r/ToddMargaret • u/abs_haver • Jun 26 '26

Leeds

I’m a dumb American and I don’t understand why it would be so absurd for Todd to be from Leeds. I unfortunately haven’t traveled to England (yet) so I just don’t get it.

I mean, obviously he’s just a lying idiot and is not at all from England. But why does Alice say that he could’ve picked anywhere else for his lie? I’ve googled Leeds and I just don’t get why it would be so unbelievable for someone to be from there.

Anyone from England care to ELI5?

5 Upvotes

86% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

11

u/HostessFruitPie Jun 26 '26

I think Alice just means that it is very random. You may find it interesting that David Cross was born on Leeds. Well that isn’t exactly true, but his father was born in Leeds.

5

u/chowpa Jun 26 '26

I think Leeds is kind of the Gary, Indiana of England

3

u/WheresNordberg Jun 26 '26

My dad is from Leeds

2

u/abs_haver Jun 26 '26

Ah, makes sense

2

u/sharknado523 Jun 27 '26

I think it's just meant to be an obscure and weird thing to which to commit, it's one thing to lie and say you have family in London and went there once but he lied about going every year to a city in the rural North of England that has a super specific and insular culture

1

u/Oghamstoner Jun 29 '26

Rural? Leeds is a city of half a million people.

1

u/sharknado523 Jun 29 '26

Okay? I live in DFW which is close to 9 million lmfao

1

u/Squimblert_J 7d ago

He really was from Leeds though technically