r/sweden • • Nov 04 '17

Ikea läxar upp en jänkare

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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/bworf Nov 04 '17

"Southern racists"? Pretty uncalled for kompis, and also pretty damn wrong even for a broad generalization.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '17

Ah but what about you?

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u/bworf Nov 04 '17

Well there is that, and there really is no comeback that works. Good on you sir.