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K. Ryabitsev
monsieuricon
The biggest danger of learning North Germanic languages like Norsk is realizing that Ikea furniture names are actually pretty dull. Like, did you know that "blåhaj" is literally just "blue shark?"
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@monsieuricon It's the best blue shark though
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Fabos (not an OS)
fabos@der.cyberterror.ist
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mazunki@fosstodon.org@monsieuricon
it's actually a feature! employees don't need to memorize random numbers to identify the products.
furthermore, the names are categorized on which type of product it is. products named after norwegian places, for instance, represents beds and wardrobes
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K. Ryabitsev
monsieuricon
@mazunki Aww, but the magic of going to Ikea and playing the game of "is that a shelf or a viking ritual" is gone.
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mazunki@fosstodon.org@monsieuricon the trick is to not learn these pagan languages of sorcery and witchery! /j
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Jan Eden
jan@eden.one@monsieuricon Swedish is even more exciting for German speakers: You recognize many words (blåhaj = Blauhai), but you can never guess the right pronunciation.
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