Texas has names for towns that are quite international, like Paris, Athens, Rome, etc. My family had just moved from the Mediterranean area, where my Dad was stationed with the Air Force, to a base in central Texas. On my first day of junior high there, the principal took me to the homeroom class. He introduced me to the teacher and class with a nice Texan drawl: "Students, we have a new student he-ah, come all the way from Tuh'key!" I was quite taken aback when the teacher responded, "Turkey, Texas! Why, I have relatives there!"