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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·edit-216 hours agoBecause you taxed our tea. But it’s really just a Pennsylvanian thing. There’s Lancasters in Ohio and California that are pronounced"LAN-caster." I think it’s because there was significant German population in Pennsylvania since before the Revolution.
minus-squareNoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·15 hours agoIf in doubt, always blame the Germans.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoMy family came here from Germany in 1733 so I share some of the blame. But we only came here because the French burned down our house so maybe we can blame the French.
minus-squareNoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 minutes agoEven better, blaming the French usually comes before blaming the Germans.
Because you taxed our tea.
But it’s really just a Pennsylvanian thing. There’s Lancasters in Ohio and California that are pronounced"LAN-caster." I think it’s because there was significant German population in Pennsylvania since before the Revolution.
If in doubt, always blame the Germans.
My family came here from Germany in 1733 so I share some of the blame.
But we only came here because the French burned down our house so maybe we can blame the French.
Even better, blaming the French usually comes before blaming the Germans.