An update to the official Danish dictionary raises objections from Greenlanders

By Kevin McGwin, Arctic Now November 9, 2017
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If you speak Danish and are looking for an insensitive term to describe someone who is falling­-down drunk, ‘grønlænderstiv’ (drunk as a Greenlander) is an option.

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