so a group of students from nothern-sweden came to estonia to visit us. They were at our school today, and they stayed in our class. So we were communicating, and I decided to move the topic to music.
so I asked "what kind of music do you, swedes, like?" all of a sudden everybody started to whisper to each other jsut like I had sayed something insulting..

well did I? I felt pretty bad aferwards, but I didnt dare to go and ask them what the problem was..

Did I say anything wrong?

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Originally posted by djthunderbird so a group of students from nothern-sweden came to estonia to visit us. They were at our school today, and they stayed in our class. So we were communicating, and I decided to move the topic to music. so I asked "what kind of music do you, swedes, like?" all of a sudden everybody started to whisper to each other jsut like I had sayed something insulting.. well did I? I felt pretty bad aferwards, but I didnt dare to go and ask them what the problem was.. Did I say anything wrong?

strange.. i don't c any wrong on ur question... u should have asked them..

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riktat till svenskarna på TA: slå upp ordet "swede" i en engelsk-svensk ordbok

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Engelska till svenska

swede [swi:d] subst. kålrot
Swede [swi:d] subst. svensk

lol, hehe
visste inte det

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Du han före mig Shy....Hade ingen anning om det heller allså....

har för mig pappa snackade om innan att vi kallades så av engelsmännen för vi alltid åt kolrötter här i sverige innan potatisen kom hit ifrån andra sidan atlanten

eller har jag fel?

nice going guys I ask for help and U guys answer in..... swedish of course

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haha, nevermind the guys thunderbird.. I'll say it to ya in eng.

they are saying that "swede" means hmmm... its like a root vegetable in whatever language.. this makes me dizzy

so they (guys in here) thought, what u were saying was something like

What kind of music do u root vegetables like ?

BUT. < I cant believe any swedish person would know that... (the second meaning of the word) Because its a strange and hard one.. and not that many swedish persons knows about it....(me for example)

SO the swedish pupils visiting your class must have been very shy or weird, not replying... I DONT think,... they took it as an insult.. I mean, that they understood what the word "swede" meant... not in a lifetime... no swedish speaking person is that good hehehhehehe

prejudice? yes... mouhahhaha

edit: neeee ja skriver inte.. sånt.. hahaha

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Last edited by Glorie on Mar-25-2003 at 18:34

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Originally posted by Glorie BUT. < I cant believe any swedish person would know that... (the second meaning of the word) Because its a strange and hard one.. and not that many swedish persons knows about it....(me for example)

jag sa ju att jag behärskade två språk

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Originally posted by reveal jag sa ju att jag behärskade två språk

eller huuuur hahaha... neee ja tror du analyserade meningen allt va du kunde... å slog upp varenda ord... och letade ef. tvetydigheter... fan, inte kan man veta sånt? huuuh??? d ska va för att du har råkat höra exemplet innan då isf jäla skit va duktig du e på eng asså haha

du vet säkert va kronärtskocka heter på eng me? hehehhe

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hehe that is hilarous yes they were kinda shy...

however I think swede is a correct word for a person from sweden in english isnt it? So I spoke to them correctly ? :P

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Originally posted by djthunderbird hehe that is hilarous yes they were kinda shy... however I think swede is a correct word for a person from sweden in english isnt it? So I spoke to them correctly ? :P

in written English there is a difference between "swede" and "Swede", but in spoken English they sound the same

edit: i doubt however, that many Swedes know that there even is a second meaning (ie. "swede"), not the most common word

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