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Funny enough I went to a Krautrock mini-festival a few weeks ago, here in Germany. Nobody I know cares about the term "kraut". At this point it is just outdated
by whstl 3y ago
Funny enough I went to a Krautrock mini-festival a few weeks ago, here in Germany. Nobody I know cares about the term "kraut". At this point it is just outdated WW2 lingo that never caught on here.
I feel like "Kartoffel" is often used in a more offensive way. Although I've never really seen someone getting really offended.
- frantathefranta 3y agoI think that is one group of people where English-based slurs haven't stuck. But on the other hand the languages around Germany have still plenty of slurs for Germans, which funnily won't be caught by the bluesky filter.
- GloomyBoots 3y agoFunny, I’ve heard potet in Norway as well. Is this a common slur in Germanic countries?
- whstl 3y agoIt's supposedly used by neighbor countries and foreigners to refer to Germans. But it's common to see people of other areas using potato-related slurs against Irish and Russians too.