Rude addresses: The funniest street names and silliest addresses from around the world

The funniest street names and silliest addresses from around the world

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The world’s cheekiest street names

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Who said that street signs need to be serious in order to be functional? Well, the authorities of these towns and cities around the world certainly threw out the rule book when it came to naming their roads! From ‘lost in translation’ mix-ups to historic passageways that probably should have been renamed, these amusing signs are sure to make you laugh out loud. Let’s take a road trip and discover the funniest (and rudest) places in the world…

This, That & The Other Street, Nova Scotia, Canada

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We can’t help but think the authorities in Halifax, Nova Scotia, gave up a little when they were naming their streets. The city is known for many things, from its beautiful scenery to its abundance of outdoor activities, but Halifax has also become famous for its rather ridiculous signage. As well as The Other Street and This Street, the city also boasts a That Street and a Little Jessus Lane. If that doesn’t make you smile, we don’t know what will!

Grope Lane, Shropshire, UK

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Grope Lane can be found in the quaint English town of Shrewsbury. Known for its historic Tudor centre and red-brick medieval castle, the town also happens to boast a few hilarious street names, including Grope Lane. Some say that the passageway was once a red light district, where ladies of the night would wait for gentlemen callers. Not the only funny street in the county, Shropshire is also home to Bogey Lane, Butts Road and Ice House Close.

Fabulous Texan Way, Arizona, USA

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Located in Sedona, Arizona, is one of the state’s best-named streets, Fabulous Texan Way. Yet this isn’t the only humourous place name in the city. Fabulous Texan Way happens to be close by to Gun Fury Road, Coffee Cup Drive, and Pony Solider Road. We think that whoever was in charge of street names in Sedona at the time, decided to have a little fun while on the job…

Ha-Ha Road, London, UK

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This road in Greenwich, London, is sure to tickle your fancy. The story behind the street name is sadly not as humourous as you might think, however. A Ha-Ha is just another word for a sunken ditch, although it’s still unclear whether the phrase was taken from the noise a person made when falling, or from those watching as someone tripped up.

Man Fuk Road, Hong Kong

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Often, street names can be amusing due to something being lost in translation, as this road sign in central Hong Kong shows. Located in the Ho Man Tin neighbourhood of the city, this amusing road is ironically located near the Ladies Market… 

Mad Dog Lane, Yorkshire, UK

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This road has a bit of an off-putting name. Located in the county of Yorkshire, UK, in a town called Hook, Mad Dog Lane doesn’t exactly feel welcoming. We can’t help but wonder what might have happened on this street, in order for it to have been given such an unusual moniker…

Boring, Oregon, USA

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Nothing to see here, move on! At least the residents of Boring have a sense of humour though, as captured in the sign by Flickr user Andy Nystrom, seeking out another hilarously obscure place to join forces with by pairing with Dull in Scotland. 

Bad Route Road, Montana, USA

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If you find yourself driving through Montana, USA, you may stumble upon Bad Route Road. While the street name doesn’t exactly fill us with confidence, it might not be quite as ominous as it initially appears. In fact, the street is most likely named after Bad Route Creek, an idyllic offshoot of the Yellowstone River, which runs through the state. Having said that, Bad Route Road was the scene of a still unsolved crime back in 1987, when the body of a road tripper was found at a rest stop.

Twatt, Scotland, UK

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On the mainland of the Orkney Islands in Scotland lies this small settlement of repute. Despite its petite size, it managed to earn a spot on the map of the world’s rudest place names, for fairly obvious reasons…

Smellies Lane, Dundee, UK

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Smellies Lane is one of several other Scottish streets to make the cut. The road can be found in the picturesque coastal city of Dundee, and rest assured, there’s nothing to indicate the area has an odour that lives up to the name.

Butt Street, Pennsylvania, USA

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America definitely has its fair share of ridiculous and hilarious street names. This gem can be found in the Columbia County of Benton, Pennsylvania. Imagine giving this as your address!

Break-Me-Neck Hill, Tasmania, Australia

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Australia’s English street and place names tend to be fairly modern, since Westerners renamed many of the areas populated by the Aboriginal people during the 1800s. Some of them happen to be a bit on the nose, however, much like this one in Tasmania. Rather cleverly, the sign warns drivers (and walkers), to watch out ahead.

Chicken Dinner Road, Idaho, USA

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Chicken Dinner Road is located in rural Canyon County in Idaho, USA. Earlier this year, the road name sparked criticism from animal rights organisation, PETA, who have protested to get the street name changed, branding it “distasteful”.

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate, York, UK

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Located in York, England, this is one street where its name is actually longer than the road. This song-sounding street is one of the smallest in the historic city, which has a plethora of silly names, including Goodramgate, Back Swinegate and The Shambles. In 1505, this street was known as Whitnourwhatnourgate, which translates to ‘what a street’!

Knightrider Street, London, UK

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Fans of David Hasselhoff’s popular ’80s crime-fighting TV show will rejoice at this funny street, located in central London. Just round the corner from St Paul’s Cathedral, the street used to be a lot longer in the 14th and 15th centuries, since it was used by knights on their way to jousting tournaments. A street in the city of Kent also shares this unforgettable moniker.

Bell End, Rowley Regis, UK

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Sometimes street names cause controversy… like in Rowley Regis, England, where residents of the unfortunately named Bell End (a rude word in Britain, not to be Googled at work!), have varying opinions on whether to change it to something less likely to elicit sniggers from passing motorists. An original petition to change the name to ‘something less silly’ gained 100 signatures, but it was swiftly followed by a counter petition, with 4,800 signatures, calling for the historic name to be retained.

Justin Bieber Way, Texas, USA

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This street in Forney, Texas, was named by a true Belieber. When 11-year-old Caroline Gonzalez won a competition to be mayor of her town for the day, she chose to use her power for, er, good, and renamed one of the streets after her favourite pop star.

Fanny Hands Lane, Lincolnshire, UK

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Fanny Hands Lane, in Ludford, Lincolnshire, was named Britain’s third rudest street in 2014 and some claim it’s affecting property prices. The story behind the name is rather sweet, and one example of how changing language has caused unintended amusement. It was named in the 19th century by John Hands, after his wife Frances – Fanny – Hands. Nothing rude about that, eh?

Squeeze Guts Alley, Cornwall, UK

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Squeeze Guts Alley in Truro, Cornwall, runs between Duke Street and St Mary’s Street, and it does exactly what it says on the tin. If you’re of a wider girth, you’ll have to squeeze your belly in to fit through the passage, which acts as a shortcut to the market area. It’s seen on a map from 1842, but unnamed, and it’s thought it was commonly known by this nickname.  Eventually the street’s moniker became official and the passage even got its own sign. It’s now something of a tourist attraction.

Why Worry Lane, Arizona, USA

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Embodying the ethos of America’s sunny southern states, this road name is guaranteed to make you smile as you pass – and perhaps encourage you to forget some of your troubles for just a few minutes.

Back Passage, London, UK

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London has a ton of interesting names and Back Passage must be one of its most ludicrous. There’s not much of a story here; the passage was simply the back way through to Smithfields, a popular market area of the city.

Silly Lane, Lancaster, UK

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After that, how about one that’s not at all rude, just a bit, er, silly? Silly Lane is in High Ivah, Lancaster and is a popular thoroughfare to Lowgill.

Crotch Crescent, Marston, UK

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Residents in Crotch Crescent in Marston have the dubious accolade for living in the ‘fifth most embarrassingly named place’ in the UK, according to a 2014 survey. And while many think it’s funny, some are worried about the effect of the name on property prices.

Slag Lane, Wiltshire, UK

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The pinnacle of many a rude-place-names road trip, this lane in Westbury, Wiltshire, was the focus of another name change request back in 2014. Luckily for us, however, locals decided to keep it, as a link to the area’s history. It used to be the site of an ironworks, which created local mine holes and slag heaps – and of course, back when the road was built, the word slag didn’t have the offensive modern connotations it does today.

Fuk Hing Lane, Hong Kong

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Another absolute gem from Hong Kong is this rather puerile sign, which was snapped by an English-speaking student on their way home from class in the city. It means to rejuvenate or revive, but phonetically sounds a bit rude!

Tickle Cock Bridge, Castleford, UK

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This place in Castleford was another contested title. The original bridge was replaced in 2008 and given a new name, Tittle Cott. Yet, after a protest organised by a local over-50s group, Wakefield Council reversed its decision and a plaque bearing the original name was installed.

Ugley, Essex, UK

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Ugley in Essex is actually pronounced ‘Yews-ley’, with a soft ‘g’. Well, that’s what the locals say anyway. But thanks to the confusion, the Ugley Women’s Institute did change its name to the Women’s Institute of Ugley.

Savage Gardens, London, UK

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What came first, the Australian pop duo or the place? Well, actually the place but the two aren’t really linked. Savage Garden named their band after a phrase from The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice: “beauty was a savage garden”.  Meanwhile, the street – captured here by Flickr user Fenris Oswin – is simply named after a Sir Thomas Savage who owned a house here in the 17th century.  

Dull, Scotland, UK

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Dull in Scotland, photographed by Flickr user John Loach! It’s actually anything but, with beautiful scenery and lovely locals who clearly have a good sense of humour. And we now know it’s twinned with Boring in America. 

Dumb Woman’s Lane, Winchelsea, UK

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Another example of language changing. This lane is thought to be named after a mute woman who dealt in traditional medicine and herbs in the area. Or there’s a more gruesome idea – that it was after a woman who stumbled upon smugglers and had her tongue cut out to keep her dumb (in the original sense of the word).

North Piddle, Worcestershire, UK

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Experts believe that the word “Piddle” is an old English word for a small stream, but it’s since become a rather more polite word for pee. So, the small parish of North Piddle was actually named after Piddle Brook, on which it stands in Worcestershire, UK.

Shoulder of Mutton Alley, London, UK

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This historical sign captured by Flickr user George Rex could either be a specific reference to a market or pub on this site near Canary Wharf in London, whose speciality was this cut of meat. Or, mutton was an old slang term for ladies of the night, so it could have been called this for quite a different reason, lost in time.

Frying Pan Alley, London, UK

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Just outside the square mile in Shoreditch, London, is one for the chefs, Frying Pan Alley. It takes its name from a shop sign, common with ironmongers and braziers, and also used for taverns.

Titty Ho, Northamptonshire, UK

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Apparently, this titillating name is the reason you’re four times less likely to be able to sell a house in this area of Raunds in Northamptonshire, UK. We can totally understand why…

Sod Hall Lane, Blackpool, UK

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Sod Hall Lane lies near Blackpool in Lancashire, UK, and is bound to raise an eyebrow or two from passersby.

Hammertime, Georgia, USA

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This sign for the town of Hammertime in Georgia, USA, is perfectly placed above a Stop! sign. Stop. Hammer Time! We’re sure the ’90s MC to which this must surely be a tribute will be honoured! 

