Originally Posted by aquamarinesteph

This is a great thread!

We flew into Dublin once and were headed to Drogheda. Now clearly I mangled the pronunciation to the cab driver who stared at me as if I must have two heads. So I pulled out something and pointed to where I needed to go. (Yes, it was a costly cab ride, but that's an entirely different story.)

Long story short - the entire three days we were in Drogheda, I kept asking - as the American - and how DO you pronounce the name of the city? I swear, no two people ever gave me the same pronunciation.

So heads up if you ever come to Nashville and need to go to Lafayette Street. While we honor the French general Lafayette, the street in Nashville is pronounced L' FAY - ette.

And back to flying first class/business class. I generally point (politely, I hope) and smile. It makes my life so much easier when I know that I can't pronounce something to someone else's satisfaction.