littleblondesim said: Interesting…seems like the more modern English names are frowned upon where you are, then. Like the ones American celebrities all name their kids. Emma might be popular because it’s simple and pretty cute. My list is probably a little biased because I’m a barista. So the people I see all the time are slightly older and have money to spend on silly coffee drinks. 🙂
That’s pretty much it. Many people are very prejudiced against the more modern English names like “Maddox”; meanwhile, names like “John” and “Tom” actually have some sort of tradition in old trading towns like Hamburg or Bremen, where international merchants and sailor often visited. Emma is a very international name (it’s relatively easy to pronounce), and, to be fair, it IS cute. I can certainly understand why it is so popular.
Yeah, I’m very interested in how names and naming traditions change over time, including the current decade. I also lead a youth group (ages 8-12), so I know quite a lot of names that are popular right now.
holleyberry said: You know I’m a huge Sandy/Goopy shipper, but Brandon is a very close second. So happy these two are so happy…for now.
For now? What do you know that I don’t? (I’ll probably add Goopy at some point, but I don’t know whether it will be as a playable (when/if I feel like it) or if I’ll just add all of the remaining townies as… well, townies.)
eulaliasims said: One of my favourite houses in Middleground. 😀 That painting corner upstairs is cute!
Thanks! I really like how it turned out! I’m usually not very good at decorating houses…
holleyberry said: Perhaps they can get put of the weeds now.
Yeah, they really need the money… (At least I hope that’s what you’re saying. XD I still struggle with colloquialism.)
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