Aktualisieren: Vielen Dank an alle, die mir geholfen haben, die Informations- und Kulturlücken zu schließen! Das werde ich auf jeden Fall haben Schamstück in meinem Umfeld verwendet werden (meistens gegen mich) und ich werde darauf achten, es nicht einfach in unbekannter Gesellschaft herauszuplatzen oder in irgendwelche Artikel zu schreiben, um Fauxpas und Verwirrung zu vermeiden. Ich bin sicher, wenn ich wirklich davon überzeugt wäre, es auf ein KNVB-Trikot zu drucken, würde jemand denken, ich würde die Mannschaft beleidigen und beschließen, mich zu verprügeln.
u/BillNyesHat Habe das zusammengewürfelt und passt viel besser auf ein T-Shirt: https://imgur.com/a/Q62bwsY
Hehe, r/Die Niederlande!
Ich bin also ethnischer Herkunft Ostasiat, und kulturell gesehen lassen wir normalerweise immer das letzte Stück Essen stehen, bis wir entweder fragen, ob jemand es haben möchte (die Ältesten zuerst) oder es uns angeboten wird. Selbst wenn es uns angeboten wird, fragen wir, ob es noch jemand anderem gefallen würde. Es war amüsant zu erfahren, dass Schaamstukje im Wesentlichen dafür verwendet wird und das Wort seitdem wie ein Spitzname mit mir verbunden ist, da ich immer und unbedingt auf das Schaamstukje hingewiesen habe.
Persönlich sehe ich keine Schande im Schaamstukje, denn Sie/ich gewinnen, wenn wir den letzten leckeren Bissen bekommen. XD
Jetzt weiß ich auch, dass es nicht gerecht ist "Schande Stück" aber dass es auch eine verwandte/erweiterte Konnotation des Schambereichs einer Person hat? Seit ich von dem Wort erfahren habe, habe ich es nie von jemandem außerhalb meines Kreises ausgesprochen gehört. Es scheint eher ungewöhnlich/selten zu sein, und wenn, dann wirklich nur für Essen. Ich habe das Wort tatsächlich einigen neuen Bekannten gegenüber erwähnt, die in den Niederlanden geboren sind, und selbst sie sagten, sie würden es nie mit einer der beiden Beschreibungen verwenden.
Wäre es lustig, „schaamstukje“ beispielsweise auf einem Fußballtrikot oder einem Rucksack zu sehen? Würde es missverstanden werden und einen Streit oder eine Schlägerei auslösen (ich meine, besonders auf einem Fußballtrikot vielleicht :P)? Sie würden es doch nicht als Fluch verwenden und jemanden „schaamstukje“ nennen, oder?
Meine Freunde und ich neigen auch dazu, unsere Spitznamen oft zu verwenden, deshalb würde ich gerne wissen, wie mehr Leute darüber denken, bevor ich es falsch verwende oder jemanden verärgere. Es stört meinen Kreis überhaupt nicht, aber ich möchte es lieber nicht dieser Kerl das ein Wort im Umgang mit Fremden zu beiläufig und unangemessen verwendet.
Vielen Dank im Voraus für Ihre Perspektiven und Erkenntnisse!
https://old.reddit.com/r/thenetherlands/comments/1cwtval/is_the_word_schaamstukje_ever_considered/
Von ShallotsAndScallops
26 Kommentare
Personally, I have never heard about Schaamstukje before and thought it was related to „schaamstreek“/your neither regions.
But I quite like the explanation… So if you *do* print it on a shirt, I would maybe add a little drawing with it
Never heard of the word schaamstukje as a Dutchman. It might come from the Flemish, I get more hits from Belgian than Dutch sites on google.
If I would see it on your shirt I would definitely not think about the last piece of food.
I would connect it more to your second explanation, although I have never have heard the word used for that either. It’s normally ‘schaamstreek’ in Dutch.
I believe schaamstukje is pretty exclusively Flemish; so as you discovered, most Dutch will have no clue what it means and will instead associate it with ones nether regions.
