How is Der WienerSchnitzel "All-American"?
from HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 24 Dec 2025 23:55
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I just rode by a Der WienerSchnitzel. It had a sign boasting it’s “All-American”. Its name is German, for The WienerShnitzel. Please help me understand.

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Canconda@lemmy.ca on 25 Dec 2025 00:04 next collapse

America had many German immigrants in the 18century. They even debated publishing laws in German & English but chose not to.

RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world on 25 Dec 2025 16:27 collapse

German was the second most spoken language in the US for quite a long time.

dxc@sh.itjust.works on 25 Dec 2025 11:11 next collapse

There’s a Vienna in america too, that’s where the Wiener part comes from.

7uWqKj@lemmy.world on 25 Dec 2025 15:35 collapse

All American probably means that they don’t know it should be “Das Wiener Schnitzel”, not "Der“