The good intercultural skills of the Dutch !

[Kapitan]

now whos making the spelling mistakes isnt it carrabean?

[Abraham]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

now whos making the spelling mistakes isnt it carrabean?

Touché Kapitan, I was wrong but you didn't score either.
Let's compromise on: Caribbean.
.

[Kapitan]

Ok draw, but till next time

[Abraham]

Originally Posted by Kapitan

Ok draw, but till next time

"Draw"! Are you crazy???
I made 1 (one) mistake writing in a foreign language and you made aonother - let's see -

Originally Posted by Kapitan

now whos making the spelling mistakes isnt it carrabean?

here we go

Now who's making the spelling mistakes, isn't it Caribbean

7 (seven) mistakes pointing that out!
You dare to call that a draw?
OK, I made an off-side goal, but the score is stil 7-0! At least...

[Sixpack]

Originally Posted by Abraham

"Draw"! Are you crazy???

Pssst, Abraham, I dont want to be rude and interfere but ....remember the subject line, okay ?

[August]

Originally Posted by Abraham

Some people from other provinces, especially when they still have their own culture like Friesland, Limburg and Zeeland, dislike to be called "Hollanders" but prefer "Nederlanders" instead. Others don't care. With "Dutchmen" you're always playing safe!

How can your provinces have such different cultures when the whole country is so tiny?

[TteFAboB]

Originally Posted by August

How can your provinces have such different cultures when the whole country is so tiny?

Too much free-time.

[Torvald Von Mansee]

I'm an American, and the U.S. is becoming more and more a right-wing hellhole. The Netherlands were such a breath of fresh air by comparison when I was there, being quite the opposite in open-mindedness.

[Drebbel]

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

Wooden shoes are stupid!

That is correct, is mainly caused by the absense of a brain.

As a matter of fact most shoes are stupid.

:rotfl:

[Catfish]

Hello,

i would not like to drive without brake shoes though.
(runs for cover, bad pun i know )

But i also like the Netherlands, and even Holland. Been there for a lot of times, but especially Amsterdam. There's also Scheveningen and other seaside resorts, and all the old classic sailing ships still being sailed

Greetings,
Catfish

[Sixpack]

Originally Posted by August

How can your provinces have such different cultures when the whole country is so tiny?

August,

Abraham still owes you a good answer to your great question, but being the helpful and efficient Dutchman I am, I thought I'd give you this link which I accidently found when googling (which saves me typing).

Apparently from a Dutchman with a national cultural issue.
http://www.archimon.nl/general/holland.html

Best regards !

[Abraham]

Originally Posted by Sixpack

@ Sixpack:
Pssst, Abraham, I dont want to be rude and interfere but ....remember the subject line, okay ?

Good one, Sixpack.
Especially that part about not wanting to be rude after this:

Originally Posted by Sixpack

Now, hit me !!!!!
I always read Dutchmen are considered to be so direct and rude by people of other nationalities. Well, I certainly never tried to convince the lot of you here otherwise...
So, this is your opportunity to express your take on the Dutch without reservations; the people, the culture, the politics, the military, whatever etc.

Ain't you making a reservation here, sonny?


@ Drebbel:
Ahoy Mate!
Still having fun in the States or back in the country of tulips and wooden shoes...


@ The Avon Lady:
Wooden shoes are stupid in the Negev, not in an often wed and muddy country like ours, especially not in an agricultural environment, where they are still often used...

[Sixpack]

Abraham, only in this thread I make an exception, if that's what you meant

PS. Good fun to see an exemplary mod post like that ('crazy'), apparently unaware of the impact it had on the undoubtedly utterly shocked ueber-Brit Kapitain who never returned. A quite similar reaction of mine at simhq.com on the subject of nazis nearly got me banned there 5 years ago . I reckon the use of the word crazy in English conversation isn't as obviously 'gratuit' as you and I assume(d) after watching thousands of British and American TV-programs and movies

[August]

Thanks for the link Sixpack.

I think the main reason foreigners like myself tend to refer to the Netherlands as Holland is that "Holland" is easier for people to say and "Netherlands" sounds a lot like "nether regions" which is an old time term for hell.

Since i've been to The Netherlands (and enjoyed myself immensely) i know that it is anything but a hell.

[Sixpack]

Thanks for you kind reply, August.

I think many Dutch people also prefer Holland over the Netherlands, because it has a far better ring to it. And indeed, I never liked that 'nether' part, as if we live in some underworld or hell even.

Btw, I once had a great experience when driving back from central-western Germany (coming from Italy) to the Dutch border in perfectly clear summertime weather early in the evening. It is downhill high speed driving all the way from the Alps on the magnificent Autobahn and at one point actually looking down I could see the BIG red sun almost dip in the Northsea. I realized between myself there in W-Germany and the Sun/sea was small sealevel Holland. Hard to paint the picture, but I can still see it in my mind's eye; an unforgettable sight.