People in the lower social classes at the time often gave their children English first names such as Harry.
The middle and upper classes mostly preferred Scandinavian or German (and occasionally French) names.
English names (except English names that are also widely found in other European languages) had no tradition in Scandinavia and were generally considered bad taste and as a phenomenon of the working-class of the time in all the Scandinavian countries.
D.D.E., Sputnik, shopping in Sweden, Raggare culture and mullets are often mentioned today[clarification needed].
The term was repopularised by then Minister of Agriculture Lars Sponheim in 2002 to describe Norwegians who drive (in some cases, for hours) to reach and cross the border to Sweden in order to purchase groceries, tobacco, and alcohol at cheaper prices.