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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

casperghst42 at 2024-03-20 17:14:07+00:00 ID: kvrddqe

"Gå ad Pommern til" would be similar, Pommern as you know is far away from Denmark and I guess back then it was not a very nice place. Back then was in the 14th or 15th century, and it comes from Erik VII (https://historiskerejser.dk/erik-vii-af-pommern/)

Det omtales ofte, at det danske udtryk “Ad Pommern til”, som betyder, at noget går dårligt, kan stamme fra Erik af Pommern, hvis liv også kom til at gå dårligt. Der er dog ikke helt sikkerhed herfor. Man mener, at tilnavnet “af Pommern” har været for at understrege hans manglende nordiske tilhørsforhold, at han var en tysker på den skandinaviske trone, ligesom hans efterfølger fik navnet “af Bayern”.