The Glory Hole, Lincoln, UK

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The English city of Lincoln has plenty of funny named streets. The Glory Hole can be found near the main High Street, alongside the River Witham. The street is home to the oldest bridge in England with houses nestled above it. The passageway is named after the narrow opening by the arch of the High Bridge, which has crooked arch sets that limit the size of the boats that can pass through it.

Wetwang, Yorkshire, UK

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Another little village name that certainly needs no explanation. Located in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, we can see why Wetwang is frequently named as one of Britain’s rudest places.

Hooker Street, Colorado, USA

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Historically, the American city of Denver, Colorado, was home to an infamous red light district, and while the area no longer exists, many of its former street names do. The city has a long history with unusual road signs. In fact Market Street was formally called McGaa Street, after one of Denver’s official founders. As well as Hooker Street, you’ll also find Wazee Street, Wewatta Street and Little Raven Street.

06 August 2020

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The Funniest Street Names in Every State

You’re about to learn the number one place you’re sure to find a “Psycho Path” and why there’s “Kno Place” like home, as well as the other oddest street names across the country.

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Alabama: Booger Hollow Road

We dare you not to snigger at the name of this thoroughfare in the town of Dadeville that may bring to mind the picture of that kid in kindergarten who ate paste. Are you chuckling while reading this sign? You won’t be able to control yourself if you read these town names you won’t be able to say with a straight face.

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Alaska: Yellowsnow Road

We can only guess that many, many dogs live in the city of Fairbanks. Other Alaskan contenders for the title of “Funniest Street” are Stubborn German Court, Tribulation Trail, and Aggravation Alley.

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Arizona: Bucket of Blood Street

According to Atlas Obscura, “Around the 1880s the town of Holbrook, Arizona was a wretched hive of scum and villainy where outlaws and cowboys could indulge their drinking, gambling, and general rakishness. Needless to say, gun fights were frequent and casual.” It was after one of those fights—maybe about “horse thievin’” or was it a card game?—that Bucket of Blood Street earned its moniker.

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Arkansas: Farfrompoopen Road

This street name almost sounds scary!

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California: Zzyzx Road

When last we wrote about Zzyzx, a town in Southern California, it was to tell you how to pronounce it. Now we’ve learned that there’s a street named “Zzyzx” too. Naturally, it’s the road to Zzyzx, and hence, “Zzyzx Road.” Check out the other difficult to pronounce town names in every state.

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Colorado: A Dog Will Lick His Butt But Won’t Eat A Pickle Road

This is not a statement of fact, necessarily. It is, however, the name of a road in Fountain, Colorado. At least that’s how the people that live there seem to feel about it. Unfortunately, the City of Fountain does not include it on its official map, according to Colorado’s News Channel 13.

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Connecticut: Drury Lane

On its face, Drury Lane in West Hartford doesn’t seem that funny. But as any preschooler will tell you, it’s where that famed Muffin Man of nursery rhyme lives. Wonder if there’s a wall nearby where we can find Humpty Dumpty? Want more American trivia? Start with these astonishing facts you never knew about each of the 50 states.

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Delaware: Slaughter Neck Road

If you want to get to Slaughter Beach in Lincoln, you have to go by way of Slaughter Neck Road, and you’ll probably think to yourself that both the street and the beach are named after some legendary battle, perhaps dating back to the Revolutionary War. Well, no one really knows for sure, but it’s more likely the name came from the dying of horseshoe crabs after they’ve come ashore to spawn. Gross.

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Florida: I Dream of Jeannie Way

Before there was Shimmer and Shine, there was Barbara Eden. If you’re too old to know the former and too young for the latter, no worries, we’ll explain: I Dream of Jeannie was a popular television show about a NASA man who picked up a bottle on the beach, and inside, there was a genie named Jeannie! It all took place in the Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral area. Let us know if your wish is granted when you visit. Don’t miss the best free tourist attraction in every state.

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Georgia: Five Forks Trickum Road

Visitors to Gwinett County may think they’re counting wrong—but there are in fact currently only four forks on this road (in decades past it once had a five-fork intersection). Well, that explains part of the name. But what of “Trickum”? According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, local lore is that this comes from a shop owner who once lived there, who often swindled customers out of their money.

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Hawaii: Ma’ipalaoa Road

This one from the island of Oahu is quite the whale’s tale: Literally. Ma’ipalaoa translates to “whale genitals.” It’s best not to wonder why they named it that.

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Idaho: Chicken Dinner Road

According to Only In Your State, the backstory to this road in Caldwell involves… what else? A chicken dinner. In this case, the dinner was made by the Lambs (yes, that’s right, Laura and Morris Lamb, who lived along the road in the 1930s), for former Idaho governor, C. Ben Ross, whom the Lambs hoped to convince to help them get through the red tape of having their road paved. Soon enough, the road was paved, but apparently, someone wasn’t happy about the way the wheels of government had rolled because it wasn’t long before a vandal painted the words “Lamb’s Chicken Dinner Avenue” in bright yellow along the freshly-paved road. Be sure not to miss the strangest food laws by state.

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Illinois: Supreme Court

It’s clever, right? Kind of like living on Basketball Court in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Tennis Court Drive in Cordova, Tennessee, or Squash Court in Beaufort, South Carolina… but with a hint of American democracy. Speaking of court, check out these real-life court cases with hilarious names.

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Indiana: Candy Castle Lane

The town of Santa Claus has a host of Christmas-themed street names, including Candy Castle Lane, Arctic Circle, Snow Ball Lane, and a whole slew more. And here we thought the red-clad, bearded jolly man lived in the North Pole.

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Iowa: Burr Oak Court

This one’s for all the word-obsessed people out there (ourselves included, of course). When you say Burr Oak fast, it sounds like “broke.” So the answer to the question, “What street do you live on” ends up sounding something like, “It’s broke.” On the other hand, “Burr Oak” could also be thought to sound like “Baroque”—but mainly to fans of 17th- and 18th-century design. Don’t miss the dumbest laws in every state.

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Kansas: Gravy Train Lane

You might be hoping to make a quick, easy buck on this street in Topeka, but when you arrive at the corner of Gravy Train and Doggie Drive, you might figure out that it’s named in honor of local business Big Heart Pet Brands, the maker of Gravy Train dog food.

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Kentucky: Billy Goat Strut Alley and Nanny Goat Strut Alley

If you think only horses do the racing in Kentucky, you must not know the story behind Billy Goat Strut Alley and Nanny Goat Strut Alley. Louisville’s Angel’s Envy Distillery shares that during the late 19th century, Louisville hosted a fair share of goat races. Spectators would line these two particular alleys to cheer on their stubborn wagers.

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Louisiana: Tchoupitoulas Street

New Orleanians have their own particular way of pronouncing the names of the city’s streets—Burgundy Street is known as “Bur-GUN-dee Street,” for example. But regardless of where you’re from, Tchoupitoulas is hard to say—so hard that even locals are divided on how to say it, reports NOLA.com.  Don’t miss the best ice cream shops in every state.

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Maine: Uptha Road

Picture this dialogue between a tourist and a Casco local:

“Where do you live?”

“Uptha Road.”

“Right, but which road?”

“Uptha Road.”

“What do you mean, Uptha Road?”

“Yup.”

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Maryland: Liquid Laughter Lane

In a state with more than one whimsical street name, Columbia’s Liquid Laughter Lane is still the hands-down winner. And that’s saying a lot considering the state’s other wacky street names: Satan Wood Drive (OK, actually, it’s Satinwood Drive, but for 30 years, the town misspelled its own street sign) and Crazy Quilt Court.

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Massachusetts: Pleasant Street

On its own, it’s not an overtly funny street name. But it’s funny when you look at a map and realize that Pleasant Street in Dorchester is just around the corner from Roach, it’s worthy of a good giggle.

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Michigan: Psycho Path

Psycho Path is a private road in Traverse City, but that doesn’t make it any less a road, or any less of a road with an odd name. In fact, Psycho Path was once voted as America’s most bizarre street name.

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Minnesota: Pig’s Eye Lake Road

“Pig’s Eye” is a nod to an actual person named Pierre “Pig’s Eye” Parrent (nicknamed as such because he had only one eye), who had an important role in St. Paul’s and Minnesota’s history. As funny as the name is, this is one road you’ll want to take: It leads you to the picturesque Pig’s Eye Lake Park, St. Paul’s largest park.

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Mississippi: Memory Lane

Feeling nostalgic? Head down to Magnolia to take a stroll down Memory Lane.

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Missouri: Kangaroo Court

A “Kangaroo Court” is the nickname given to a mock court or one with more than lax rules. In other words, it’s not a real court at all. But this Kangaroo Court in St. Louis is quite real, and it seems to be a pleasant place to live.

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Montana: Story Street

This one’s interesting because it’s not at all what you might think unless you live in or around Bozeman, where everyone knows that virtually every street is named for a person. Nelson Story was Bozeman’s richest man and a cattle driver, as well as the inspiration for Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, “Lonesome Dove. ” True story.

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Nebraska: Ninth and a Half Street

Ninth and a Half Street runs along the north-south boundary between what used to be Old Nebraska City and South Nebraska City (which now make up Nebraska City). It wasn’t named for the movie, and it has nothing to do with Harry Potter and his famous Nine and Three-Quarters platform. What it has to do with is the fact that the city was formed from three preexisting cities, and when they went to rename the streets of the newly formed city, the numbers didn’t quite line up.

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Nevada: Freshly Brewed Ct

In Henderson, there’s a street by the name of Freshly Brewed Ct (not Court, but Ct). “I have no idea why the developers named it that,” a former resident tells Reader’s Digest, “but the lady who lived next door did happen to make some really good coffee. ”

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New Hampshire: North Sandwich Road

In case you were wondering, there is such a thing as the Sandwich Police. We don’t know what kind of sandwiches they object to, but we really hope never to be “grilled” by them. In fact, we prefer when North Sandwich, which is a road in the town of Sandwich, is open (-faced). Yes, we do love us some bad puns.

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New Jersey: Shades of Death Road

This street in Great Meadows, which runs along “an old haunted lake bed which occasionally has pillars of mist rising from the top of the water,” is said to have been cursed or behind a plague, shares WeirdNJ.com. Find out the creepiest urban legend in your state.

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New Mexico: Big Foot Road

In a state known for its connection to inexplicable phenomena and unsolved mysteries, it’s only natural there’d be a street named “Big Foot.” (It’s in Cloudcroft.) That way, no one can ever say there’s no such thing as Big Foot. If you love a good mystery, these are the strangest unsolved mysteries of all time.

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New York: The corner of Harding and Kerrigan Streets

Perhaps the strangest thing about these streets in Copiague is that they were not named for the famed figure skaters, Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Think there’s no such thing as a coincidence? Better brush up on these bizarre historical coincidences that are actually true.

