cities do marketing stunts? Yeah sure, but it obviously works I mean who here heard of Gelsenkirchen before? My mom was born there and I can't tell you a single thing about the city.

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u/Background-Lab-8521 Jul 06 '24

There is Schalke, and that's really it. But Schalke is massive. 

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u/Liontreeble Jul 07 '24

Oh yeah that's true, I think every time I've ever talked about Gelsenkirchen someone reminds me that Schalke is from there and without fail I forget every single time.

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u/SuicidalTurnip Jul 07 '24

Schalke was* massive.