You know how each IKEA item has a funny name? Well, apparently, most products have Swedish names -- all higher-end products that is. Then there are some beds and wardrobes are named after Norwegian places; dining tables and chairs after Finnish ones. But -- and here the lament about Swedish imperialism -- the items graced with beloved Danish place names: Rugs and toilet seats!
Originally, I was just going to write a post simply relaying this funny story, because I thought it was funny coming from my Danish friend while browsing through the IKEA in Copenhagen. But then I googled it anyway, and apparently it's true, a joke exported throughout the world. It's even on Wikipedia! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKEA#Product_names)
And here my "proof," a rug named Helsingör (the Swedish spelling of Helsingør, Hamlets crib):
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Bet no other of your blog buddies visited an IKEA store as early as 1972 -- in Stockholm, no less! My wife and I spent the summer of 1972 there and somehow found our way to IKEA's. I remember the building was round and looked like a very big UFO...nicely designed stuff but easily breakable!
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