Blackcrag
Joined: Jul 02, 2005
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Apr 23, 2006 - 15:16 |
 
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Let it be known that Danish is a truly inferior language to most major languages when it comes to synonyms and precise terms  One Danish word seems to be unique though and without equivalent in any other language: "Bagstiv" Sprouted by aeons of Danish consumption of intoxicating beverages this word is roughly defined as follows:
"Bagstiv: Danish for waking up the day after a drinking trip and still being drunk" 
So bagstiv doesn't equal hangovers - it's not the equivalent of Swedish "Bagfuld"... Instead it's linked to this dodgy state of being before hangovers kick in but yet after having been sleeping for several hours - an amazing time of your life when the silliest conversations occur and the weirdest ideas tend to pop up... (Who knows if Bloodbowl was born in such a moment?) 
So far i have been asking ppl from several nationalities (American, British, Belgian, Swedish, Peruvian, Spanish, Jordanian, Palestinian, German) and no one has been able to come up with a similar word... 
Are Danes the only people in need of such a word?
Or does a similar word exist in another language that i don't know of? Enlighten me! |
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Plorg
Joined: May 08, 2005
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Apr 23, 2006 - 15:45 |
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I am familiar with this bagstiv feeling,
but I wouldn't call it an amazing time of my life. |
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Emphasy
Joined: Jun 14, 2004
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Apr 23, 2006 - 15:51 |
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Ohhh yeah!!
Have i ever felt that way! every single saturday and sunday morning! Bam im bagstiv:)
p.s. You can be bagstiv from medication also... so i learned.. |
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mymLaban
Joined: Apr 20, 2004
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Apr 23, 2006 - 16:30 |
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"Hygge" is allso said to be a strickly danish term though some other countrys does come close.
it would mean something like: cosiness; cosy atmosphere; pleasant atmosphere, but its just not exactly the same.
Edit: BTW 1 more day till i have internet in my new home !!!!! whee i know you all must have missed me |
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DonTomaso
Joined: Feb 20, 2005
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Apr 23, 2006 - 17:00 |
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Well, I'm happy for you danes to put your name on the map for 'Bagstiv'... truly the spirit of the danish ppl comes through in that word.. 
And, being a swede myself, I'll have to settle for Lagom, Smorgosbord and Ombudsman.... all swedish words from the beginning, and not nearly as fun as Bagstiv... |
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mymLaban
Joined: Apr 20, 2004
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Apr 23, 2006 - 20:06 |
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well we might be the nr 1 on all the bad list smoking and alkohol use and all that, but lets not forget all the swedes that comes over and buy beer here they go straight to our list!!!! |
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DonTomaso
Joined: Feb 20, 2005
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Apr 23, 2006 - 20:45 |
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Denmark is out nowadays for beer and booze (except for the teenagers).
Nowadays Denmark is just on the way to bordershop in germany... |
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Fama
Joined: Feb 09, 2005
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Apr 23, 2006 - 20:46 |
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Hmm, I don't think there is such a word in Finnish, but I haven't experienced that feeling either so I can't be sure
Anyway, there's a word in some african language, which is in the Guinnes World Record book for being the most concise word in the world. Can't remember what word it was, but it mean something like "two people looking at eachother hoping the other guy would do the thing neither of them wants to do". Heh, I think there isn't a word for that in other languages. |
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mymLaban
Joined: Apr 20, 2004
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Apr 23, 2006 - 20:50 |
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| DonTomaso wrote: | Denmark is out nowadays for beer and booze (except for the teenagers).
Nowadays Denmark is just on the way to bordershop in germany... |
Really? i doubt that. but who knows its nice the youngsters are still leading :0) |
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Karhumies
Joined: Oct 17, 2004
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Apr 23, 2006 - 21:10 |
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| Fama wrote: | | Hmm, I don't think there is such a word in Finnish, but I haven't experienced that feeling either so I can't be sure |
"Laskuhumala" comes close but for that, it doesn't have to be morning. Rough translation of that word would be "downfall", the state when alcohol amount in circulation is no longer increasing but decreasing and which often leads to depression or anger. |
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mymLaban
Joined: Apr 20, 2004
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Apr 23, 2006 - 21:19 |
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Thomcat
Joined: Jul 20, 2004
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Apr 23, 2006 - 21:23 |
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| Blackcrag wrote: | Let it be known that Danish is a truly inferior language to most major languages when it comes to synonyms and precise terms One Danish word seems to be unique though and without equivalent in any other language: "Bagstiv" Sprouted by aeons of Danish consumption of intoxicating beverages this word is roughly defined as follows:
"Bagstiv: Danish for waking up the day after a drinking trip and still being drunk"
So bagstiv doesn't equal hangovers - it's not the equivalent of Swedish "Bagfuld"... Instead it's linked to this dodgy state of being before hangovers kick in but yet after having been sleeping for several hours - an amazing time of your life when the silliest conversations occur and the weirdest ideas tend to pop up... (Who knows if Bloodbowl was born in such a moment?)
So far i have been asking ppl from several nationalities (American, British, Belgian, Swedish, Peruvian, Spanish, Jordanian, Palestinian, German) and no one has been able to come up with a similar word...
Are Danes the only people in need of such a word?
Or does a similar word exist in another language that i don't know of? Enlighten me! |
I have to politely point out that we work HARD for this state of being. We time everything (and learn to drink at the age of 13 so when we hit around 20 we know how our bodies work) and noone is EVER allowed to drink the last pilsner. It is always considered for when u have to get up and "use our buildt in tab" afterwards
My norwegian girlfriend got a shock when she was at her first easter dinner (cold dishes loads of fish and snaps) - and my 80 year old grandmother took a normal beer glas (full of beer of course) and sank a 5 cl snaps into it and said bottom up (and continued to do so through dinner). Sadly even Denmark is feeling the presence of all the partydrugs and even worse all the "premixed drinks" (how come the young today shall drink vodka and juice that actually taste ok ?? our surely never did that being made out of whatever we had) - so im not that sure that all of these ancient traditions are continued in the same degree  |
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mymLaban
Joined: Apr 20, 2004
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Apr 24, 2006 - 18:26 |
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cant blame them poor Norse fellows having to pay a 100000 kr for 3 beers |
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Blackcrag
Joined: Jul 02, 2005
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Apr 24, 2006 - 23:38 |
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| Karhumies wrote: | | Fama wrote: | | Hmm, I don't think there is such a word in Finnish, but I haven't experienced that feeling either so I can't be sure |
"Laskuhumala" comes close but for that, it doesn't have to be morning. Rough translation of that word would be "downfall", the state when alcohol amount in circulation is no longer increasing but decreasing and which often leads to depression or anger. |
A good candidate but i'm afraid the word "Bagstiv" doesn't have all the negative undertones that "Laskuhumala" seems to carry - to me "Bagstiv" is an entirely positive term for that half-happy state of mind where u can do nothing but being fully aware of being somewhat drunk still... Not anything to do with depressions or such... |
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mymLaban
Joined: Apr 20, 2004
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Apr 24, 2006 - 23:40 |
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hehe you know the feeling Blackcrag |
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