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North Carolina: Bomb Proof Road

With Fayetteville’s close proximity to Fort Bragg, this road’s name makes sense, jokes Only In Your State. In fact, it would make better sense only if it were in closer proximity to Hyperbole, North Carolina (which doesn’t actually exist). But joking aside, in 1961, a thermonuclear bomb actually slammed into a farm in Goldsboro, which is just over an hour away from Fayetteville. That said, it’s unknown whether Bomb Proof Road was named with an actual bomb in mind, or if it was named for what’s known as a “bombproof horse” (a horse that doesn’t scare easily).

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North Dakota: Whinery Street

We have reason to suspect this street was named after a person whose last name was Whinery, but it’s fun to imagine that “whine” is made on Whinery Street in Binford.

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Ohio: Seldom Seen Road

The funny thing about Seldom Seen Road (besides the uniqueness of its name, obviously) is that it’s not even close to an accurate description. Seldom Seen Road in Powell, Ohio is a double-yellow-lined highway. Talk about an oxymoron.

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Oklahoma: The corner of LVMHVLKE (Eagle) and NOKUSVLKE (Bear)

Okmulgee is the capital of the Muscogee (Creek) nation of Native Americans. The unpronounceable portion of each street name is from the native Muscogee language; the English portion of each street name is the English translation. Try pronouncing these difficult-to-pronounce words from the English language.

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Oregon: Haviture Way

The only thing better than living on Haviture Way in Eugene, Oregon is living on Haviture Way in Eugene, Oregon and being named “Eugene.” Have it your way, Eugene.

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Pennsylvania: Divorce Court

You better have a really good sense of humor to live on this street in Heather Highlands, because how else would you be able to continually tell people you’re living on Divorce Court?

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Rhode Island: Leonard Jenard Drive

We picked this one is because of how delightfully it rhymes—at least if you pronounce it LEN-ard JEN-ard. Also, it’s in Pawtucket, which makes us giggle because it seems like it must give rise to about a thousand different limericks, all of which begin the same way: “there once was a man from Pawtucket…” Finally, when you put LEN-ard JEN-ard together with Pawtucket, we can’t help but imagine what Dr. Seuss could have done with it.

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South Carolina: Corner of Whiskey and Easy

For some much needed easy living head down to Aiken, South Carolina,  to the corner of Whiskey Road and Easy Street to sip some whiskey.

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South Dakota: Kno Place

There’s no place like Kno Place in Rapid City, where the answer to the question, “Where do you live” can be answered, “Kno Place.” There is one letter that is not in any U.S. state name. Can you guess it?

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Tennessee: Stinking Creek Road

Stinking Creek Road in Knoxville is named for Stinking Creek, which, itself, gets its name from its naturally unpleasant sulfurous odor. Most recently, the residents of this street were asking their county (Campbell County) to provide significant road improvements, reports the local CBS station. Apparently, the road was in quite the stinking condition.

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Texas: Hairy Man Road

The weirdest street name in Texas might be Hairy Man Road in Round Rock, especially since when Shanalee Sharboneau was growing up there, it was rumored that an actual “hairy man” was wandering the road. It all seemed so spooky, Sharboneau tells Reader’s Digest, that “we never even breathed when our parents would drive us down the road.”

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Utah: Wayne’s World Drive

You could say this street in Draper is named for the Saturday Night Live skit-turned movie franchise. Or you could say it’s named after local farmer Wayne Ballard by the developer, Terry Diehl, who bought the land from Wayne and turned it into Corner Canyon Estates.

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Vermont: No Name Road

Maybe the person in charge of naming roads in South Londonderry was out sick that day? But Vermont isn’t even close to the only state that has roads named, “No Name”.

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Virginia: Red Rum Drive

It’s “murder” spelled backward (as anyone who’s read or seen Stephen King’s The Shining knows). So why saddle a street in Ashburn with a name that spells “murder” backwards? Because it’s also the name of a famous racehorse.

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Washington: Toe Jam Hill Road

Toe Jam Hill Road is named not for dirty feet, but for Toe Jam Hill, one of the tallest points in Kitsap County, Washington. Toe Jam Hill was likely named for a settler by the name of “Torjam” (according to the local historical society). Love historical trivia? Then don’t miss these amazing facts your history teacher never taught you!

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West Virginia: Middle Grave Creek Road

Moundsville was named for the Grave Creek Mound, one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States, standing 62 feet high and 240 feet in diameter and dating back to somewhere between 250 and 150 BC. So when a street in Moundsville has the word “grave” in it, you can be certain it’s referring to that kind of grave.

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Wisconsin: Chicken In The Woods Road

What on earth was a chicken doing in the woods? Don’t they usually live on farms? Perhaps it’s not intended to be taken literally. But that doesn’t seem to be the case with the A Lot of Lakes Resort, which has an address on Chicken In The Woods Road in Three Lakes. That said, is three lakes actually a lot of lakes? Ready for a challenge? See if you can ace our state capital quiz.

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Wyoming: North Absaroka Street

“Absaroka” is a Crow tribe word for “children of the large-beaked bird.” But that isn’t meant to imply anything about the people who dwell on North Absaroka Street in Powell. Rather, the street was named for what could have and might have become a state made up of parts of Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana if things had gone a different way back in 1939. Obviously, it didn’t happen. Also, it’s pronounced ab-SOR-ka. There are 11 other states that were almost part of the U.S.

Originally Published: April 23, 2019

Lauren Cahn

Lauren Cahn is a New York-based writer whose work has appeared regularly on Reader’s Digest, The Huffington Post, and a variety of other publications since 2008. She covers life and style, popular culture, law, religion, health, fitness, yoga, entertaining and entertainment. Lauren is also an author of crime fiction; her first full-length manuscript, The Trust Game, was short-listed for the 2017 CLUE Award for emerging talent in the genre of suspense fiction.

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Disrespectful Behaviors: Their Impact, Why They Arise and Persist, and How to Address Them (Part II)

In 2013, ISMP conducted a survey on bullying, incivility, intimidation, and other forms of disrespectful behavior that have run rampant in healthcare while many remain silent or make excuses to minimize the profound devastation that disrespectful behavior leaves in its wake. These behaviors range from overt acts of abuse and bad behavior to insidious actions so embedded in our culture that they seem normal—gossip, for example. Any behavior that influences the willingness of staff or patients to speak up or interact with an individual because he or she expects the encounter will be unpleasant or uncomfortable, fits the definition of disrespectful behavior.¹ See Table 1 for examples of disrespectful behavior.

Table 1. Scope of Disrespectful Behavior^1,4,6,8,10

Behavior Category	Description	Examples
Disruptive Behavior	Egregious conduct clearly evident in the behavior and/or speech	Angry or rude outbursts Verbal threats Swearing Pushing or throwing objects Bullying Threat/infliction of physical force or conduct
Demeaning Behavior	Patterns of debasing behavior that exploit the weakness of another	Shaming, humiliation Demeaning comments Spiteful behavior, backstabbing behavior Constant distorted or misrepresented nitpicking/faultfinding Censuring staff in front of others Medical “education by humiliation” Insults or insensitive jokes or remarks Misogynistic comments Sexual harassment, sexual innuendo
Intimidating Behavior	Implicit or explicit behaviors or threats used by one individual to control another; abuse of power through threats, coercion, and force of personality	Overbearing behaviors Arrogant behavior Patronizing behaviors Sarcasm or taunting Hostile notes, emails Invading another person’s personal space intentionally Unjust verbal statements by someone in authority that result in distressful consequences in the recipient and others
Passive-Aggressive Behavior	Negativistic attitudes and passive resistance to demands for adequate performance; make cooperative, compliant, or pleasant comments but behave otherwise	Unreasonably critical of authority Negative comments about colleagues Refusal to do tasks; stubborn about doing things their own way Deliberate delay in responding to calls Go out of the way to make others look bad while acting innocent Undermine another’s position, status, value; setting someone up for failure Failure to support a coworker Intentionally communicating incomplete information Willful workarounds without reporting system issues
Passive Disrespect	Uncooperative behaviors that are not malevolent	Chronic lateness to meeting/rounds Sluggish response to requests Resist safe practices (e. g., time outs) Non-participative in improvement efforts Procrastinate causing delays Ill prepared, not prepared
Dismissive Treatment	Behavior that makes patients or staff feel unimportant and uninformed	Condescending comments Patronizing comments/attitude Gossip Aloof, disinterested, ignoring behavior Slights due to gender or race Impatience Resistance to work collaboratively Constant refusal to value, recognize, acknowledge, praise contributions of others Exclusionary and over-ruling behavior
Nonverbal Insidious Behavior	Subtle unspoken behavior that may seem innocent enough but is nonetheless disrespectful	Staring or glaring Sighing Making gestures, pointing Making faces, raising eyebrows, rolling eyes Positioning body to exclude others
Systemic Disrespect	Disruptive behaviors so entrenched in the culture that the element of disrespect may be overlooked	Making patients/staff wait for services Requiring long work hours Excessive workloads

In our October 3, 2013, issue of the newsletter, we published the results of our survey (Part I), which clearly exposed healthcare’s continued tolerance of and indifference to disrespectful behavior. Despite more than a decade of emphasis on safety, little improvement has been made. Widespread disrespectful behaviors in healthcare persist unchecked and are found at all levels of the organization and among all disciplines of staff. The stubborn strength of this problem lies in its quiet ability to undermine critical conversations.¹ In Part II, we delve into the impact of disrespectful behaviors, why they arise and persist, and how to address them.

Impact of disrespectful behaviors

Disrespectful behavior chills communication and collaboration, undercuts individual contributions to care, undermines staff morale, increases staff resignations and absenteeism, creates an unhealthy or hostile work environment, causes some to abandon their profession, and ultimately harms patients. These behaviors have been linked to adverse events, medical errors, compromises in patient safety, and even patient mortality.^2,3 Disrespect causes the recipient to experience fear, anger, shame, confusion, uncertainty, isolation, self-doubt, depression, and a whole host of physical ailments such as insomnia, fatigue, nausea, and hypertension. ⁴ These feelings diminish a person’s ability to think clearly, make sound judgments, and speak up regarding questions or concerns. Disrespectful behavior is also at the root of difficulties encountered in developing team-based approaches to improving care.⁴ Patient confidence has also been undermined by disrespectful behaviors, making patients less likely to ask questions or provide important information.

