In Chinese watermelon is called 西瓜(west melon) and wintermelon is 冬瓜 (winter melon) but the first word sounds like 東 (east). Pumpkins are called 南瓜 (south melon) and in some places a certain squash is called 北瓜 (north melon)
Sure, I get all that, but I didn’t grow up in that area. I grew up near other direction-sexes.
South doesn’t start with “Su,” so I assume North-sex (in this context) wouldn’t start with “Nor.” In fact, I looked this up and found this interesting article, which is perhaps not academically correct (I don’t know) but shows that my reasoning is not isolated.
In Chinese watermelon is called 西瓜(west melon) and wintermelon is 冬瓜 (winter melon) but the first word sounds like 東 (east). Pumpkins are called 南瓜 (south melon) and in some places a certain squash is called 北瓜 (north melon)
When I was a kid, I used to live near places called Sussex and Essex.
I never encountered Nussex nor Wessex and that troubles me.
Wessex was a kingdom in Britain. And it’s an area of London. There is also Middlesex as well. But I can’t find a norssex.
Sure, I get all that, but I didn’t grow up in that area. I grew up near other direction-sexes.
South doesn’t start with “Su,” so I assume North-sex (in this context) wouldn’t start with “Nor.” In fact, I looked this up and found this interesting article, which is perhaps not academically correct (I don’t know) but shows that my reasoning is not isolated.
Also requesting there be a Xessex and Unessex
Is the Winter and East thing a forced coincidence in search of the quadfecta, or is there actually colder climate in eastern China(?) ?
It’s not forced, just a coincidence. There are loads of homophones in Chinese so it’s easy to make puns like that.