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Knæk og brækWishing a Danish angler good luck - don't do it!The words "knæk og bræk" are the ones that are said to any fisher leaving for a trip. If you fish in Denmark, you'll hear those quite often. You never say good luck to a fisherman! It actually means 'break and break', meaning break your line and break your rod. The words are pronounces something like you would say "Knegg ou brike" The reason why this is said to fishers is that it's considered bad luck to wish one good luck. So in stead you wish for an unpleasant trip. In Norway they have the same crazy idea, but say 'Skitt fiske', which means excactly what it sounds like: bad fishing! Click here to hear me say those Danish words. The file is a small Wave-audio file, and your browser should be able to play it directly. If not, try right clicking (pc) or click and hold (Mac), and download the file to your system. You might be able to play it from there.
knæk og bræk simply means good luck |
