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I had no idea there was a brand called "Dansk", needless to say, it's entirely unknown in Denmark :)
by dusted 4y ago
I had no idea there was a brand called "Dansk", needless to say, it's entirely unknown in Denmark :)
- m00dy 4y agoUsing the (DANSK|DAN) prefix to any branding in Denmark is common. And the funniest one is DanTaxi :). In Denmark, it is common to feel down for some days; at least, I feel down for some days during winter, and when I feel down, I look in the mirror and say, "DanTaxi." It is a natural mood lifter
- egman_ekki 4y agoalso sparkling water being Dansk Vand (“Danish water”) is pretty odd
- tokai 4y agoI always thought it was related to country names being used for different services from prostitutes, where danish is vanilla missionary. But apparently it is related to red soda being called swedish soda in the 30s.
- soegaard 4y agoAt the time you could also get a "Swedish water". https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/hvorfor-hedder-det-danskvand https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/hvorfor-hedder-det-danskvan...
- interfixus 4y agoEspecially since it isn't. It's danskvand, one word, general noun, no capitalisation.
- egman_ekki 4y agoThanks for the correction!
- type0 4y agoDan sukker, spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down
- robin_reala 4y agoOr DanKort, which makes being a tourist in Denmark less than fun when you find places that take nothing else: https://www.dankort.dk/ https://www.dankort.dk/
- dusted 4y agoIt is true, very used as a prefix, but as a stand-alone name, I can't recall any, and certainly not a houseware brand.
- tokai 4y agoDansk Pilsner ;P Also Dansk Folkeferie, Dansk Kabel TV, Dansk Retursystem, and Dansk Erhverv just from the top of my mind.
- dusted 4y agoDansk Pilsner is not named Dansk.. It's named Dansk Pilsner.. As I said in my original post, and the clarification, I've never encountered a brand that is named Dansk before this article about a brand called Dansk, which is an american brand making houseware.
- tokai 4y agoOh I missed your point about Dansk alone. Not really surprising that you have never seen a company called Dansk before. It would make no sense in Denmark.
- lormayna 4y agoOne of the most common digestive liquor (a sort of Fernet Branca) is called "Gammel Dansk"
- wojciii 4y agoLet's not forget Danske Bank. A large bank which has seen better days.
- tveyben 4y agoThey’re great at ‘cleaning’…
- HenrikB 4y agoIn curious, what makes "DanTaxi" funny? Is it the sound, similarly to another word, does it mean something, ...? I'm assuming you're Dan-ish :p (I'm Swedish, if that helps the explanation)
- Aldipower 4y agoI have underpants from "Danish Endurance". Not sure why they are called like that. Haha. :-D Are they common in Danmark? Jeg er let nysgerrig.
- unwind 4y agoThat seems to be a Danish brand of athletic/performance clothing[1]. Founded by a runner who wanted better options. [1]: https://danishendurance.com/pages/danish-endurance-our-brand https://danishendurance.com/pages/danish-endurance-our-brand
- throwaway4good 4y agoThey are sold under the name Kjeldsen in Denmark.
- legulere 4y agoUntil recently Jysk was called Dänisches Bettenlager (danish bed warehouse), probably because Jysk doesn't exactly roll off the tongue for German speakers.
- Symbiote 4y agoFor an English speaker to pronounce "Jysk" something approaching the correct way, they should read something between "Yusk" and "Yoosk". For a German maybe "Jüsk". It means Jutlandic (jütisch). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jysk https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jysk
- poizan42 4y agoThe 'y' letter is the close front rounded vowel, which is just plain missing from the most common english dialects, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_front_rounded_vowel#Occurrence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_front_rounded_vowel#Occu...
- simongray 4y agoUntil recently, JYSK was also called Jysk Sengetøjslager (= bettenlager) in Denmark. I think the rebranding to JYSK was just about making the name shorter and the same everywhere.