coeliacmccarthy [he/him] to earth • 1 year agowhen I heard that germans call raccoons "wash bears" I joked to a dutch guy "i bet you call possums 'pouch rats' too"message-squaremessage-square6 fedilinkarrow-up139file-text
arrow-up139message-squarewhen I heard that germans call raccoons "wash bears" I joked to a dutch guy "i bet you call possums 'pouch rats' too"coeliacmccarthy [he/him] to earth • 1 year agomessage-square6 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarevettnerk@lemmy.mlhexbear8·1 year agoSame in many other germanic languages. Both of those are correct for Norwegian as well. linkfedilink
minus-squarecoeliacmccarthy [he/him]hexagonhexbear5·1 year agojust say raccoon!! it already has a slur in it you should love it!! link
minus-squareiridaniotter [she/her]hexbear6·1 year agoAh but it comes from Powhatan. Euros can't be seen acknowledging people lived here before America became a thing link
minus-squarevettnerk@lemmy.mlhexbear2·1 year agoI'll do like Ricky and pronounce it "Ray-con" linkfedilink
Same in many other germanic languages. Both of those are correct for Norwegian as well.
just say raccoon!! it already has a slur in it you should love it!!
Ah but it comes from Powhatan. Euros can't be seen acknowledging people lived here before America became a thing
I'll do like Ricky and pronounce it "Ray-con"