But maybe even our official street names describe us better than we think they do. Economist Daniel Oto-Peralías examined street name data in Spain and in Great Britain. In Spain, he found that people who lived in towns with many religious streets really were more religious. In Great Britain, people who lived in areas with a larger percentage of streets containing the word “church” or “chapel” in the name were more likely to identify as Christian. And in Scotland, he found that people who live in places with street names like “London Road” or “Royal Street” felt less Scottish. We can only
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