Upon contemplating the concept of hygge, and ferreting out how it
*might* apply here, I have come up with some (native) Milwaukee hygge-isms, if
you will.
I have given it a lot...of thought.
Here is my indigenous list:
1. Milygge, pronounced 'Mil-uu-gah' or 'Mil-ew-ga' is what we
Milwaukeens conjure up to generate our cocoon-like feelings of safety and
well-being while in our car (in which we spend a lot of time.) It looks something
like this:
Driving down the interstate in my salt-stained car whilst
contemplating the Packers and...sunshine. (Wait, aren't they the same thing?)
2. We Milwaukeeans readily practice Cheeygge, pronounced
'Chee-uu-gah' or 'Chee-ew-ga' to sustain
us and bring enlightenment during the long, long winter months. This involves
consuming voluminous portions of all types of cheese (good cheese; Weyauwega
cheese, Union Star cheese, Cady Creek cheese, All Star cheese, Shullsburg
Creamery cheese, to name but a few) by candlelight, near the telly (most likely
with the Packers or the Packers pre-game on) while donning our (most likely)
green and gold knit stockings. (Here is a more exhaustive list of our
cheese.)
3. This next one, we have down. I mean...for real. We do this any
time and basically, well...almost anywhere. Yes, we regularly practice
Brewygge, or 'Brew-uu-gah' or 'Brew-ew-ga'
throughout the long, looong period of winter darkness. We usually
combine Brewygge with sausages, fine mustard, and buns.
lg :)
