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		BurningPenguin on March 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Japanese Web Design Is So Different (2013) Same in German: "Weißwaren" also translates directly to white goods. I think it's amazing to see the similarities in languages.

biztos on March 4, 2022 | [–]

Wow I’d never heard (or at least noticed) that and I speak German. Turns out they have red, brown and black too.

https://www.hotelier.de/lexikon/w/weisse-ware

reportgunner on March 3, 2022 | [–]

In Slovak we call it "Biela technika" which translates to "White technology".

gkedzierski on March 3, 2022 | [–]

Interesting. It would be almost same “biała technika” in Polish but I’ve never heard that term.

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