I have also never heard of this word, and I would also interpret it as a reference to your nether regions, based on what schaam- means in more commonly known compounds.
I would recommend only using it in any setting where you do not mind people interpreting it as a reference to your nether regions. Otherwise, I wouldn’t find it offensive per se, as it sounds more like a polite euphemism than a slur.
Honestly though, even hearing and verifying that it does have the meaning you describe… I would still associate it with someone’s nether regions every time I hear it, regardless of any attempts to teach me otherwise.
Possibly, as another poster noted, this association is less strong in Flemish Dutch. But be warned as to what people are going to think if they see or hear the word and be sure you’re okay with the reactions you’re going to get.
Otherwise, you do you!
Schaamschot ken ik wel.
Our family has created the tradition of just taking it if you want while proclaiming you are „de bloedgier“ (blood vulture). That makes it way less awkward, if you acknowledge that you take the last one and are not ashamed of not leaving it for anyone. Then it also won’t go to waste or lay there for so long it won’t be good anymore.
I have heard of the term before, it was once on the game show ‚Ik hou van Holland‘, it was in a quiz section on sort of unfamiliar Dutch words. However, it was called ’schaambrokje‘, a sort of shame morsel and I like that word better to be honest, since it is further removed from the ’schaamstreek‘ that other people have pointed out here :p.
A southern acquaintance has introduced this word with my family and still everytime someone uses it I get the other association
I know it as ‘het schaamtebrokje’, not Flemish. I doubt there is any connotation to ‘de schaamstreek’. Maybe more as in: it is the last thing you eat or see of someone?
I’ve never heard of the word and if I did see or hear it somewhere without explanation, I would think it had something to do with the *schaamstreek*.
If it were used as a nickname (e.g. written on a football jersey), I would assume there is some wild and/or awkward story behind it, involving your pubic area.
So, not really offensive, perhaps a bit inappropriate in some settings. Up to you weather or not you’re okay with that.
I have heard about it and sometimes my friend group uses is, but as you can see it’s not very known in The Netherlands. I wouldn’t print it on a shirt 😅
I would think it’s too closely related to schaamlapje, which is a piece of cloth to hide your pubic area, and would probably have the “schaamrood” on my face (redfaced of shame) when being associated with that.
I have never heard of the word schaamstukje, and I would certainly think it’s related to the pubic area.
….more the half a century dutch and „schaamstukje“ is totally new for me…
A schaamstukje is what the americans refer to as a Merkin.
For those now needing to google Merkin, NSFW warning.
not familiar with the term you’re using, but if you take it you’ll have to walk the dog
I’m Dutch and call it het schaamstukje as well, but most words I know starting with ’schaam‘ except for this and schaamrood has to do with private parts. So it’ll probably raise a few eyebrows.
I’m dying with laughter in the waiting area reading this. I’m going to use this word in my life and create more laughter.
I’ve never heard of it (apparently it’s Flemish and I’m not lol), but I’m also raised with like asking everyone for the last piece, and now I’m wondering if that’s an Indo thing or just kinda more a regular dutch thing. No one on the culturally Dutch side of my family does this though
Also to answer your question, like everyone else mentioned, anything with „schaam“ in it is either related to pubes/genitals or shame lmao
[I couldn’t help myself](https://imgur.com/a/Q62bwsY)
It’s probably not what you were looking for, but I’m now seriously debating putting that on a shirt for my partner
Never heard it and not planning to start using that word now that I know of it. I don’t think it will add something to the table, for the people I eat with.
Always use the term “schaambal” for the last bitterbal.
I have no idea what you writing about. I never heard of this word and also your description is really not a non issue in this country.
As bring dutch, this is the first time I’m reading (or hearing) the word ’schaamstukje‘.
I’m dutch living in the nort, I actively use it when taking the last piece from a cake or pie. If you put it on a backpack I would do it together with a picture of a piece of pie on a further emptie plate.
I have never heard of that word and would’ve assumed it relates to something pubic, akin to a „schaamlap“ (loincloth) or elaborate pubic hair styling or something.