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In German it's Mäusespeck = Mouse Bacon

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[–] procrastinator 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Am danish can confirm, it translates to "foam thingy". Never actually thought about it before lol, though a fun name indeed

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What do you call the sponge you use to clean dishes?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Skuresvamp, which translates to scrubbing sponge.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Let me blow your mind: Danes don’t use a sponge for washing up. They would consider it very unhygienic and the traditional Anglo-Saxon washing up sponge as something you’d use to clean the toilet with.

Instead they use a brush on a sort of angled stick.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hey! I'm danish, and I use a sponge!!! :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whaaaaaaaaa?????

I’ve literally never seen any Danes do that. Whereabouts in Denmark are you, if you don’t mind me asking?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There's an imposter among us.