Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldbyGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.works2 monthsI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germany To add insult to injury, what they call it, Deutschland, sounds like what we should call Netherlands 22423987%283
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca2 monthsI’m a Newfoundlander. My sister felt betrayed when she found out that what we call turnips, most people call rutabegas 13
faythofdragons@slrpnk.netEnglish2 monthsThey are, I can buy both at the local grocery. Turnips are white, rutabaga are a yellowish color. 8
blackn1ght@feddit.uk2 monthsI’ve never heard the word rutabega, it’s what we’d call a swede in the UK 6
I’m a Newfoundlander. My sister felt betrayed when she found out that what we call turnips, most people call rutabegas
I could have sworn rutabagas were a different vegetable…
They are, I can buy both at the local grocery. Turnips are white, rutabaga are a yellowish color.
I’ve never heard the word rutabega, it’s what we’d call a swede in the UK