I remember visiting Tbilisi in the early 2010s as a volunteer English teacher and being greeted with this stupid sign as we left the airport.

What other out of place, inappropriate, boot-licking or jusr plain dumb American or other Anglo landmarks come to mind for you?

[especially when they replace the much cooler names given by the indigenous/native peoples of the area]

    • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      Have you ever been to Chiatura, the city of cable cars?

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      (yes I know there has been an upgrade in recent years but the rusty old cars look so much cooler)

      • thetaT [none/use name]
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        2 days ago

        i haven't, and i'd love to go, but i don't really have a way to justify a trip just for some cable cars. it's a mining town, so there isn't anything else interesting about chiatura. i still want to visit someday though

    • BGDelirium [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      Gamarjoba!

      I spent nine months in a small village near Signaghi and would love to visit Saqartvelo again someday.

      My main barrier to this would be protecting my family against COVID.

      How are things going with masking, vaccinations, measures to reduce transmission and the general public's feelings over the past few years since 2020?

      • thetaT [none/use name]
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        2 days ago

        most people are vaccinated against COVID, although you won't see anyone wear a mask unless they're also sick