Why are some public houses in scotland called Gothenburgs?
maybe it goes back to when areas of scotland traded with gothenburg
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maybe it goes back to when areas of scotland traded with gothenburg
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I’m Scottish and I’ve never heard of them being referred to as Gothenburgs before.
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It goes back to when Scotland had extensive trading links with Sweden.
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http://www.prestoungrange.org/gothenburg/html/goteborg/real_goteborg.html
Nope – Scottish too and never heard of this one either
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These public houses were normally placed in the worst parts of scotland – the really poor and disgusting parts – Gothenburg translates as ’slum dwellings’ in old Norse
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Encylopedia britannica