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I had no idea there was a brand called "Dansk", needless to say, it's entirely unknown in Denmark :)

Using the (DANSK|DAN) prefix to any branding in Denmark is common. And the funniest one is DanTaxi :). In Denmark, it is common to feel down for some days; at least, I feel down for some days during winter, and when I feel down, I look in the mirror and say, "DanTaxi." It is a natural mood lifter

In curious, what makes "DanTaxi" funny? Is it the sound, similarly to another word, does it mean something, ...? I'm assuming you're Dan-ish :p

(I'm Swedish, if that helps the explanation)

You can assume I'm Dan-ish. But let me tell you something...In the old world we all are used to, I have been called Turkish several times...In the coming world order, I'm/will be someone important.

The Turks like to use 'Turk' as a branding prefix too e.g. Turkcell

It is true, very used as a prefix, but as a stand-alone name, I can't recall any, and certainly not a houseware brand.

Let's not forget Danske Bank. A large bank which has seen better days.

They’re great at ‘cleaning’…

Dansk Pilsner ;P

Also Dansk Folkeferie, Dansk Kabel TV, Dansk Retursystem, and Dansk Erhverv just from the top of my mind.

One of the most common digestive liquor (a sort of Fernet Branca) is called "Gammel Dansk"

Dansk Pilsner is not named Dansk.. It's named Dansk Pilsner..

As I said in my original post, and the clarification, I've never encountered a brand that is named Dansk before this article about a brand called Dansk, which is an american brand making houseware.

Oh I missed your point about Dansk alone. Not really surprising that you have never seen a company called Dansk before. It would make no sense in Denmark.

Dan sukker, spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down

Or DanKort, which makes being a tourist in Denmark less than fun when you find places that take nothing else: https://www.dankort.dk/

also sparkling water being Dansk Vand (“Danish water”) is pretty odd

At the time you could also get a "Swedish water".

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/hvorfor-hedder-det-danskvan...

I always thought it was related to country names being used for different services from prostitutes, where danish is vanilla missionary. But apparently it is related to red soda being called swedish soda in the 30s.

Especially since it isn't. It's danskvand, one word, general noun, no capitalisation.

Thanks for the correction!

They are sold under the name Kjeldsen in Denmark.

Until recently Jysk was called Dänisches Bettenlager (danish bed warehouse), probably because Jysk doesn't exactly roll off the tongue for German speakers.

For an English speaker to pronounce "Jysk" something approaching the correct way, they should read something between "Yusk" and "Yoosk". For a German maybe "Jüsk".

It means Jutlandic (jütisch).

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jysk

The 'y' letter is the close front rounded vowel, which is just plain missing from the most common english dialects, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_front_rounded_vowel#Occu...

Until recently, JYSK was also called Jysk Sengetøjslager (= bettenlager) in Denmark. I think the rebranding to JYSK was just about making the name shorter and the same everywhere.

I have underpants from "Danish Endurance". Not sure why they are called like that. Haha. :-D Are they common in Danmark? Jeg er let nysgerrig.

That seems to be a Danish brand of athletic/performance clothing[1]. Founded by a runner who wanted better options.

[1]: https://danishendurance.com/pages/danish-endurance-our-brand

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