โฒ 594 โผ Friendly reminder that these aren't European (anymore) (i.redd.it) submitted 6 months ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk 60 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondelez_International
[โ] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 12 points 6 months ago (2 children) Itโs pretty German. Nothing to do with Danish. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 27 points 6 months ago (2 children) Very little resemblance to German either. Words with "รคa" aren't a thing, neither are words that end in "zs". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 14 points 6 months ago (1 child) Was fรผr ein prรคambelartiges Witzsegment von einem Kommentar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 9 points 6 months ago Compound words are cheating, but you got me with Prรคambel! permalink fedilink source parent [โ] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) Not the spelling yes, but both โHagenโ and โDasโ is German. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 10 points 6 months ago (2 children) Coincidentally yes, Hagen is a place name and das means "the". In that combination it's absolute gibberish though and Hรคagen Dazs' founder probably had no idea about those meanings. He was trying to make it sound Danish. In his own words: โThe only country which saved the Jews during World War II was Denmark, so I put together a totally fictitious Danish name and had it registered,โ Mattus told me. โHรคagen-Dazs doesnโt mean anything. [But] it would attract attention, especially with the umlaut.โ Source permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Nangijala@feddit.dk 4 points 6 months ago Bruh, am I high or is that factually incorrect that we were the only country saving jews during ww2? I mean, my national ego would love for us to take credit for such a feat, but I feel like there were people in every country who tried to save the jews in one way or another. It was a collaborative effort, no? I especially feel like he did Poland dirty. Holy shit the effort some people went to in that country to protect and save Jewish lives. I mean fuck. Homeboy literally made a chocolate brand and gave it a vaguely Danish name that sounds nothing like Danish because of a misperception about ww2. Peak ignorance. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 3 points 6 months ago Yea and completely failed at it ๐ permalink fedilink source parent [โ] schnapsman@feddit.org 3 points 6 months ago I'm certain OP meant Dutch. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 27 points 6 months ago (2 children) Very little resemblance to German either. Words with "รคa" aren't a thing, neither are words that end in "zs". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 14 points 6 months ago (1 child) Was fรผr ein prรคambelartiges Witzsegment von einem Kommentar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 9 points 6 months ago Compound words are cheating, but you got me with Prรคambel! permalink fedilink source parent [โ] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) Not the spelling yes, but both โHagenโ and โDasโ is German. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 10 points 6 months ago (2 children) Coincidentally yes, Hagen is a place name and das means "the". In that combination it's absolute gibberish though and Hรคagen Dazs' founder probably had no idea about those meanings. He was trying to make it sound Danish. In his own words: โThe only country which saved the Jews during World War II was Denmark, so I put together a totally fictitious Danish name and had it registered,โ Mattus told me. โHรคagen-Dazs doesnโt mean anything. [But] it would attract attention, especially with the umlaut.โ Source permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Nangijala@feddit.dk 4 points 6 months ago Bruh, am I high or is that factually incorrect that we were the only country saving jews during ww2? I mean, my national ego would love for us to take credit for such a feat, but I feel like there were people in every country who tried to save the jews in one way or another. It was a collaborative effort, no? I especially feel like he did Poland dirty. Holy shit the effort some people went to in that country to protect and save Jewish lives. I mean fuck. Homeboy literally made a chocolate brand and gave it a vaguely Danish name that sounds nothing like Danish because of a misperception about ww2. Peak ignorance. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 3 points 6 months ago Yea and completely failed at it ๐ permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 14 points 6 months ago (1 child) Was fรผr ein prรคambelartiges Witzsegment von einem Kommentar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 9 points 6 months ago Compound words are cheating, but you got me with Prรคambel! permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 9 points 6 months ago Compound words are cheating, but you got me with Prรคambel! permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 6 points 6 months ago (1 child) Not the spelling yes, but both โHagenโ and โDasโ is German. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 10 points 6 months ago (2 children) Coincidentally yes, Hagen is a place name and das means "the". In that combination it's absolute gibberish though and Hรคagen Dazs' founder probably had no idea about those meanings. He was trying to make it sound Danish. In his own words: โThe only country which saved the Jews during World War II was Denmark, so I put together a totally fictitious Danish name and had it registered,โ Mattus told me. โHรคagen-Dazs doesnโt mean anything. [But] it would attract attention, especially with the umlaut.โ Source permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Nangijala@feddit.dk 4 points 6 months ago Bruh, am I high or is that factually incorrect that we were the only country saving jews during ww2? I mean, my national ego would love for us to take credit for such a feat, but I feel like there were people in every country who tried to save the jews in one way or another. It was a collaborative effort, no? I especially feel like he did Poland dirty. Holy shit the effort some people went to in that country to protect and save Jewish lives. I mean fuck. Homeboy literally made a chocolate brand and gave it a vaguely Danish name that sounds nothing like Danish because of a misperception about ww2. Peak ignorance. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 3 points 6 months ago Yea and completely failed at it ๐ permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 10 points 6 months ago (2 children) Coincidentally yes, Hagen is a place name and das means "the". In that combination it's absolute gibberish though and Hรคagen Dazs' founder probably had no idea about those meanings. He was trying to make it sound Danish. In his own words: โThe only country which saved the Jews during World War II was Denmark, so I put together a totally fictitious Danish name and had it registered,โ Mattus told me. โHรคagen-Dazs doesnโt mean anything. [But] it would attract attention, especially with the umlaut.โ Source permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Nangijala@feddit.dk 4 points 6 months ago Bruh, am I high or is that factually incorrect that we were the only country saving jews during ww2? I mean, my national ego would love for us to take credit for such a feat, but I feel like there were people in every country who tried to save the jews in one way or another. It was a collaborative effort, no? I especially feel like he did Poland dirty. Holy shit the effort some people went to in that country to protect and save Jewish lives. I mean fuck. Homeboy literally made a chocolate brand and gave it a vaguely Danish name that sounds nothing like Danish because of a misperception about ww2. Peak ignorance. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 3 points 6 months ago Yea and completely failed at it ๐ permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Nangijala@feddit.dk 4 points 6 months ago Bruh, am I high or is that factually incorrect that we were the only country saving jews during ww2? I mean, my national ego would love for us to take credit for such a feat, but I feel like there were people in every country who tried to save the jews in one way or another. It was a collaborative effort, no? I especially feel like he did Poland dirty. Holy shit the effort some people went to in that country to protect and save Jewish lives. I mean fuck. Homeboy literally made a chocolate brand and gave it a vaguely Danish name that sounds nothing like Danish because of a misperception about ww2. Peak ignorance. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 3 points 6 months ago Yea and completely failed at it ๐ permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] schnapsman@feddit.org 3 points 6 months ago I'm certain OP meant Dutch. permalink fedilink source parent
