fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoCoca-Cola rebrands products in Germany amid US image crisis – DW – 09/08/2025www.dw.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkCoca-Cola rebrands products in Germany amid US image crisis – DW – 09/08/2025www.dw.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squareJajcus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoNo one in Europe calls it that, though ;-)
minus-squareThis is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoWhat’s it called there then? Carbonated sugar water?
minus-squaretroed@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 days agoIn Sweden our tasty sugar drinks are “saft” (uncarbonated) and “läsk” (carbonated). The word ending “-igt” is used to describe that something “is like”. “saftigt” means “mmm, juicy, good” “läskigt” means “scary”
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoLäsk is from old German löschen meaning to quench. Läskande similarly means quenching. Läskig is a false friend.
No one in Europe calls it that, though ;-)
What’s it called there then? Carbonated sugar water?
In Sweden our tasty sugar drinks are “saft” (uncarbonated) and “läsk” (carbonated).
The word ending “-igt” is used to describe that something “is like”.
“saftigt” means “mmm, juicy, good” “läskigt” means “scary”
Läsk is from old German löschen meaning to quench. Läskande similarly means quenching.
Läskig is a false friend.