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[Gerald]

Now I was hungry .... again

[Jimbuna]

No, if you 'was' then you can't be now

[Gerald]

^words lovers,

[Jimbuna]

You should see me on a certain Dutch forum

[Gerald]

^Can not imagine it, you've lived in the country before

[Jimbuna]

Problem being, the British are usually lazy about learning other languages and the Dutch nearly always speak English.

[Gerald]

I do not speak Dutch, but the language has some similarities with other countries in the area ... at the same time it should be said that they Englishmen he or she I met has strengths to want to be able to speak other languages, like Swedish for an example,yep

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Problem being, the British are usually lazy about learning other languages and the Dutch nearly always speak English.

LOL. Remember I mentioned reading that book about the Anglo-Dutch wars in the 1600s? Well, The English won the first round, then the Dutch proceeded to wipe the floor with them for two rounds. Then they sent a bigwig to England to be the new King, thus ending the war in their favor, but letting the English win too. Then they both ganged up on the French and Spanish, who had the bigger fleet but weren't as good as using them. Then the Dutch quietly faded away and let the English have it all.

It's a bit more complicated than that, but now you know why the Dutch speak English so well. They won hands-down and then surrendered. Kind of like the Minbari.

[Jimbuna]

One positive about being British is that wherever you go there is usually a speaker of your language but that is what makes Brits fundamentally lazy about other languages.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

LOL. Remember I mentioned reading that book about the Anglo-Dutch wars in the 1600s? Well, The English won the first round, then the Dutch proceeded to wipe the floor with them for two rounds. Then they sent a bigwig to England to be the new King, thus ending the war in their favor, but letting the English win too. Then they both ganged up on the French and Spanish, who had the bigger fleet but weren't as good as using them. Then the Dutch quietly faded away and let the English have it all.

It's a bit more complicated than that, but now you know why the Dutch speak English so well. They won hands-down and then surrendered. Kind of like the Minbari.

That is very true Steve and so well put if I may be so bold

[Betonov]

thanks for the recipees Jim

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Betonov

thanks for the recipees Jim

Your welcome mate

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Problem being, the British are usually lazy about learning other languages and the Dutch nearly always speak English.

To (almost) quote Eddie Izzard;

The dutch speak seven languages and smoke weed ????????? How could we even think at that speed ?

[Gerald]

^"Some are also pretty stoned"

[Fubar2Niner]

Exactly mate