WWCCII

[Cliges]

Poverty mostly. My great great grand mother saved up to make sure all her kids could buy a ticket out of the hell hole of poor Kristiania. Up until the 60s or 70s it would have seemed a good call.

You might enjoy the short novel Hunger by Knut Hamsun. It's set there and really has a great sense of atmosphere.

He did later become fascist and disgusting, though.

 

[al-Aziz]

Volkswagon with a W sound

I say Volkswagon with a V sound.

trans-Tasman

*sighs
*gives Kiwi benefit of doubt
*steps off soapbox

 

[al-Aziz]

Anyway, shouldn't Volkswagon be pronounced with an F-sound? W's in German turn into V's in English, but V's in German turn into F's in English.

 

[npstr]

Btw it's actually Volkswagen (I could imagine Volkswagon as something like a very naziish version of Wagonlitz).

Also note it's the only automobile manufacturer that has swag in its name.
Related:

Does this kind of advertising works on you muricans? It's so cringe for me.