Why disrespectful behaviors arise

Disrespectful behaviors can arise in any healthcare setting, and both the stressful nature of the environment and human nature play roles in this destructive behavior. Human beings are wired for survival. We are driven to function in “survival” mode when forced to cope with difficult personal frustrations and system failures. Disrespectful behavior is often “survival” behavior gone awry.¹ Although personal frustrations and system failures do not excuse disrespectful behavior, they often create a tipping point by which an individual is pushed over the edge into full-blown disrespectful behavior. Characteristics of the individual, such as insecurity, anxiety, depression, aggressiveness, and narcissism, can also kick in and serve as a form of self-protection against feelings of inadequacy.⁴ Cultural, generational, and gender biases, and current events influencing mood, attitude, and actions, also contribute to disrespectful behavior.³ Practitioner impairment, including substance abuse, mental illness, or personality disorder, is often at the root of highly disruptive behavior.³

Differences in communication styles and power dynamics can also play a role.^4,5 For example, physicians may get frustrated when nurses present information in more detail than they believe is necessary. Nurses may get frustrated when physicians do not seem interested in the information provided. These differences in communication styles can lead to disrespectful behaviors. The hierarchical nature of healthcare and a sense of privilege and status can lead those at the top of a hierarchy to treat others lower on the hierarchy with disrespect. A sense of autonomy can also underlie passive disrespect, such as a resistance to collaborate with others or follow procedures that promote safety. Unfortunately, the victims of disrespectful behavior may feel they have no choice but to become perpetrators themselves.⁴ They don’t quite know how to get their arms around the problem, so they tolerate the behavior or simply join in.

Why disrespectful behaviors persist

Healthcare organizations have fed the problem of disrespectful behavior for years by ignoring it, thereby tacitly accepting such behaviors.¹ The healthcare culture has permitted a certain degree of disrespect and “aggressive crudity” while considering this a normal style of communication.⁴ Studies have shown that disrespectful behaviors are tolerated most often in unfavorable work environments, but it is unclear whether poor working conditions create an environment where the behaviors are tolerated, or if the disrespectful behaviors create the unfavorable environment. ^6,7

Organizations have largely failed to address disrespectful behavior for a variety of reasons. First, the behavior typically occurs daily but often goes unreported due to fear of retaliation and the stigma associated with “whistle blowing.” Disrespectful behaviors are difficult to measure, so without robust systems of environmental scanning to uncover the behavior, leaders may be ignorant of the problem.⁸ Leaders may also be unaware of the behavior if managers shield them from this information because they view it as a personal failure.⁸ If disrespectful behaviors are known, leaders may be reluctant to confront individuals if they are powerful or high-revenue producers, or they may not know how to handle the problem. It’s not a topic taught in training programs, so leaders may hesitate to take on a problem for which there is no obvious solution.⁸ 

Regardless of the reasons for disrespectful behavior, none justify inaction. According to our 2013 survey, only a quarter of the respondents felt their organization dealt effectively with disrespectful behavior. The deep sense of frustration threaded through the comments from our survey respondents suggest that the time to act is now.

Addressing disrespectful behavior

I.  Set the stage

Establish a steering committee of trustees, senior leaders, middle managers, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other staff. Have the committee educate itself about disrespectful behavior, define the behavior, list examples of the many forms it can take, and establish an action plan that specifies how to identify disrespectful behavior, respond to it, and measure the success of organizational efforts. Responsibility for addressing the problem belongs to the leaders, who need to raise awareness of the problem, inspire others to change, communicate respect as a core value, articulate their commitment to achieving it, and create a sense of urgency around doing so.

Establish a “no retribution” policy for those who report disrespectful behavior. This policy must be established at the very onset of organizational efforts to reduce disrespectful behaviors.

Open the dialogue about disrespectful behavior by surveying staff about the issue using surveys from ISMP (a link to download is at end of article), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or Rosenstein and O’Daniel² as templates. Incorporate questions about disrespectful behaviors in safety rounds. Hold focus groups where frank discussions can be held with objective facilitators to keep the conversation productive. However uncomfortable, dialogue on this issue is crucial to the development of more effective and respectful ways of interacting with each other.

II. Establish a code of conduct

Create a code of conduct (or code of professionalism) that serves as a model of interdisciplinary collegial relationships (different but equal) and collaboration (mutual trust and respect that produces willing cooperation).⁹ Clearly articulate the standard of behavior desired as well as unacceptable behaviors—don’t assume staff know this, so be clear. ⁸ Another crucial factor to consider—all staff must believe in the code of conduct. Addressing disrespectful behavior must start with an absolute belief by all staff that no one deserves to be treated with disrespect, even in the wake of an error. Furthermore, the code of conduct should not allow any exemptions. As long as those who generate the most revenue are excused from responsibility for their actions, the code of conduct will have little impact on anyone else’s behavior.¹⁰ 

III. Establish a communication strategy

Establish a standard, assertive communication process for healthcare staff who must convey important information. Stating the problem along with its rationale and a potential solution can improve assertive communication. Numerous communication techniques are available to help staff accomplish this, including:

1. SBAR: the person communicating the crucial information covers the Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendations
2. D-E-S-C script: Describe in objective terms what you observed, heard, or perceived; Express concerns using “I” statements and non-judgmental terminology; Specify or inquire about an alternate course of action; discuss both positive and negative Consequences
3. TeamSTEPPS: Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety, an evidence-based teamwork system to improve communication and teamwork skills among healthcare professionals

A 2010 study also offers insight into the key skills used by nurses who have spoken up about typically undiscussable issues. ¹¹ These skills include explaining your positive intent and how you want to help both the caregiver and patient, using facts and data as much as possible to support your concern, avoiding frustration and anger, and other actions that are summarized in Table 2. The study also found that these skills were not enough—it took extraordinary courage to speak up because the nurses often believed they were violating norms, accepted practice, and rules. The American Nurses Association offers Tip Cards: Bullying in the Workplace that identifies behaviors on one side and effective responses to the behavior on the other side.¹²

Table 2. Key Skills When Communicative Concerns to Encourage Appropriate Investigation¹¹

Explain your positive intent—how you want to help the caregiver as well as the patient.

Use facts and data as much as possible to support your concern.

Assume the best of people, but always speak up.

Make an effort to communicate the concern in a safe environment (e.g., away from patients, caregivers) if possible to avoid defensive posturing.

Don’t show frustration or anger; keep emotions in check, even if the initial response is not as expected.

Avoid telling negative stories, making accusations, or using threats.

Diffuse or deflect the person’s anger and emotion by staying calm.

IV. Manage conflicts

An escalation policy must be established to manage conflicts about the safety of an order when the standard communication process fails to resolve an issue. Staff must know who to call to aid in getting a satisfactory resolution. Be sure the process provides an avenue for resolution outside the typical chain of command in case the conflict involves a subordinate and his/her supervisor. Following a Two Challenge Rule is one option. Used in highly reliable industries with excellent safety records, the rule requires communication of critical information twice to the same person. If there’s no resolution, the matter is automatically referred to at least one other person before a final decision is made. Another option is a tool from aviation, the Most Conservative Response Rule (MCRR). In the event of an impasse, this technique suggests that the involved staff accept the most conservative (and safest) option being considered. If a concern is not addressed, staff need a clear and immediate process to take the matter to another or refer it to a timely ad hoc group for peer review. If the patient’s condition requires immediate attention, a rapid response team can be called if available. 

V.  Establish interventions

Develop an intervention policy that has full leadership support to consistently address disrespectful behaviors. An effective policy includes zero tolerance for disrespectful behaviors regardless of the offender’s standing in the organization, fairness to all parties, consistency in enforcement, a tiered response to infractions, a restorative process to help people change their behavior, and surveillance mechanisms. ¹⁰ Levels of interventions might start with coaching and proceed to progressive discipline as warranted. The intervention policy should clearly articulate the behaviors or repeated behaviors that will be referred for disciplinary action, and how and when the disciplinary process will start.¹³ The focus of an intervention should be on building trust and holding staff accountable for making better behavioral choices. The importance of a prompt, predictable, and appropriate response to an alleged violation cannot be overemphasized.¹⁰ In all cases, those who report or cooperate in the investigation should be protected against retaliation.¹⁴

The intervention policy should also require addressing any system issues that amplify and perpetuate the disrespectful behavior. Common system problems include issues that affect workloads, staffing, budgeting, education, communication, handoffs, physical hazards, and environmental stressors. Individual behaviors can also be altered through system improvements.¹

VI. Train staff

Provide mandatory hospital-wide education for all staff about the impact of disrespectful behavior and appropriate professional behavior as defined by the code of conduct.^13,15 Provide skill-based training in communication methods, relationship building, business etiquette, behavioral techniques to confront and address disrespect, conflict resolution, assertiveness training, team training, and how to report disrespectful behaviors. Use role-playing, vignettes, or aggression scenarios to strengthen skills associated with assertive communication, conflict resolution, and interpersonal interactions. One health system provides leaders with a toolkit that includes talking points regarding the impact of disrespectful behavior, the code of conduct, definitions, surveys, communication/teamwork guides, key articles and intranet resources, “no retribution” policy, and a letter from the chief executive officer outlining full leadership support. ⁸ 

VII. Encourage reporting/surveillance

Implement a confidential reporting/surveillance program for detecting disruptive behavior and measuring compliance with the code of conduct. A formal reporting program and an informal process for unwritten reports should be offered, and anyone who experiences or witnesses disruptive behavior should be encouraged to report the event.¹⁴ The “no retribution” policy for reporting should be well known to staff and upheld. Periodic updates should be provided to reporters about addressing disrespectful behaviors, but individual details should remain confidential.

No organization should assume that the absence of reports of disrespectful behavior means it is not occurring. Other means of surveillance to identify disrespectful behaviors should be employed, including feedback from patients and families, staff and patient surveys, focus groups, informal dialogue, peer and team evaluations, and making direct inquiries at routine intervals (e. g., during safety rounds). Surveys appear to be the most reliable surveillance tool.²

VIII. Create a positive environment

Certain aspects of the workplace environment are key to combatting disrespect, including a fair and Just Culture, respectful management of serious adverse events, and transparency so staff feel safe talking about disrespectful behavior without fear of reprisal.¹³ Another factor is visible leadership commitment to a respectful culture, which requires leading by example. Leaders should set the tone with an attitude of mutual respect for the contributions of all staff, remain open to questions and new ideas, and reward outstanding examples of collaborative teamwork, respectful communication, and positive interpersonal skills. Using key communication tools such as email blasts, leaders can maintain an ongoing dialogue about respectful behaviors with the entire organization to help assure staff that leadership commitment to a respectful culture is not fleeting. ¹

References

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Candace Cameron Bure Addresses JoJo Siwa Calling Her the ‘Rudest Celebrity’ She’s Ever Met – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Jojo Siwa

Bure apologized for an interaction that happened between the two when Siwa was 11 years old and attended a “Fuller House” premiere

By Liz Calvario | TODAY •

Published July 27, 2022 •
Updated on July 27, 2022 at 2:08 pm

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Candace Cameron Bure is “spilling the tea” after JoJo Siwa dubbed her the “rudest celebrity” she’s ever met.

