Mancunians, Glaswegians, Londoners... Well, perhap the names of certain city-dwellers or townspeople are a bit odd in English. But even the French derive quite a bit of amusement from the very weird names given people who live in certain towns - and they also form the subject of many a French TV quiz show question. This is a list I hope to add to over time. Warning: my spelling may not be perfect:
People who live in Roujan are known as - Roujanais(e) [masc(fem)]
Agde - Agathois(e) [absolutely nothing to do with Aunt Agatha]
Pezenas - Piscenois(e) [absolutely nothing to do with their drinking habits]
Beziers - Bitterois [no, they're not fans of English beer, as far as I know]
Neffies - Neffiotes (?)
Gabian - Gabarois
By the way, the name "Roujan" in the language of Oc (langue d'oc) means Red and doubtless refers to the colour of the earth around here, which ranges from blood-orange to dark oxblood red/almost purple.
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