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In ''The Nasty Bits'', Bourdain references first coming upon the term while reading [[Nicolas Freeling]]'s memoir, ''The Kitchen'', written about Freeling's years as a Grand Hotel cook in France.<ref>{{cite book |author=Freeling, Nicolas |year=1970 |title=The Kitchen |publisher=Hamish Hamilton, Ltd. |asin=B0006D075O |authorlink=Nicolas Freeling}}</ref> |
In ''The Nasty Bits'', Bourdain references first coming upon the term while reading [[Nicolas Freeling]]'s memoir, ''The Kitchen'', written about Freeling's years as a Grand Hotel cook in France.<ref>{{cite book |author=Freeling, Nicolas |year=1970 |title=The Kitchen |publisher=Hamish Hamilton, Ltd. |asin=B0006D075O |authorlink=Nicolas Freeling}}</ref> |
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In recent literature on the informal economy, System D has become a shorthand name for the growing share of the world's economy which makes up the [[underground economy]] |
In recent literature on the informal economy, System D has become a shorthand name for the growing share of the world's economy which makes up the [[underground economy]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Neuwirth |first=Robert |year=2011 |title=[[Stealth of Nations]]:the Global Rise of the Informal Economy |location=New York |publisher=Pantheon |isbn=978-0375424892}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 20:06, 23 January 2012
System D (in French, Système D) is a shorthand term that refers back to the French word débrouillard[1] or démerder. The verb se débrouiller means "to untangle". The verb se démerder means to literally to remove oneself from the shit.[2] The basic theory of System D is that it is a manner of responding to challenges that requires one to have the ability to think fast, to adapt, and to improvise when getting the job done. It has the connotation of getting around the system, managing to accomplish, or breaking the rules.
The term gained wider popularity in the United States, after appearing in the 2006 publication of Anthony Bourdain's The Nasty Bits.[3] Bourdain's sous-chef likens the use of System D to being a modern-day MacGyver (i.e., one who is able to get the job done with a mix of whatever resources are available and a great deal of personal innovation).
In The Nasty Bits, Bourdain references first coming upon the term while reading Nicolas Freeling's memoir, The Kitchen, written about Freeling's years as a Grand Hotel cook in France.[4]
In recent literature on the informal economy, System D has become a shorthand name for the growing share of the world's economy which makes up the underground economy[5]
References
- ^ "débrouillard". Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-24.
- ^ démerder
- ^ Bourdain, Anthony (2006). The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones. New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN 1-582-34451-5.
- ^ Freeling, Nicolas (1970). The Kitchen. Hamish Hamilton, Ltd. ASIN B0006D075O.
- ^ Neuwirth, Robert (2011). Stealth of Nations:the Global Rise of the Informal Economy. New York: Pantheon. ISBN 978-0375424892.
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