Earlier this week, Siwa posted a TikTok in which she shared her celebrity crush (Zendaya), nicest celebrity she’s met (Miley Cyrus), “celebrity who did me dirty” (a photo of SpongeBob which fans took as a jab towards Nickelodeon), and the “rudest,” which happened to be Bure.

The blink-or-you-will-miss-it moment was captured by fans and made headlines on Monday.

In a TikTok, Siwa “exposed” Bure as the “rudest celebrity” she’s ever met.
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On Tuesday, Bure addressed the controversy in an Instagram video, sharing that she had spoken with the former “Dance Moms” star and cleared the air. TODAY reached out to Siwa’s reps for comment on Monday but as of Tuesday evening, had not heard back.

“I want to talk about the JoJo situation. Honestly, I was shocked when I saw the TikTok on Sunday and had no idea where it came from,” Bure, who was seated in her car, began, adding that she “immediately” tried to reach out to Siwa “because I didn’t know what happened. ” 

After having “a great conversation” with Siwa on the phone earlier in the day, Bure explained why the dancer made those comments about her.

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“She was like, ‘Hey, how you doing?’ I kind of said, ‘Well, I’ve been better. What happened?’” Bure recounted, claiming that Siwa told her she didn’t think her video would go viral and she “didn’t think it was a big deal.”

“And I said, ‘Well, it was a big deal. But what did I do to you? What did I do?’ I said, ‘Because I only remember that we met at the ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’ and that went really great,’” Bure continued. “And she goes, ‘Yeah, no, it was great and you’re super nice.’”

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However, Siwa told her that wasn’t the first time they had met.

“She actually didn’t want to tell me because she said it’s so silly. She felt bad. And that’s why it wasn’t a big deal to her,” Bure said, before sharing what Siwa told her. “But then she said, ‘I met you at the ‘Fuller House’ premiere and I was 11 years old and we were all on the red carpet. And when I had come up to you and I said, ‘Can I have a picture with you?’ and you said to me, ‘Not right now,’ and then proceeded to do what you were doing and take pictures with other people in the red carpet.’”

Bure continued, “I was like, ‘Oh, JoJo, I’m so sorry.’ She’s like, ‘No, no, you weren’t even mean.’ And she goes, ‘And I get it now as an adult when you’re on the red carpet and everything’s happening and you’re being pulled in different directions, but at that time I was 11.’”

Bure replied that she now understands that she “broke” her 11-year-old heart and felt “crummy.” She said she apologized to Siwa and her mom for acting that way “because I know if anyone crushes my kids, like, mama bear comes out. ”

JoJo Siwa attends the premiere of Netflix’s ‘Fuller House’ at Pacific Theatres at The Grove on February 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.
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And while all is “good on the JoJo front,” Bure added that a lesson to learn is “to be mindful” of what one posts.

“No matter how many followers you have, you know, even a 10-second trending TikTok video can do damage because our words matter and our actions matter,” Bure said. “And whether you have 50 million followers or 500 followers or five followers, we all influence the people around us.”

She added to be mindful of what we do post even if it’s “meant to be innocent and fun at the time.”

After saying that there’s “no drama” between the two, Bure did take a moment to remind people that she’s “still a human being.”

“If you’ve ever personally run into me and I was not the person you were hoping or expecting, I just want to say I’m sorry,” she said. “Sorry in the sense that I get asked for photos and autographs often and 99% of the time it is my joy to do that. ”

“But I’m still a human being. All public people are and sometimes you have bad days and sometimes you’re stressed out, sometimes you’re just in your own head that you’re not even really paying attention to what’s going on around you,” Bure continued, noting that she “prides herself” on being a kind person.

“There may be one moment in your life, and you may have been that person that wasn’t at their best or you may have been on the receiving end of someone that wasn’t at their best, but that shouldn’t define the person and their character if it’s a one-time thing,” Bure said, before wrapping up her video and saying, “And that is your ‘Full House’ lesson of the day.”

As of Tuesday evening, Siwa had not responded to Bure’s video.

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Ultimate List of Funny and Rude British Place Names

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We’ve done hours of research and have put together the ultimate list of funny British place names. I was laughing for hours trying to find the most amusing and rude place names in the British Isles. I hope you get as much pleasure reading the list as I got putting it together.

Be sure to check out our fun Word Cloud Map of the UK which incorporates al the words on this list into a fun geographical representation of the UK.

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Rude and Funny London Street and Place Names

• Back Passage, London
• Mincing Lane, London
• Mudchute, London
• Percy Passage, London
• Swallow Passage, London
• Trump Street, London
• Cumming Street, London
• Cockfoster, London
• Dick Turpin Lane, London
• Cock Hill, London
• Titley Close, London
• Cockbush Avenue, London

Rude and Funny English Village and Place Names in England

• Acock’s Green, Worcestershire, UK
• Babes Well, Durham, UK
• Bachelors Bump, Essex, UK
• Backside Lane, Oxfordshire
• Balls Green, Kent, England
• Balls Cross, WestSussex
• Bareleg Hill, Staffordshire, UK
• Barking, Essex
• Beaver Close, Surrey
• Bedlam Bottom, Hampshire, UK
• Beef Lane, Oxfordshire
• Beer, Devon, UK
• Beggars Bush, Sussex passed her prime
• Bell End near Lickey End
• Bishops Itchington, Staffs, UK
• Bitchfield, Lincolnshire
• Boggy Bottom, Abbots Langley, Herts, UK
• Booty Lane, NorthYorkshire
• Bottoms Fold, Lancashire
• Broadbottom, Cheshire, UK
• Brown Willy, Cornwall,UK
• Bushygap, Northumberland, UK
• Catholes, Cumbria
• Catsgore, Somerset, UK
• Charles Bottom, Devon, UK
• Clap Hill, village in Kent, UK
• Clay Bottom, Bristol, UK
• Cock Alley, Calow, UK
• Cock Bridge, Hope, Derbyshire, UK
• Cock Green, nr Braintree
• Cock Lane, Tutts Clump, Berkshire, UK
• Cock Law, Northumberland, UK
• Cock and Bell Lane, Suffolk
• Cockermouth, Cumbria
• Cockernhoe, nr Luton, UK
• Cocking, Midhurst, West Sussex, UK
• Cockintake, Staffordshire, UK
• Cockpit Hill, Derbyshire, UK
• Cockplay, Northumberland, UK
• Cocks, Cornwall
• Cockshoot Close, Oxfordshire
• Cockshot, Northumberland, UK
• Cockshutt Wood, Sheffield, UK
• Cockup Lake District, Cumbria. UK
• Coldwind, Cornwall, UK
• Crackington Haven, Cornwall, UK
• Crackpot, North Yorkshire, UK
• Crapstone, Devon
• Crotch Crescent, Oxford
• Deans Bottom, Kent, UK
• Devil’s Lapful, Northumberland, UK
• Dicks Mount, Suffolk
• Drinkstone, Suffolk, UK
• Faggot, Northumberland, UK
• Fanny Barks, Durham, UK
• Fanny Avenue, Derbyshire
• Fanny Hands Lane, Lincolnshire
• Feltham Close, Hampshire
• Feltwell, Norfolk
• Fingringhoe, Essex
• Flesh Shank, Northumberland, UK
• Friars Entry, Oxfordshire
• Fruitfall Cove, Cornwall, UK
• Fudgepack upon Humber, Humberside
• Gay Street, Sussex. UK
• Gays Hill, Cornwall, UK
• Giggleswick, Staincliffe, Nth. Yorkshire, UK
• Golden Balls, Oxfordshire, UK
• Gravelly Bottom Road, nr Langley Heath, Kent, UK
• Great Cockup & Little Cockup, hills in The Lake District, UK
• Great Horwood, Bucks, UK
• Great Tosson, Northumberland
• Grope Lane, Shropshire
• Hampton Gay, Oxfordshire, UK
• Happy Bottom, Dorset
• Helstone, Cornwall, UK
• Hole Bottom, Yorkshire, UK
• Hole of Horcum, North Yorkshire
• Holly Bush, Ledbury, Herefordshire, UK
• Honey Knob Hill, Wiltshire
• Honeypot Lane, Leicestershire
• Hooker Road, Norwich
• Horncastle, Linconshire
• Horneyman, Kent, UK
• Hornyold Road, Malvern Wells, UK
• Horwood, Devon, UK
• Jeffries Passage, Surrey
• Jolly’s Bottom, Cornwall, UK
• Juggs Close, EastSussex
• Knockerdown, Derbyshire, UK
• Lacock, Wiltshire
• Letch Lane, Bourton-on-the-Water, The Cotswolds, UK
• Lickar Moor, Northumberland, UK
• Lickers Lane, Merseyside
• Lickey End, Worcestershire, UK
• Lickfold, West Sussex
• Little Horwood, Bucks, UK
• Little Bushey Lane, Hertfordshire
• Long Lover Lane, Halifax
• Lower Swell, Gloucestershire
• Menlove Avenue, Liverpool
• Minge Lane, Worcestershire
• Moisty Lane, Staffordshire
• Nether Wallop, Hampshire
• Nob End, South Lancashire, UK
• Nork Rise, Surrey
• North Piddle, Worcestershire
• Ogle Close, Merseyside
• Old Sodbury, Gloucestershire
• Old Sodom Lane, Wiltshire
• Over Peover, Cheshire, UK
• Pant, Shropshire
• Penistone, Sth Yorkshire, UK
• Piddle River, Dorset, UK
• Pork Lane, Essex
• Pratt’s Bottom, Kent
• Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire
• Pump Alley, Middlesex
• Ram Alley, Wiltshire, UK
• Ramsbottom, Lancs, UK
• Rimswell, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Sandy Balls, Hampshire
• Scratchy Bottom, Dorset, UK
• Shaggs, Dorset, UK
• Shingaycum Wendy, Buckinghamshire
• Shitlingthorpe, Yorkshire, UK
• Shitterton, Dorset
• Shittington,, Bedfordshire, UK
• Six Mile Bottom, Cambridge, UK
• Slackbottom, Yorkshire, UK
• Slag Lane, Merseyside
• Slip End, Beds, UK
• Slippery Lane, Staffordshire
• Snatchup, Hertfordshire
• Spanker Lane, Derbyshire.
• Spitalin the Street, Lincolnshire
• Splatt, Cornwall, UK
• Staines, Surrey
• Stow cum Quy, Cambridgeshire, UK
• Swell, Somerset
• The Blind Fiddler, Cornwall, UK
• The Bush, Buckinghamshire
• The Furry, Cornwall
• The Knob, Oxfordshire
• Thong, Kent
• Tinkerbush Lane, Oxfordshire
• Titcomb, near Inkpen, Berkshire, UK
• Titlington Mount, Northumberland
• Titty Hill, Sussex, UK
• Titty Ho, Northamptonshire
• Tosside, Lancashire
• Turkey Cock Lane, Colchester, Essex, UK
• Ugley, Essex
• Upper Bleeding, Sussex, UK
• Upper Chute, Hampshire, UK
• Upper Dicker & Lower Dicker, East Sussex, UK
• Upperthong, West Riding, Yorkshire, UK
• Wash Dyke, Norfolk, UK
• Weedon Lois, Northampton
• Weedon, in the Parish of Hardwick, Buckinghamshire, UK
• Weeford, Staffordshire, UK
• Wet Rain, Yorkshire, UK
• Wetwang, East Yorkshire
• WhamBottomLane, Lancashire
• Wideopen, Newcastle, UK
• Willey, Warwickshire
• Winkle Street, Southampton
• Wormegay, Norfolk, UK
• Wyre Piddle, Worcestershire

