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1. detrit+(OP)[view] [source] 2021-10-28 10:11:07
> He’s not of asian descent.

What?

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2. lordna+p[view] [source] 2021-10-28 10:14:36
>>detrit+(OP)
I thought he was a Chinese guy until I read an article about him. I'm sure a lot of people thought similarly, that it was one syllable "dang!" rather than Dan-G.
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3. sdflha+p1[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-10-28 10:27:18
>>lordna+p
"Dang" is still a common word in English though. It sounds like the article implies it's a common name or something, but Asia is a pretty big place
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4. bryanr+W5[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-10-28 11:05:52
>>sdflha+p1
>"Dang" is still a common word in English though

Dang is a common euphemism for the swear word damn, https://mashable.com/article/origin-of-swear-words - the euphemism "dang" was first used around 1780.

I believe it is also regional and somewhat archaic in use now unless you are real religious and probably also rural.

>but Asia is a pretty big place

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dang_(surname)

surname in China, Vietnam, Korea, and India.

Also apparently in Germany.

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