Easy, OT but easy

From: Gianfranco Geroldi <giangero@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon 17 Jun 2002 - 15:33:13 EEST

Anyone know what "Boche" comes from? I've never figured that out.
Also, what about "Krauts"? I use that sometimes, and even end my
postal address as "Krautland", but still amn't sure where that comes
from,
and nobody here knows, I can tell you.

Daniel

Unless I fail to detect the irony in this question, Daniel, we Italians call Germans "Kraut" because of their diet habits. Same way we call French Frog-eaters.

I'm not aware of the British calling Germans "Ted" because of our Tedeschi (with the h), but I can assure you we rarely use the proper word (preferring the ditto Krauts or Crucchi).

Sorry, but I suppose you all have equally ludicrous nicknames for us italians (Spaghetti etc.).

Going wildly OT, but maybe you can name the Lunars according to their diet-habits, provided you know them.

Gian

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