Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 08:01     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Anonymous wrote:In Victorian England it was a thing to change your name if it had the affix "cock." Fortunately we don't live in Victorian England.

("Cock" comes from the 13th century English word for a young man, which was added to a name to denote the son of. Hancock is shortened from Johan-cock, Old English for Johnson.)


Johnson, you say?

Titter….
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 05:26     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Anonymous wrote:Hancock is the street name.


There are other houses. Don’t buy this one. You’ll have to deal with the address for years.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 04:54     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Anonymous wrote:Where I come from there was a Sodom Road.


My parents live in a town with a “Broomrape” Circle or Court. I was appalled when I saw it and my parents thought I being histrionic claiming it’s just a flower. 😳
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 04:42     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
I used to live on Pussy Willow street. As a vaginal enthusiast the name didn’t bother me, but my advice is to just deal with it regardless if it is a good house.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 03:13     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Anonymous wrote:In Victorian England it was a thing to change your name if it had the affix "cock." Fortunately we don't live in Victorian England.

("Cock" comes from the 13th century English word for a young man, which was added to a name to denote the son of. Hancock is shortened from Johan-cock, Old English for Johnson.)


Good point, wouldn’t buy a house on Johnson.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 02:45     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name

I’m a literate immigrant from Europe and none of this bothers me. My home country has a few “interesting” place names.

Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 01:55     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Anonymous wrote:Why? Because Im not a dunce and know who John Hancock was? Honestly, people are so ignorant. To be shocked by a common and also quite famous name. What’s that Tube stop in London? Cock Fosters?


Seriously, OP should be tremendously embarrassed. This is like an American moving to India and making fun of the name Hardik or Dikshit.

Like, okay, you or your family are hayseeds / hicks / rubes / rednecks / yokels / sheltered idiots (or, if you’re Indian, ganwaar). That’s unfortunate, so why brag about it? Instead, why not try to educate yourself /your family? Don’t come on here and ask Americans what to do about your family’s shameful stupidity.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 23:50     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Anonymous wrote:Hancock isn’t bad.

How about these real life examples?

Morning Wood Drive
Temporary Road
Backlick Road
Gallows Road
Popes Head Road

Then there are the awful themed-named streets: Barristers/Statute/Counsellor/Sheriff/Decree

Butter Churn/Conestoga/Wagon Wheel

Symphony/Cymbal/Concerto


I grew up on Dirt Road.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 23:35     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Why? Because Im not a dunce and know who John Hancock was? Honestly, people are so ignorant. To be shocked by a common and also quite famous name. What’s that Tube stop in London? Cock Fosters?
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 23:25     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Anonymous wrote:I went to Gayhead Elementary.

I think Hancock is fine! Your parents sound illiterate. What country are they from?

My family is Indian, by the way. Dont make it seem like all immigrants are ignorant prudes.

Now, Regina, Canada is kind of funny.

Also im sure there’s a Cocks Swallow road somewhere.



PP sounds full of herself.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 23:22     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Here’s hoping your kids don’t go to univ South Carolina- the gamecocks!
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 23:19     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Not to mention a cock is also a rooster. It’s not like it’s bigdick lane!
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 23:19     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What? Because it has “cock” in the name? Are your parents 9-year-olds?


They aren’t western. You’d never have a street address like this where I am from.


Hancock is really not a big deal at all. It's a name of a very famous and historically relevant American. It's like naming a street Washington, Franklin, or similar. Tell them that they don't fully understand the language. There's even a very large insurance company called - John Hancock. Actually, I don't even understand why you would need to explain a street name that is neither vulgar nor inappropriate to your non-English speaking parents. If you're an adult, I would imagine that you're free to make decisions without your parents regarding what is likely your biggest financial investment. This is such a strange post. Tell them to read a book.
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 23:19     Subject: I love the house but don't love the street name
Anonymous wrote:I went to Gayhead Elementary.

I think Hancock is fine! Your parents sound illiterate. What country are they from?

My family is Indian, by the way. Dont make it seem like all immigrants are ignorant prudes.

Now, Regina, Canada is kind of funny.

Also im sure there’s a Cocks Swallow road somewhere.



Because it rhymes with vagina? Confused 😐
Anonymous
Post 10/12/2021 23:18     Subject: Re:I love the house but don't love the street name
Oh ffs it's a well known name from the constitution, financial institution, you name it!