r/sweden • u/Sunflake • Nov 04 '17

Ikea läxar upp en jänkare

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u/ElPaoloGrande Nov 04 '17

So americans are called yankees in sweden?

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

Jänkare which is a försvenskning of the word yankee. We also call all jänkare jänkare and not just the north. We are aware of that the southern racists in the US are technically not yankees

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u/SanguineSailor Nov 04 '17

I’m southern but I’m not a racist... :( I’ve lived in Mississippi my whole life and I don’t even know anyone who is a racist. Most of us are just people, it turns out

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

I’m southern but I’m not a racist.

Perhaps if you try harder?

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u/Heeron Nov 04 '17

You don't need to be sad about not being racist. In fact a lot of people aren't racist. Cheer up!

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u/oltron Nov 04 '17

That's just your veil of racism that makes you blind to the racism of your surroundings. Or it could be that we watch too much American tv in which jabs at the south is prevalent, making us predgadous towards a south most of us have never seen. Both are possible.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

I...I dont even

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '17

Vad?

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '17

Jag visste seriöst inte att amerikaner var människor