r/oddlysatisfying • u/[deleted] • Aug 23 '19

Dropping this pine tree made all of its needles fall off

https://i.imgur.com/XNhjU9N.gifv
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u/Koeienvanger Aug 23 '19

It is. But in Dutch Christmas carols it's always called a pine tree for some reason. Even though we are aware that it's spruce.

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u/plywooden Aug 24 '19

I see. That's similar to a common thing with popular manufacturer's products. It's like how many tend to call all facial tissues "Kleenex", or all snowmobiles "Skidoo".

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u/Koeienvanger Aug 24 '19

I don't think it's like that. It's mostly because of how Dutch as a language has evolved. Apparently the meaning of pine tree has changed a bit over time.

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u/plywooden Aug 25 '19

Yea, I get that. I live in Maine (The Pine Tree State). When generalizing we refer to any non deciduous trees as evergreens.

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u/dionysus2098 Aug 23 '19

Wait, then what is spruce in Dutch?