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> "pickled cucumber season" Funny, it's called "cucumber time" (agurketid) in Danish. I wonder if it's a related term in Nordic countries + Estonia.

by Svip 6y ago

gspr 6y ago
We also call it "agurktid"/"agurknyheter" in Norwegian, and I know the Germans use "Sauregurkenzeit". I've never heard any similar expression in English, nor in any Romance languages. The Brits use "silly season" for the same concept in journalism/news.
- atlasunshrugged 6y ago
  Ha, I'm an American who lived in Estonia for a bit, I'm not familiar with any related US term. Maybe we just don't have this as much as Europe - I know I was shocked at how slow business got in the EU in summer, there's for sure a dip in the US with people going on vacation but nothing like Europe in July/August
  - eitland 6y ago
    > I was shocked at how slow business got in the EU in summer, there's for sure a dip in the US with people going on vacation but nothing like Europe in July/August Reminds me of back when I worked for a company that exported machines to the US and my boss told an American customer that we couldn't get a shipment sent in June which meant it couldn't be sent before somewhere in August since key personell was on holiday in July. They then asked if he couldn't just tell us we had to work anyway, which -luckily for us- wasn't an option.
    - atlasunshrugged 6y ago
      Yeah that sounds like a classic American move - who cares if they're on vacation, just make them work! Glad your employer stood up for you all (or that the law forced him/her to)!
    - kube-system 6y ago
      One time here in the US I had to work late hours and weekends to hit an ambitious deadline for a French customer who wanted to review our work before they all went on their vacations.
      - eitland 6y ago
        Oh, that was a nice thank you from us pampered Europeans! /s Sorry, hope you got some nice overtime bonus (but I fear not.)
        kube-system 6y ago
        Overtime? Ha. Almost all salaried jobs in the US are exempt from overtime laws.
  - M2Ys4U 6y ago
    Most people in Europe have at least 5 weeks paid leave a year guaranteed by law. The US does not sent a mandatory minimum, and consequently many employers don't offer anywhere near as much time off.
praseodym 6y ago
It’s also called “komkommertijd” (“cucumber time”) in Dutch. Not pickled, because we call pickles “augurken”.
sputr 6y ago
Yeah, we also use 'time of pickled cucumbers' in Slovenia. So not just a nordic thing ;)
krzyk 6y ago
and "sezon ogórkowy" (cucumber time) also in Poland :)
kaliszad 6y ago
Okurková sezóna in Czech

> "pickled cucumber season" Funny, it's called "cucumber time" (agurketid) in Danish. I wonder if it's a related term in Nordic countries + Estonia.

by Svip 6y ago

> "pickled cucumber season" Funny, it's called "cucumber time" (agurketid) in Danish. I wonder if it's a related term in Nordic countries + Estonia.

gspr 6y ago

We also call it "agurktid"/"agurknyheter" in Norwegian, and I know the Germans use "Sauregurkenzeit". I've never heard any similar expression in English, nor in any Romance languages. The Brits use "silly season" for the same concept in journalism/news.

atlasunshrugged 6y ago
Ha, I'm an American who lived in Estonia for a bit, I'm not familiar with any related US term. Maybe we just don't have this as much as Europe - I know I was shocked at how slow business got in the EU in summer, there's for sure a dip in the US with people going on vacation but nothing like Europe in July/August
- eitland 6y ago
  > I was shocked at how slow business got in the EU in summer, there's for sure a dip in the US with people going on vacation but nothing like Europe in July/August Reminds me of back when I worked for a company that exported machines to the US and my boss told an American customer that we couldn't get a shipment sent in June which meant it couldn't be sent before somewhere in August since key personell was on holiday in July. They then asked if he couldn't just tell us we had to work anyway, which -luckily for us- wasn't an option.
  - atlasunshrugged 6y ago
    Yeah that sounds like a classic American move - who cares if they're on vacation, just make them work! Glad your employer stood up for you all (or that the law forced him/her to)!
  - kube-system 6y ago
    One time here in the US I had to work late hours and weekends to hit an ambitious deadline for a French customer who wanted to review our work before they all went on their vacations.
    - eitland 6y ago
      Oh, that was a nice thank you from us pampered Europeans! /s Sorry, hope you got some nice overtime bonus (but I fear not.)
      - kube-system 6y ago
        Overtime? Ha. Almost all salaried jobs in the US are exempt from overtime laws.
- M2Ys4U 6y ago
  Most people in Europe have at least 5 weeks paid leave a year guaranteed by law. The US does not sent a mandatory minimum, and consequently many employers don't offer anywhere near as much time off.

praseodym 6y ago

It’s also called “komkommertijd” (“cucumber time”) in Dutch. Not pickled, because we call pickles “augurken”.

sputr 6y ago

Yeah, we also use 'time of pickled cucumbers' in Slovenia. So not just a nordic thing ;)

krzyk 6y ago

and "sezon ogórkowy" (cucumber time) also in Poland :)

kaliszad 6y ago

Okurková sezóna in Czech