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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

Maybestof at 2024-03-21 04:15:12+00:00 ID: kvue66z

I have extended family near Hamburg :P don't really remember the place to be honest. The meaning of the phrase basically means it only has meaning in Wandsbek, i.e. it doesn't matter at all. As I understand, it is usually used when you don't care about something or you want to ignore a decision or rule. Like "Please don't bring your own alcohol to the event" - "Det kan gælde af Wandsbek til!"

There are other such phrases like "Til Hekkenfeldt med det" meaning you don't care about something. Every Dane knows this one because it was popularized by the most popular Danish Julekalender song to date. Again, I have no idea which Hekkenfeldt is referred to or why we pick on that particular place.