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There are a lot of idioms in U.S. English which contain the word "dutch" but which are not recognizable to actual Dutch people. Some of these will come from e.g
by themodelplumber 8y ago
There are a lot of idioms in U.S. English which contain the word "dutch" but which are not recognizable to actual Dutch people. Some of these will come from e.g. stereotyped interactions with the Pennsylvania Dutch, etc.
- twblalock 8y agoThis particular "dutch reach" idiom is not related to the Pennsylvania Dutch in any way.
- Symbiote 8y agoNone of the "Dutch" idioms will be from Pennsylvania Dutch, they all come from being the neighbour country to England.
- laurentl 8y agoIreland?
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoPennsylvanian "Dutch" is a corruption of "Deutsche", and the community German is it not? As I understood it many of American "Dutch" idioms were originally meant to be referencing German. You do get cookie from Dutch though. Cookie comes from the Dutch keokje.
- stevesimmons 8y agokoekje :)
- rgj 8y agoThe article states "There is no name in Dutch for this technique — it’s just second nature to Dutch drivers, and has been for years. It has been deeply ingrained in the country’s culture. “It’s just what Dutch people do,” said Fred Wegman, professor emeritus of Traffic Safety at Delft University of Technology and the former managing director of the National Institute for Road Safety Research SWOV in the Netherlands. “All Dutch are taught it. It’s part of regular driver education.” " which is simply not true.