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when I heard that germans call raccoons "wash bears" I joked to a dutch guy "i bet you call possums 'pouch rats' too"

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when I heard that germans call raccoons "wash bears" I joked to a dutch guy "i bet you call possums 'pouch rats' too"

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Earth@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year ago

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and he said yes that’s what we call them

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just say raccoon!! it already has a slur in it you should love it!!
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  Ah but it comes from Powhatan. Euros can’t be seen acknowledging people lived here before America became a thing
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  I’ll do like Ricky and pronounce it “Ray-con”

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