I think a lot of people answering here have not been in Jylland since it's quite common in some areas and circles. I feel like I've heard it myself quite a lot, so much so I do it myself now even after I moved to kbh.2 years ago.
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This is good to know. If I ever get to visit Danmark, I’ll be in Jylland most of the time (where min morfars family is from). Tak for the help!
We use 'dav' in my family and I sometimes use it outside of that context, but I don't think I ever hear other people use it.
Finally a context for a dad joke, I've had laying around! What's sitting on the bottom of a bucket going "dav dav dav"? A spandauer
Can't recall having heard "Dav" used as a greeting for ages. I'm 40+ and been living in Copenhagen most of my life. I've heard "Godaw" once in a blue moon, when talking to people from Jutland
I live in Aalborg and often start with 'godaw' so guess I am a stereotype 😅
Godaw Godaw 🙂
It sounds like the usage of "Dav" in Danmark might be similar to the usage of "Howdy" here in the USA.
Yea that seems an apt comparison, though howdy makes me think of cowboys :P
Yeah, I can see that since it’s illegal to say “Howdy” anywhere east of the Mississippi River or in a non-rural area. 😉