Rude and Funny Place Names in Scotland

• Ardfork, Aberdeenshire
• Ardgay, Ross & Cromarty, UK
• Assloss, Ayrshire, Scotland
• Backside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
• Backside, Banffshire, Scotland
• Ballownie, Angus, UK
• Blackdikes, Angus
• Bladda, Paisley
• Forest Dyke Road, Lanarkshire
• Boghead, Ayrshire
• Boysack, Angus, Scot.
• Brokenwind, Aberdeenshire
• Butt of Lewis, Hebrides, Scotland, UK
• Cock of Arran, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK
• Cumloden Court, Dumfries and Galloway
• Dick Court, Lanarkshire
• East Breast, Inverclyde
• Fannyfield, Ross and Cromarty, UK
• Fattiehead, Banffshire, Scotland
• Hillo’ManyStanes, Scotland
• Inchbare, Angus, uk
• Inchinnan Drive, Renfrewshire
• Inchmore, Aberdeenshire
• Merkins Avenue, West Dumbartonshire
• Stripeside, Banffshire, UK
• Tarty, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
• The Bastard, a mountain in Scotland, uk
• Twatt, Orkney

Rude and Funny Welsh Place Names

• Bullyhole Bottom, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
• Cat’s Ash, Monmouthshire, Wales
• Pant-y-Felin Road, Swansea
• Penisarwaen, village in Gwynedd, UK
• Sodom, Flintshire, Wales, UK
• Splott, Cardiff, Wales
• St.Mellons, Cardiff
• Stop-and-Call, Pembrokeshire, UK
• Tarts Hill, Flintshire, Wales, UK
• Three Cocks, Breconshire, Wales, UK

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What should I call you?

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English learners often feel confused about how to address people properly. Many feel uncomfortable asking the question, “What should I call you?” Even native English people find this question awkward. For example, many women don’t know how to address their boyfriend’s mother. On the other hand, some parents don’t know what to call their children’s teacher.

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Why is “What should I call you?” such a difficult question to ask? Perhaps it’s because you are asking the other person to provide their status or position in the world in relation to yours. This position may involve age, job, education, religion and even marital status.

Note that:
for Mr we say “Mister”
for Mrs we say “Misses&quot
for Miss we say “Miss”
for Ms we say “Mizz”

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In some English speaking countries it is traditional for a woman to change her last name when she gets married. However, not all women do. If a woman you know has been recently married do not assume her name will change. You can safely ask, “Are you going by the same name?” This question gets trickier when a woman gets divorced or becomes a widow. Some women will change their name back to their maiden name. A widowed woman often keeps her husband’s name unless she remarries. A divorced woman often changes her name back to her maiden name. If you don’t know the woman well, wait for her to tell you if her name is changing.

Since English is a language, rather than a culture, it is difficult to teach English learners exactly how to address people. There will always be some people and some professions that require more formality than others. Addressing people in writing has different rules and formalities than in speaking.

Asking the question

If you are unsure of what to call someone, it’s best to use a formal address or simply ask one of these questions:

• What should I call you?
• What should I call your mum / the teacher / the manager?
• Can I call you [first name] ?
• Is it okay if I call you [the nickname you’ve heard others use] ?
• What’s your name? (use in a casual situation like a party or classroom where first names are used)

Answering the question

You might not be the only person wondering about titles. Students, colleagues or acquaintances may not know what to call you. If they seem unsure about how to pronounce your name, or you want them to call you something more casual, help them out:

• Please, call me [first name]
• You can call me [nickname or short form]

Formal Titles in English

In business situations, use formal titles unless the people you meet tell you otherwise. To get someone’s attention you can say: “Excuse me, Sir” or “Pardon me, Madam/Ma’am.” To greet someone you can say: “Hello Sir” or “Good morning, Madam/Ma’am.”

The phrase “Yes, Sir!” (or “Yes, Madam/Ma’am!”) is sometimes used by native speakers in a sarcastic way. For example when a young child tells his father to “close his newspaper” the parent might say, “Yes, sir!” and laugh. You might also hear a mother saying, “No Madam/Ma’am” to her daughter’s request for something unreasonable.

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Here are the formal titles English speakers use (listen to the pronunciation):

1. Sir (adult male of any age)
2. Ma’am (adult female – North American)
3. Madam (adult female)
4. Mr + last name (any man)
5. Mrs + last name (married woman who uses her husband’s last name)
6. Ms + last name (married or unmarried woman; common in business)
7. Miss + last name (unmarried woman)
8. Dr + last name (some doctors go by Dr + first name)
9. Professor + last name (in a university setting)

When you are writing to someone for the first time, use a formal address: Mr or Ms + the person’s last name if you know it. If you can’t find the last name, use a generic title such as Sir or Madam. The respondent may address you by your first name and sign off with their first name. In today’s business world, the following correspondence is usually more casual. If you write back a second time you can use the respondent’s letter as a guideline. If they address you by your first name and sign off with their first name, you can do the same. (See more about salutations and closings in letters.)

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Occasionally you may have a close relationship with someone who typically gets called Sir, Madam, Mr or Mrs (for example, a business executive, a celebrity, a professor or a person older than yourself). At some point this person may give you permission to use his or her first name. In English we use the phrase “on a first name basis” or “on first name terms” to describe a relationship that is not as formal as it seems it should be. To describe this you would say, for example: “Pete’s mom and I are on a first name basis” or “My teacher and I are on first name terms.”

Informal Titles in English

Casual or very close relationships require an informal form of address:

• First name (friends, students, children)
• Miss/Mr + first name (sometimes used by dance or music teachers or childcare workers)

Titles of Affection

When addressing a child, a romantic partner, or a close friend or family member (usually younger) people often use these terms of endearment, also known as “pet names”:

• Honey (child, romantic partner, or younger person)
• Dear
• Sweetie
• Love
• Darling
• Babe or Baby (romantic partner)
• Pal (father or grandfather calls male child)
• Buddy or Bud (very informal between friends or adult-to-child; can be seen as negative)

Frequently Asked Questions:

How you address people may also change depending on your own age and status. If you are unsure, use a formal address. If your form of address is too formal, the other person will invite you to use an alternative form of address, such as a first name.

Q. What should I call my teacher?
A. Start formal. He or she will probably tell you on day 1 during the introduction. If not, use a formal title, until he or she tells you otherwise. Don’t use the generic term “Teacher”. This sounds as if you do not know your teacher’s name. (You wouldn’t want to be called “Student”, right?) Even if you have a substitute teacher, make sure to address the instructor by a specific name.

Q. What should I call my fellow students?
A. Depends on ages. In most classroom situations, students call each other by first names. You may have a few older students in your class. To show respect, address these people by their last name (unless they ask you to use their first).

Q. What should I call my child’s teacher?
A. Start with Mr or Mrs. Call your child’s teacher the same thing your child calls her. The teacher may give you permission to use her first name when your child is not present.

Q. How should I address people online?
A. Depends on the situation. On a social network you can usually use first names, even with teachers and administrators. In an email, use a formal form of address the first time you contact a person. The other person will likelyrespond by signing with just a first name. In your next email you can safely address that person by their first name.

Q. What should I call our school administrator?
A. Formal. Use a formal address until he or she tells you differently.

Q. What should I call my homestay parents?
A. Start formal. Use Mr or Mrs/Ms + last name until he or she tells you differently.

Q. What should I call my neighbours?
A. Depends on your ages. Neighbours usually address each other with first names, though it depends on your age and theirs. Introduce yourself using your first name and wait to see how they introduce themselves. If your neighbour is older you can ask the question during the second meeting, “Is it okay if I call you [first name]?”

Q. How should I address my colleagues?
A. Depends on the industry. In many businesses people go by their first names. If you are the new employee, other people will introduce themselves to you.

Q. What should I call my manager or supervisor?
A. Start formal. Even if this person calls you by your first name, address them as Mr or Mrs/Ms + last name until they invite you to use their first name.

Q. How should I address the bus driver?
A. Formal. Use Sir or Madam/Ma’am for any type of travel or transportation worker who is not wearing a nametag. Don’t say: “Excuse me ‘bus driver’.” That is his or her job, not title.

Q. What should I call my (boy)friend’s parents?
A. Formal. Children and youth should use Mr or Mrs/Ms + last name. If your friends say it’s okay to call their parents by their first names it is still polite to ask the adults, “Is it okay if I call you [first name]?” If you and your friend are also adults you can probably use their parents’ first names.

Q. How do I address a waiter/ waitress/ flight attendant?
A. Formal or first name. Use Sir or Madam/Ma’am if you don’t know their first name. Do NOT use “Hey waiter!” or “Hey waitress!” This is considered rude by the restaurant staff and you will likely not receive friendly service. If you are a regular customer you will build a relationship with the restaurant or cafe staff. Then you can call staff by their first names.

Q. What should I call my hairstylist or beauty care worker?
A. First name. In the beauty industry most people go by first names. Some may have nicknames they will tell you to use.

Q. How do I address a customer service clerk?
A. Check for nametag. Some clerks (or restaurant servers) wear name tags. A name tag might say, “Hi, my name is Danny.” In this case it is okay to address this clerk by his first name: “Thank you, Danny” or “Danny, could you help me find the hamburgers?” If there is no nametag, use Sir or Ma’am.

acquaintance (noun): someone you know casually (e.g: a friend of a friend)
address (verb): to name someone in a specific way (when speaking or writing)
awkward (adj.): feeling uncomfortable
colleagues (noun): people you work with
customer service (noun): help for shoppers, buyers, members
divorced (adj.): not married anymore
executive (noun): manager or high level employee in a company or business
first name terms (BrE) / first name basis: having a close enough relationship to disregard formalities such as age or status
formal (adj.): showing respect for rules, forms and traditions
formality (noun): something that has no real purpose other than being a tradition
generic (adj. ): describing many; not specific
maiden name (noun): a married woman’s surname at birth
nickname (noun): a short or cute name used by friends or relatives
pet name (noun): a name used by close friends and family to show their love
respondent (noun): the person who writes back or responds
sarcastic (adj.): ironic; typically having an opposite meaning, often to show contempt or to prove a point
terms of endearment (noun): words or names that show feelings of care for someone
trickier (adj.): more difficult to understand or do
widow (noun): a single woman whose husband has died

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In Reutov, near Moscow, a criminal case was opened against an employee of a nursing home after the appearance of data on the abuse of people in this institution on the Web. This is stated on the website of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

Proceedings were initiated under Part 1 of Art. 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (provision of services that do not meet security requirements). The suspect was a 54-year-old nurse, an employee of a boarding house.

