It would illustrate both a similarity and a difference: "The nether lands" of what? Well, they speak D(e)ut(s)ch... That's the similarity. The difference is, th

It would illustrate both a similarity and a difference: "The nether lands" of what? Well, they speak D(e)ut(s)ch... That's the similarity. The difference is, they've been an independent nation for so long they don't fear that this particular wording will be used to imply they aren't. For Ukraine, it is being used for that.