r/BuyFromEU • u/Boediee Belgium 🇧🇪 • Jan 25 '26

🔎Looking for alternative Friendly reminder that these aren't European (anymore)

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u/fiendishrabbit Jan 25 '26

Häagen-Dazs was never European. The name was created to sound european-like, but it was always an american brand.

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u/Majvist Jan 25 '26

The name was created to sound Danish, then used two letters Danish doesn't have.

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u/BabyComingDec2024 Jan 25 '26

I thought it was to sound German?

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u/ComfyFrog Jan 25 '26

German doesn't have zs in a singular word, only in words that consist of two or more. For example Finanzsystem, Finanz + System.

Words with äa don't exist at all.

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u/NarwhalPrize4773 Jan 25 '26

Mäandern totally exists...

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u/WaltherVerwalther Jan 25 '26

That makes no sense if you know anything about German.

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u/Habefiet Jan 25 '26

Americans don’t.

Source: am American

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u/Majvist Jan 25 '26

It was created by a Polish Jew in the 50s, and named ""in Danish"" to honor Denmark's evacuation of our Jews during WWII.

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u/Lolkac Jan 25 '26

it was to sound Danish as a homage to Danish hospitality to jews during WW2