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by stonks 2007 days ago
Fun fact: In Latvian "vācietis" means "A German man". https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/v%C4%81cietis
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pilsetnieks 2007 days ago
Could also be a reference to a beloved poet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojārs_Vācietis
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Rexxar 2007 days ago
It's amazing how different are names to call German people across europe: german, deutsch, allemand, vācietis
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Lapsa 2007 days ago
Indeed. Confused the fuck out of me.
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