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Fascinating, I don't think I ever heard "whitegoods" before. In case I'm not alone: refrigerators, washing machines and the like, in UK English. I think. So
by biztos 5y ago
Fascinating, I don't think I ever heard "whitegoods" before. In case I'm not alone: refrigerators, washing machines and the like, in UK English. I think.
So like this:
https://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk https://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk
But maybe not this:
https://www.whitegoods.com https://www.whitegoods.com
- tupac_speedrap 5y agoThat's right, basically kitchen appliances, although fancy lads have separate utility rooms for washing machines and tumble dryers, and they often come in white so I guess the term stuck.
- greggsy 5y ago‘Whitegoods’ is commonly used in Australia too.
- mstade 5y agoIn Sweden also. We say "vitvaror" which literally translates to white goods.
- ubercore 5y agoWas a tiny culture shock learning "hvitevarer" when I moved to Norway too.
- BurningPenguin 5y agoSame in German: "Weißwaren" also translates directly to white goods. I think it's amazing to see the similarities in languages.
- reportgunner 5y agoIn Slovak we call it "Biela technika" which translates to "White technology".
- gkedzierski 5y agoInteresting. It would be almost same “biała technika” in Polish but I’ve never heard that term.
- biztos 5y agoWow I’d never heard (or at least noticed) that and I speak German. Turns out they have red, brown and black too. https://www.hotelier.de/lexikon/w/weisse-ware https://www.hotelier.de/lexikon/w/weisse-ware
- jorvi 5y agoDutch as well. ‘Witgoed’