the brooklyn-france connection

I live in the Calais of Brooklyn. Aren't I fancy.

Conversely, the Calais-ites live in the Greenpoint of France.

France's Strait of Dover is our East River.
Paris=Bed-Stuy (hee)
England=Manhattan
Switzerland & Italy=Queens
Corsica=Rockaway Beach

Apparently, I am not the only one to see the similarity between the map of Brooklyn and the map of France! I have been telling people this for the past year. I was so pleased to see this sign [below] on the door of the Williamsburg culinary supply store, The Brooklyn Kitchen, when we bought our rolling pin, Christmas tree cookie cutters, and parchment paper. [see urge to bake]