According to the investigators, she “permitted ill-treatment towards her wards”, and her “illegal actions were captured on video”.

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The maximum punishment that a woman can now face is imprisonment for up to two years. It is still unknown where she is now – investigators are looking for her.

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Moscow region has also started checking on the treatment of guests in the Reutov nursing home.

Information about the ill-treatment of people in this institution appeared on August 22 in the Black Square Telegram channel. Speech, according to him, was about the Olympia House boarding house. Judging by the photos and videos that were at the disposal of the Telegram channel, people are lying there without sheets in their own feces, and the staff does not pay any attention to them.

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Liana Harutyunyan shows Human Rights Watch a photo of her nephew Eric Khachaturian, a prisoner of war in Azerbaijan, from a video in which he and other prisoners of war are mistreated. Yerevan, November 2020
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(Berlin) – In connection with the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani forces have repeatedly mistreated captured ethnic Armenians from the armed forces, Human Rights Watch said today. Prisoners of war were subjected to physical violence and humiliation, all this was filmed and widely distributed on social networks since mid-October.

In the video, Armenian prisoners of war are kicked, cuffed, stabbed with a sharp object, dragged along the ground, forced to kneel and, with the clear intention of humiliating, forced to kiss the Azerbaijani flag, praise President Ilham Aliyev and use offensive language against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan , as well as to declare that Karabakh is an Azerbaijani territory. In most cases, the faces of those in whose power the prisoners are are visible in the frame; on this basis, it can be concluded that they do not fear responsibility for such actions.

“The violence and humiliation in the treatment of prisoners of war cannot be justified,” says Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “International humanitarian law does not allow any exceptions to the obligation to protect prisoners of war from ill-treatment, and the Azerbaijani authorities must put an end to this immediately.”

Some of the prisoners featured in the videos we studied reported in subsequent contact with relatives that they were being treated well, but that there were serious grounds for fear for their safety and well-being.

International humanitarian law, or the law of armed conflict, requires prisoners of war to be treated humanely in all circumstances. The Third Geneva Convention expressly requires that they be protected “from all acts of violence or intimidation, from insults and the curiosity of the crowd. ”

The armed conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the start of the Azerbaijani offensive on September 27, 2020, entered an acute phase, which ended on November 10 with the signing of a trilateral ceasefire document mediated by Russia.

The exact number of Armenian prisoners of war is unknown; in conversations with Human Rights Watch, officials in Yerevan said they were talking about “dozens” of people. It is also known that the Armenian side captured a number of Azerbaijani prisoners and at least three foreign mercenaries. Human Rights Watch is investigating videos posted on social media of alleged mistreatment of Azerbaijani prisoners of war and will publish all the established facts.

Dozens of videos of alleged mistreatment of Armenian prisoners of war have been posted on social networks. We closely studied 14 such videos and interviewed relatives of the five prisoners featured there. The videos were posted on Telegram channels, including Kolorit 18+ and Karabah_News, as well as on several Instagram accounts. None of the videos contain metadata that could confirm the time and location of the footage, as they were cut off when uploaded. However, we have no doubt that all of them were posted no earlier than October-November 2020.

Human Rights Watch also examined a number of other visual materials and legal documents and interviewed lawyers Artak Zeynalyan and Siranush Sahakyan, representing the families of almost 40 prisoners of war, who requested interim measures from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) (urgent measures of protection when the applicant threatens a “real danger of irreversible harm”). The lawyers underline that in all these cases the Court asked the government of Azerbaijan to provide information on the relevant prisoners of war as soon as possible.

Relatives confirmed that they recognized their loved ones on video, showed them on video, provided us with photographs and other documents that allow us to identify the prisoners, and also confirmed that these people were part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army or the Armenian armed forces.

Sergey Martirosyan last spoke on the phone with his 21-year-old son Mikael on October 17th. On October 25, he found on Telegram a video of the Azerbaijani military bullying eight Armenian soldiers. The latter lay or sat on the ground bound and blindfolded, while they were kicked, dragged along the ground, stepped on them, accompanied by pricks with a skewer. At the 1:28 mark, a close-up of a prisoner is shown, who repeats in Russian with a groan: “I’ll tell you everything.” Azerbaijani servicemen inflict at least seven kicks on him, step on his head and foot, and stab him with a skewer.

According to Sergei, he immediately recognized his son by his voice, build, hair and exposed parts of his face, after which he contacted the ICRC and the local authorities. On November 9, after the intervention of the ECtHR, Mikael briefly got in touch by phone and said that he was in captivity in Azerbaijan and was receiving medical assistance due to injuries to his leg.

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Ranush Shahbazyan last spoke on the phone with her 51-year-old husband Ludwig Mkrtchyan on 13 October. On November 12, her husband’s brother sent her the same video mentioned above. She recognized her husband by his voice, baldness and physique. At the beginning of the video, Mkrtchyan lies crouched on his side, his stomach and back are partially exposed, and there is a presumably stab wound on his left side. Approximately at 00:58 – 1:25, two Azerbaijani servicemen kick him several times and poke him with a skewer in the head, back, stomach and legs, while Mkrtchyan himself asks not to hurt him.

Shahbazyan told us that on November 20, after the intervention of the ECtHR, representatives of the ICRC visited her husband. Shahbazyan showed us a letter to her family dictated by her husband. According to her, additional confirmation of her husband’s identity came a few days later, when he called a diminutive address for his daughter, which they use at home.

According to the lawyers, the relatives who contacted them also identified three other servicemen in the video: Valery Hayrapetyan, Arman Harutyunyan and Armen Martirosyan (namesake of Mikael Martirosyan).

Shirak Sargsyan last contacted his 19-year-old son Areg on 2 October. On October 8, a relative told the family about two videos showing Areg lying on an Azerbaijani tank, then sitting on the same tank while Azerbaijani soldiers order him to chant “Azerbaijan!” and swear at Prime Minister Pashinyan.

In mid-October, several more videos with Sargsyan appeared on social networks. In one, he is sitting in the frame, as far as one can understand, on the back seat of a car in a colorful cape and a thick black bandage over his eyes, repeating as ordered: “Long live President Aliyev! Karabakh is Azerbaijan,” accompanied by scolding Pashinyan. Relatives and lawyers also saw Sargsyan in an Azerbaijani TV channel on Kanal 1: he is sitting in the corridor, looking disoriented, speaking under compulsion, condemning Pashinyan, including for sending him to war. Sargsyan’s voice trembles, his breathing is heavy, his shins are bandaged.

Sargsyan’s relatives said that on October 17, the Azerbaijani authorities allowed ICRC representatives to visit him and allowed him to make a short phone call to his relatives. Since then, the family has received 2 letters from him.

On October 18, Azerbaijani media and official sources reported that officials visited three Armenian prisoners of war, including Sargsyan, in a hospital where they appeared to be receiving treatment. The prisoners on photo and video cameras expressed their “gratitude” to the Azerbaijani authorities for medical assistance.

On October 22 and 23, at least six videos of ill-treatment by Azerbaijani servicemen with five Armenian prisoners appeared on social networks. In the frame, dancing Azerbaijanis, apparently, are celebrating a victory, one of the prisoners is hit with a palm on the head, they are forced to kneel and clap and chant “Karabakh – Azerbaijan”. At least three prisoners are forced to kiss the Azerbaijani flag. The lawyers for Zeynalyan and Sahakyan said that the relatives of the prisoners who contacted them identified them as Erik Khachaturyan, Robert Vardanyan, Narek Sirunyan, Araik Galstyan and Karen Manukyan.

Human Right Watch interviewed relatives of 18-year-old Khachaturian and 20-year-old Vardanian.

Khachaturian’s father Saribek last spoke to his son on 12 October. A few days later, he learned that his son was injured, and had no more news until November 22, until a neighbor showed him a video of Eric. Relatives later discovered four more videos. In the frame, Eric is held by the collar and hit on the head with a palm, demanding to say “Karabakh is Azerbaijan”, kiss the Azerbaijani flag, kneel and clap, accompanying the dancing Azerbaijanis, along with Vardanyan and another prisoner.

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According to Robert Vardanyan’s mother Varduhi Parunakyan, the last time she had contact with her son was on October 8. She subsequently learned that her son had been wounded and captured along with Khachaturian and at least three other servicemen while they were awaiting medical evacuation.

In the video, Vardanyan is forced to kiss the Azerbaijani flag after Khachaturyan and another prisoner, to kneel with them and clap to the dancing Azerbaijanis, and to repeat “Karabakh – Azerbaijan”. In the last video, Vardanyan is in the room, he is required to speak louder, there is dirt and visible abrasions on his face; while in the video where he kneels in front of the dancers, he is filmed on the street with a clean face without abrasions.

On November 27, the ECtHR requested information from the Azerbaijani authorities on the whereabouts of these five prisoners, but Azerbaijan has not yet provided such information.

“It is striking that some of the servicemen visibly posed for the camera during the ill-treatment of prisoners,” notes Hugh Williamson. – It is possible that they were sure that they could get away with it, or were guided by some other motives, but in any case, the Azerbaijani authorities are obliged to ensure responsibility for the facts of ill-treatment of prisoners in the framework of both individual criminal prosecution and command responsibility.

OHCHR | Frequently Asked Questions

What is the complaint procedure of the Human Rights Council?

As part of the complaints procedure, the Human Rights Council responds to systematic and credible cases of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, performed anywhere in the world and under any circumstances (Human Rights Council Resolution 5/1 of June 18, 2007). It is based on the 1503 procedure of the former Commission on Human Rights, which has been amended to ensure its impartiality, objectivity, efficiency, protection of the rights and interests of victims, and speedy processing of cases.

Two separate working groups, the Working Group on Communications and the Working Group on Situations, have been established with a mandate, respectively, to review written communications and bring to the attention of the Council systematic and credibly attested gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms. This complaints procedure is the only universal instrument that covers all human rights and fundamental freedoms in all Member States of the United Nations. The procedure is confidential in order to ensure closer cooperation with the state against which the complaint is filed.

Benefits of filing complaints under the Human Rights Council’s complaints procedure?

