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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)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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

XenonXcraft at 2024-03-20 19:21:10+00:00 ID: kvs0uab

The deeper explanations are pretty funny - and quite different from what OP has read:

Probably used in Hamburg as an expression because something doesn't apply there, but possibly in the small town of Wandsbeck outside Hamburg, which was a haunt for all kinds of dishonest people, bankrupt gamblers etc.

Sometimes used with a view to the fact that Wandsbeck was one of the three places in the Danish monarchy where the lottery was drawn, and that a number for the draw that did not apply to the draw in Kbh., and a note drawn in W. did not was honored in Kbh.

https://ordnet.dk/ods/ordbog?query=Wandsbeck