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Re: Audi Marketing Miscues (Some food, No Audi Content)

On Thu, 1 Jan 1998 22:25:06 +0200, you wrote:

>Why is a flaky pastry called a Wiener here in Finland, and a Danish back in
>Canada (US too?) ?

Because an Austrian baker travelled around in Europe and teached other
bakers how to bake his pastry, hence called a Wiener.

One of them - a Danish baker - travelled to USA and teached the bakers
there to bake the same pastry, hence called Danish.

-- 
Allan Olesen, Denmark

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