• A complaint can be filed against any country, regardless of whether it has ratified a particular international treaty or has made reservations to the relevant legal instrument.
• It is possible that the complaint will be considered at the highest level of the United Nations human rights mechanism, ie. at the Human Rights Council.
• The confidentiality of the procedure facilitates cooperation on the part of the state concerned.

What are the differences between procedure 1503 and the procedure under Council Resolution 5/1?

As practice shows, the complaint procedure is essentially the same as the 1503 procedure, and the innovations below mainly relate to the features of its functioning mechanism:

• 0201, which manifests itself in the fact that the Chairman of the Working Group on Communications provides all members of the Working Group (composed of five independent experts appointed by the Advisory Committee from among its members on the basis of geographical representation from each of the five regional groups) with a list of communications rejected after an initial check of all messages, which also provides the rationale for the rejection decisions.
• SPEED REVIEW, which is ensured by having both working groups hold two sessions per year of one week each, instead of one biweekly session once a year. In this way, the Council may consider material submitted to it by the Working Group on Situations (composed of five members appointed by the regional groups from among the member States of the Council) as often as necessary.
• INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND VICTIMS INCLUSION by keeping both the communicant and the State concerned informed of the progress of the complaint process at its main stages. Both working groups, within their respective mandates, determine how best to take into account the interests of victims in specific procedures and working methods. Accordingly, both Working Groups may ask the communicant to provide additional information, including responses to the same questions put to both him and the State concerned.
• CLOSE COOPERATION AND DIALOGUE with the State concerned by the Council now being able to invite OHCHR to provide that State with technical assistance, capacity building assistance or advisory services in a given situation.
• DOMESTIC REMEDIES EXHAUST RULE may also provide for recourse to national human rights institutions (NHRIs) if they operate in accordance with the Paris Principles and have quasi-judicial powers.

The new procedure has been kept confidential in order to ensure closer cooperation with the respective State. The Council may decide to terminate the study of a particular issue in accordance with a confidential procedure and proceed to its public consideration.

What complaints are considered admissible under the HRC’s complaints procedure?

A complaint is admissible under the Human Rights Council’s complaints procedure if it meets the following criteria:

• The complaint must be in writing in one of the six official UN languages ​​(Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish).
• It should contain as much detail as possible about the relevant facts (including names of alleged victims, dates, location and other details) and should not exceed 15 pages.
• It must not show signs of overt political motivation.
• It should not be based solely on media reports.
• It is also not currently to be considered under any special procedure, any treaty body or other United Nations complaints procedure or similar regional human rights procedure.
• National remedies must be exhausted unless there is reason to believe that such remedies may be ineffective or take an unreasonably long time.
• It must not contain profanity or offensive language.
• The complaints procedure does not provide for sanctions to secure remedies in specific cases or to compensate alleged victims.

What actions should be considered systematic gross violations of human rights?

• Resolutions or decisions of the General Assembly, the Human Rights Council and the Economic and Social Council do not clearly define “systematic” or “gross violations”. At the same time, judging by the materials used during the preparation of procedure 1503, it can be concluded that “systematic gross violations” are considered such serious acts that “can no longer be attributed exclusively to the internal competence of states. ” ¹
• In addition, the term “gross violations” also refers to violations of civil, political, social and cultural rights committed anywhere in the world and under any circumstances, including in situations of armed conflict and violations of international humanitarian law or a threat to the world. ² . For example, the policy of apartheid falls under the definition of systematic gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.
• From the same preparatory work it also follows that the victims of such “systematic and reliably confirmed gross violations of human rights”, as a rule, are several people; and several particularly inhuman and degrading violations of human rights are being committed in a very short period of time. In the course of its deliberations on the complaint, the Working Group on Communications takes into account all of these circumstances when deciding on the admissibility of the communication and the merits of the allegations contained therein.
• In addition, a single communication, or in combination with other communications, may reveal consistent and credible gross violations of human rights if it alleges multiple serious violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ³ .

Examples:

• Allegations of a deterioration in the human rights situation of people belonging to minorities, manifested in forced evictions, racial segregation, and poor living conditions.
• Allegations of degrading conditions of detention and work in prisons for both detainees and prison staff, which provoke violence and lead to the death of prisoners.

What are the criteria for assessing compliance with the rule of exhaustion of domestic remedies?

• The communication must contain information or a statement that domestic remedies available under national law have been used and exhausted in accordance with generally accepted principles of international law, and, if possible, a documented final court decision general jurisdiction or other competent authorities of the respective state.
• An exception to this rule is when such domestic remedies may be “ineffective or unreasonably long” (Resolution 5/1 para. 87 (g)). For example, an applicant is not required to exhaust all domestic remedies if there are statutory restrictions on the application of due process of law (for example, the lack of an independent judiciary), or if the applicant and/or victim were denied access to or the opportunity to avail themselves of legal remedies. in full.
• If the complained State claims that not all domestic remedies have been exhausted, the Working Group may request that State to provide a detailed list of effective remedies available to the alleged victims, taking into account the particular circumstances of the case.

Who can I file a complaint against?

A complaint can be filed against any Member State of the United Nations.

Who can file a complaint?

Any individual, group of individuals, or non-governmental organization may file a complaint under the Human Rights Council’s complaints procedure.

What is privacy?

All submissions by the complainant and the State concerned, as well as information relating to the various stages of the progress of the complaint, are confidential and, accordingly, are not subject to public disclosure unless the Council decides otherwise. This restriction also applies to situations that have been discontinued. Complainants may also request that their personal data not be disclosed to the state against which the complaint is filed. Notwithstanding such requirements of confidentiality, which are binding organs of the United Nations, these rules do not prevent a complainant from disclosing that his complaint has been submitted to the Human Rights Council under the complaints procedure. However, the complaint should not be submitted anonymously, as this is the basis for its dismissal.

What follows after a complaint is declared admissible?

The complaints procedure has four steps:

FIRST STAGE:

The initial check is carried out by the Chairman of the Working Group on Communications in conjunction with the secretariat. Complaints that meet the admissibility criteria are sent to the State concerned with a request for an opinion on the allegations of violations contained in them.

STEP TWO: COMMUNICATIONS WORKING GROUP

The Working Group on Communications meets twice a year to decide on the admissibility of specific complaints and assess the merits of allegations of violations, including determining whether any complaint, either in itself or in combined with others, about systematic and credibly confirmed gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

At its sessions, the Working Group on Communications may take the following decisions:

• Dismiss the complaint if it does not meet the admissibility criteria in accordance with Council Resolution 5/1.
• Keep the situation under control and contact the State concerned and/or the complainant to provide additional information within a reasonable time frame.
• Submit all admissible communications and recommendations thereon to the Working Group on Situations for further consideration.

STAGE THREE: SITUATION WORKING GROUP

The Working Group on Situations (consisting of five representatives of member states of the Human Rights Council designated by each of the regional groups to serve in their individual capacity) meets twice a year and should, on the basis of information and recommendations received from the Working Group reportedly submit to the Council a report on systematic and reliably confirmed gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, with recommendations for concrete action.

At its session, the Working Group on Situations may take the following decisions:

• Stop consideration of a particular situation.
• Keep the situation under control for further review or request for additional information.
• Submit materials on the situation to the Human Rights Council if, in the opinion of the Panel, the allegations contained in the communication may indicate systematic and reliably confirmed gross violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

STAGE FOUR: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

The Council will examine the reports of the Working Group on Situations under Confidentiality (unless the Council decides otherwise) and may decide on them one of the following: if there are no grounds for further consideration or action on it.

Keep the situation under control and contact the State concerned to provide additional information within a reasonable time.

Keep the situation under control and appoint an independent highly qualified expert to monitor it and report to the Council.

Stop pursuing the specific issue under the confidential complaint procedure and proceed with the matter in public.

Recommend that OHCHR provide technical assistance, capacity building assistance or advisory services to the State concerned.

What information should be included in the complaint?

Although there is no particular format required for filing a complaint, it is recommended that you use the complaint form available on our website (see below) for this purpose. The complaint must be in writing, in legible handwriting, preferably printed and signed. 90,003 90,002 United Nations languages ​​(Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish). The complaint must contain basic personal data (surname, citizenship, date of birth, postal address and e-mail address of the complainant) and the name of the state against which it is filed. The applicant should notify the secretariat as soon as possible of any subsequent change in address or other contact information. It is important to state in chronological order all the facts underlying the complaint. The description should be as complete as possible and contain all the information relevant to the situation. The complainant must indicate why he or she believes that the facts presented are systematic gross violations of human rights.

The complainant should also detail the steps he or she has taken so far to exhaust the domestic remedies available in the State against which the complaint is being made, in particular, appeals to the local courts and authorities of the State concerned. The rule of exhaustion of domestic remedies provides for a procedure whereby complaints are first referred to the appropriate national competent authorities up to the highest instance, unless such remedies may prove ineffective or unreasonably time-consuming. If the application to these authorities is still pending, or if not all legal remedies have been exhausted, then this should also be indicated along with the reasons.
Complainants should send copies (not originals) of all documents relevant to the complaint and arguments, in particular administrative and judicial decisions made on this complaint by public authorities. If these documents are not in one of the official languages ​​of the United Nations, a full or short translation must be provided.

If the complaint lacks sufficient information to be analyzed under the Human Rights Council’s complaints procedure, or lacks clarity in the description of the facts, the secretariat of the Human Rights Council may contact the complainant for more information or resubmit the complaint.

What does the principle of non-duplication mean?

The complaints procedure will not accept cases that are already under a special procedure, treaty body or other United Nations complaints procedure or an equivalent regional human rights procedure.

Were there cases where confidentiality was removed from any case?

The Council twice decided to terminate the consideration of the case in a confidential procedure and started an open discussion of the issue: in 2006 in the case against Kyrgyzstan after consideration under the 1503 procedure and in 2012 in the case against Eritrea.

Is there any interaction with the author of the communication during the course of the case? How does this interaction take place?

• Paragraph 86 of Council resolution 5/1 emphasizes that the procedure must take into account the interests of the victims. And in paragraph 106 of the same resolution, it is stated that, as part of the complaints procedure, it is necessary to ensure that the author of the communication is informed about the progress of the consideration at the main stages.
• In accordance with Council Resolution 5/1, the Working Group on Communications may request additional information from the author of the communication or, if required, from third parties.

Where to file a complaint?

Complaint Procedure Unit
Human Rights Council Branch
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Office at Geneva
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

You can also email your complaint to : [email protected] or contact any national or regional office of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

More information on the Human Rights Council complaints procedure can be found on the OHCHR website and in the FAQ

OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Palais 2 Geneva 1 Geneva 10 Geneva 10 Palais 2 des Nations : + 41 (0)22 917 9000
Fax: + 41 (0)22 917 9011
www. ohchr.org

Notes:

1.E/AC.7/SR.637 2.E /AC.7/SR.638
3. E/CN.4/1040, E/CN.4/Sub.2/316

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