The only thing I know about the dutch is that one of your super criminals lost his winky in an unfortunate smelting accident.
Poll: The Netherlands.. What do people from other countries think?
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American? So what, Columbian? Brazilian? Mexican? Canadian?chowderface said:
Lots of countries in America. Unless you're referring to the USA, in which case USAian. Or USA'ian but that makes less sense.
Sarcasm, yea? I have to check, I've been getting it wrong recently when I think they're joking ant it turns out they aren't.Quaxar said:
Speaking of which, on topic. ^ ^
Met some Dutch people, they're fun. Never actually been to the Netherlands though so can't say one way or the other. Although Amsterdam is generally considered the red light district of the ENTIRE WORLD. There's a point where "liberal and free" goes too far, and going by the stats, Japans only competitors are China and Netherlands.
I like the language though, it's less harsh sounding than German, and I'm a fan of "soft". Makes for a nice accent. Not quite Russian, but good enough for me to consider venturing there when I finally get out of Aus. lol
Cowabungaa said:
Read your whole comment again, then read that part. You say you like the "freedom" to be drug addicted whores, then dislike the result. If drugs are.. I wouldn't say illegal for some of them, marijuana for example, but at least restricted. So get caught driving with it in your system and lose your license for six months instantly kinda thing. The ability to enjoy it in your own home, that's fine, the idea that tourism is based around "Lets all get high and fk a Dutch.".
That's not cool. Most Dutch I know that have been there regard it as a place that needs to be removed, but as I heard once, you can't have wild wild west without having wild wild west.
Well, i'm Muslim too, and I have met Dutch people. Now for my story...DesiPrinceX09 said:
I lived in Indonesia for a substantial part of my life. For those who don't know already, Indonesia used to be the East Indies, a Dutch colony, and there are some Dutch influences left here. I'm told that the Indonesian word for carrot (Wortel) is the same in Dutch, would that be right?
Anyways, I went to the most prestigious international schools which at the time was exclusively for expatriates (I'm told that it was rescinded and Indonesians are allowed in). A substantial percentage of the students were Dutch (10% maybe. It was really diverse: roughly 30% were Americans, 20% were Koreans, then there were Australians, Brits, Japanese, Indians, Filipinos, etc.) Some were pretty cool, some were okay, a few of them weren't cool with me. But overall, in spite of Geert effin' Wilders, the Dutch are overall great in my book.
As for the country, I'd like to see how Holland is like. A couple of friends went there, but said that it was a bit crowded.
So? I don't like it myself so I don't get into it and avoid the places that are rife with it. Others do like it and are free to do so, and yes I like that they can despite me not liking it. That's called tolerance, the Dutch used to be quite famous for it.Cyberjester said:
That and that shit earns us money. It's a nice little tourist trap.
Yup, it is. Didn't know it was the same in Indonesian.starslasher said:
It´s pretty decent. We up here in the north care more about our closest neighbors. We´ve had quite a history together, you know?
Fun fact: Danmark and Sweden hold the record for most battles fought between us. Talk about vitrolic best buds, ey?
Fun fact: Danmark and Sweden hold the record for most battles fought between us. Talk about vitrolic best buds, ey?
I have relatives in the Netherlands, specifically an aunt, an uncle and 3 cousins. After visiting them I can say without a doubt the Netherlands is a beautiful country with amazing people living there. I've never seen people be so polite to a complete stranger. I'd love to live there at some point in my life.
I'm going to stop you there and say that in no way shape or form is the rivalry in football between Germany and England one sided. The Germans go out and dance on the street when they see Britain do badly in the Eurovision song contest, and go mental about football easily as much as the British do. Germans love their footy too.SckizoBoy said:
Y'guys are cheap!
Why yes, I am Belgian, why do you ask?
In all seriousness, I have nothing against the country - I'm actually of the opinion that Flanders would be best off integrating with the Netherlands. I do find the (Dutch) accent very grating, though, but you might experience the same with the Flemish. I don't know. Do you?
Why yes, I am Belgian, why do you ask?
In all seriousness, I have nothing against the country - I'm actually of the opinion that Flanders would be best off integrating with the Netherlands. I do find the (Dutch) accent very grating, though, but you might experience the same with the Flemish. I don't know. Do you?
And here I thought my country was an insignificant little mudpuddle that trails behind the rest of the European countries is if it was the littlest brother asking for attention. But it seems were actually quite well regarded...and also rather numerous on this site.
Wish we could get rid of the royal house over here though.
Wish we could get rid of the royal house over here though.
I actually find Flemish to be a very nice accent. But I'd be hard-pressed to find it intimidating. There's just something about the Flemish accent that makes it hard for them to sound truly angry.Alien Mole said:
Girls with a Flemish accent are adorable though.
Too true. You could give the average Flemish person an uzi, sunglasses and a molotov cocktail and they'd still look meek and mostly harmless. I'd beg to differ on the accent, though. I find it sounds a little uncouth, but that might be due to overexposure on my part. British or Australian accents, yay!Casual Shinji said:
EDIT: I should mention that in my original post, I was referring to the Dutch accent. It just... irks me. Can't say why!
Really? I mean about the Eurovision Song Contest... regardless, I just find that endearingly amusing.Puzzlenaut said:
Anyway, about the football, yeah, I guess the rivalry is there, but my point (poorly made, admittedly) is that the German rivalry with the Dutch is much stronger than with the English. I'm sure the green flags go up when they beat us (oddly, despite being English, in international football, I support the Germans) but they celebrate so much more when the Dutch lose (like what happened in WC2010).
There are only two kinds of people I can't stand. People who don't respect other peoples cultures and THE DUTCH!
probably ninjad but I couldn't help it.
all in all, it's cool.
probably ninjad but I couldn't help it.
all in all, it's cool.