The peasants in Denmark are in a tizzy after inferior IKEA products are named after Danish towns. Tsk, tsk. This arrogant grandstanding of the Swedes needs to stop. Here's a quote from the article.
"Doormats and runners, as well as inexpensive wall-to-wall carpeting are third-class, if not seventh-class, items when it comes to home furnishings," Kjöller is quoted as saying in Nyhedsavisen, a Danish free paper. The stuff that goes on the floor, Kjöller said, is about as low as it gets. He accused the home furnishings company of "Swedish imperialism."Swedish Imperialism, after centuries in hiatus, is finally coming back. Under the order of the Foreign Ministry and with the blessing of King Carl XVI Gustaf, Sweden has unleashed their Vikings upon its backyard. The Vikings are finally reclaiming what is rightfully theirs. Resistance is futile!
The Danes are fighting back:
According to one proposal, the Carlsberg Brewery, for example, could give one of its light beers a Swedish name. The Swedes detest light beer. Generally considered bland and tasteless, it is the only alcoholic beverage that can be sold in Sweden in places other than government-run liquor stores, which happen to have very limited hours.
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