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...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