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German asking Danish person: is there a saying in danish that goes like "Well, then go to Wandsbek!"? (leddit.danmark.party)

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I have been reading something about the historical Hamburg of which Wandsbek is a district. Somewhere, I've read that it used to be a very free and liberal place so that there even is a saying in danish about it (German: "Ach, geh doch nach Wandsbek!") translated to "Well, then go to Wandsbek"! As in "so whatever you want". Is that true/is it a known or even used saying? Thank you danish people for your help!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Blirup at 2024-03-20 15:51:33+00:00 ID: kvqy3c5

There’s also “Gå ad Pommern til”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

LuckyAstronomer4982 at 2024-03-20 16:19:00+00:00 ID: kvr34es

Like Go to Hekkenfeldt, go to Hell (the entrance is at the volcano Hekla in Iceland)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Blirup at 2024-03-20 17:22:17+00:00 ID: kvrevw5

Yes, and used in the same manner. But Pommern is in Germany though which was maybe more interesting to OP

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (4 children)

LuckyAstronomer4982 at 2024-03-20 17:25:42+00:00 ID: kvrfizk

Go to Pommern is also go to Hell. Why is Hell in Pommern?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Stalinerino at 2024-03-20 18:18:52+00:00 ID: kvrp7pp

It come from erik af pommern, who was a shitty king

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A_Strandfelt at 2024-03-20 18:09:42+00:00 ID: kvrnl23

My guesses: Historically, Germany was "far away" and also very often an enemy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

mugaccino at 2024-03-20 18:20:06+00:00 ID: kvrpfq0

It also sounds close-ish to "Pokkers" which is an old timey "don't say Satan's name out loud" way of refering to the devil (and before that, syphilis).

There's also the king nobody liked imported from Germany when we didn't have any direct heirs to the throne: Erik af Pommern. It could also refer to him, he ended up disposed from the throne and returned to Pommern.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

WolverineDK at 2024-03-21 12:50:55+00:00 ID: kvvqhza

Pokker has also many meanings of illnesses including the STD known as syfilis now a days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Mobben at 2024-03-20 20:15:49+00:00 ID: kvsala9

It isn't 'Go to Pommern' but 'Going like Pommern' instead. As u/Stalinerino said, it's because of Erik af Pommern. So when it's going like Pommern, it's going like shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

DeszczowyHanys at 2024-03-21 11:15:35+00:00 ID: kvvety3

There's a Hel peninsula and town in Pommern, close to Gdansk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Precioustooth at 2024-03-20 19:14:07+00:00 ID: kvrzlj1

You don't think the Poles will be said that the Germans took Pomerania again?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Blirup at 2024-03-20 21:39:43+00:00 ID: kvspjuc

Isn't it situated partly in Poland and partly in Germany? If not, I'm sorry. -and besides, what do I know; I'm more a student of languages than geography.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Precioustooth at 2024-03-20 21:51:55+00:00 ID: kvsrplz

Modern day Pomerania is like 75% Poland and 25% Germany but it was German before ww2. I don't take any offense (and am neither German nor Polish)