Congrats USA, you're Dutch!
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- pango0
maybe that explains new yorker's accent.
- skwiotsmith0
I did just finish having some stroopwafels...now if I could only find some vla here.
- utopian0
What about the world famous "Dutch Oven", any thoughts?
- Greedo0
welcome to american history 101.
and the New England Confederation was formed as a defensive alliance against the dutchies, which is why NY is not a part of New England...
- epic_rim0
de hond is wit
- janne760
i am a wee dutchie begging for attention amongst those great great americans. we want to feel great every once in a while to you know?
but all you do is come up with wee percentages to belittle my wee dutch heart.. *snif
*kicks clogs
*munches another tulip
- harlequino0
sea bass?
- janne760
for the dutch, here's a pdf that explains a lot:
http://www.onzetaal.nl/nieuws/09…
- ETM0
Sorry no with the "Wall Street : Walstraat". Its called Wall Street because there was an actual wall there. Unless Walstraat is the literal translation of Wall Street, that's false."Once upon a time, before New York City was a city, there really was a wall. It was built in 1644, on the lower end of Manhattan "Island" by the Dutch to protect against British attacks. Years later, the defensive wall was gone, but the road alongside remained and was, of course, called Wall Street. We think of Wall Street as the financial center of the world, but it hasn't always been this way. "
- exactly.. Dutch word for old water defenses is Wal. And in Holland you have plent of those streetnames as well: Walstraat.janne76
- Walstraat.janne76
- this shit has been studied by historians and language experts. do not belittle them!
grrr...janne76 - It likely would have been called Wall Street either way... because of the wall and such. :)ETM
- ninjasavant0
Congratulations, you're now as keen on American history as the average 4th grader.
- janne760
Why the hate here?
- janne760
sorry for being enthousiastic. i'll leave the thread now.
you people aren't even funny. always taking shit down. well done.
- ETM0
- scarabin0
interesting