coeliacmccarthy [he/him]@hexbear.net to earth@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months 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-square6fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-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]@hexbear.net to earth@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarevettnerklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoSame in many other germanic languages. Both of those are correct for Norwegian as well.
minus-squarecoeliacmccarthy [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agojust say raccoon!! it already has a slur in it you should love it!!
minus-squareiridaniotter [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoAh but it comes from Powhatan. Euros can’t be seen acknowledging people lived here before America became a thing
minus-squarevettnerklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoI’ll do like Ricky and pronounce it “Ray-con”
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”