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in reply to a message by Kinga
Yeah, it makes it a little better :) And Dutch is SO MUCH BETTER than Holland! Holland is NOT the same thing as The Netherlands and I hate it when that word is treated as such (except at football matches). To clarify in case that's confusing: South Holland and North Holland are two provinces of The Netherlands. It's sort of like using England, UK and Britain interchangeably.
I often like 'dog names' as well.
I often like 'dog names' as well.
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ot: "Holland"
haha! Oh boy, yeah, my family uses Holland instead of The Netherlands. For years I told people my grandparents were "from Holland". We're classic ignorant new worlders. I kinda wish I knew more about where that side of the family comes from. I don't even know where in the Netherlands they were from, all I know is their last name.
Hey maybe I should use Tulip instead, because that's what the Dutch are all about, right?? ;) Tulip and her brother Vincent Rembrandt.
haha! Oh boy, yeah, my family uses Holland instead of The Netherlands. For years I told people my grandparents were "from Holland". We're classic ignorant new worlders. I kinda wish I knew more about where that side of the family comes from. I don't even know where in the Netherlands they were from, all I know is their last name.
Hey maybe I should use Tulip instead, because that's what the Dutch are all about, right?? ;) Tulip and her brother Vincent Rembrandt.
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And a cat called Plimplampletteren (skimming stones)! I love that word. In Swedish we call it "kasta smörgås" (throw sandwiches), don't ask me why!
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Plimpplamppletteren. My new favorite word.
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Vla for a yellow dog, right?
Do you know the children's poem by Ogden Nash about a little girl (Belinda) who has a pet dog, a pet cat, a pet mouse - all of them feisty and heroic - and a pet dragon named Custard because he's a coward? It's brilliant. And of course Custard the dragon eats a pirate in the end and becomes a hero himself.
Do you know the children's poem by Ogden Nash about a little girl (Belinda) who has a pet dog, a pet cat, a pet mouse - all of them feisty and heroic - and a pet dragon named Custard because he's a coward? It's brilliant. And of course Custard the dragon eats a pirate in the end and becomes a hero himself.
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whaat! Hagelslag is a chocolate sprinkle sandwich?? I've never been so excited to be Dutch in my life!
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