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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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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/United_Housing_5323 at 2024-03-20 15:18:57+00:00.

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

United_Housing_5323 (OP) at 2024-03-20 16:04:23+00:00 ID: kvr0g18

Ohh thank you for sharing your little story! It's interesting, actually not that surprising though, how the saying is apparently not used or known everywhere in Denmark. Had to search up Sønderborg (first time using this character ø lol), makes sense that she knew that as it's so close to the border

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

RHeegaard at 2024-03-20 16:28:02+00:00 ID: kvr4sk9

ø is just the Danish version of ö, they're pronounced the same

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dksprocket at 2024-03-20 21:30:21+00:00 ID: kvsnw2a

I remember hearing it in media many years ago in the context of a worker's strike - possibly workers at a ferry route.

As I recall it: People were showing up saying they had a reservation and then the workers would tell them their reservation were only valid for going to Wandsbek ("Den gælder kun af Wandsbek til"). (i.e. "go to hell with your reservation")

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

DKlurifax at 2024-03-20 19:03:16+00:00 ID: kvrxgsn

I've (M50) have heard the term "go to heckenfelt" when I was younger. Lived in copenhagen that time and havn't heard it used since.

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

DKlurifax at 2024-03-20 19:03:06+00:00 ID: kvrxfjz

I've (M50) have heard the term "go to heckenfelt" when I was younger. Lived in copenhagen that time and havn't heard it used since.

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

XenonXcraft at 2024-03-20 20:22:57+00:00 ID: kvsbvdx

“Hekkenfeldt” refers to the Icelandic volcano Hekla.

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

DKlurifax at 2024-03-20 20:58:46+00:00 ID: kvsiar2

Interesting. Did not know that.

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Selfsigned_Cert at 2024-03-20 21:33:38+00:00 ID: kvsogvl

Guess it’s a diplomatic version of “gå ad helvedes til”. Aka “get lost”

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

wasmic at 2024-03-21 10:33:40+00:00 ID: kvvam8e

Not even a particularly diplomatic version; Hekla was believed to be the entrance to Hell among medieval (Christian) Icelanders, and that belief spread to much of Europe, so it's literally "go to hell."

"Hekkenfeldt" is probably a distortion of Hekla Fjeld.

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

Selfsigned_Cert at 2024-03-21 10:36:52+00:00 ID: kvvax8n

Agreed. But most people don’t even know that. That’s why I love this Hekkenfeldt even more

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

type_reddit_type at 2024-03-20 21:55:20+00:00 ID: kvssbjg

Ah, did not know that. Prefer Katla though :)