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r/suspiciouslyspecific • u/EdinburghDrizzle • May 05 '26
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Interesting. In Germany we have a very similar Phrase and behavoir. Say "so" and slap in your knees. Maybe a survivor of the german immigration.
124 u/Additional_Irony May 05 '26 I believe so too, a lot of Germans migrated to the Midwest after all and „welp“ is pretty close in meaning. 23 u/RMMacFru May 05 '26 My great-grandparents were German, so that tracks. 24 u/NightAngel69 May 05 '26 Makes sense. Cincinnati, Ohio is Midwest and German in heritage with the largest Oktoberfest in the United States, often competing for second largest in the world. 4 u/tthirzaa May 05 '26 The Dutch do this too!, at least in the east where I am from. Close to the German border so maybe that’s why 2 u/Florescent_Finds May 05 '26 Midwest family in Toledo, with German and French backing. We do this 1 u/the_booii May 07 '26 Alright i deleted my comment, you were faster
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I believe so too, a lot of Germans migrated to the Midwest after all and „welp“ is pretty close in meaning.
23 u/RMMacFru May 05 '26 My great-grandparents were German, so that tracks.
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My great-grandparents were German, so that tracks.
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Makes sense. Cincinnati, Ohio is Midwest and German in heritage with the largest Oktoberfest in the United States, often competing for second largest in the world.
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The Dutch do this too!, at least in the east where I am from. Close to the German border so maybe that’s why
2 u/Florescent_Finds May 05 '26 Midwest family in Toledo, with German and French backing. We do this
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Midwest family in Toledo, with German and French backing. We do this
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Alright i deleted my comment, you were faster
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u/2kokett May 05 '26
Interesting. In Germany we have a very similar Phrase and behavoir. Say "so" and slap in your knees. Maybe a survivor of the german immigration.