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Case in point: in German, we even have the same words. They are mildly antiquated, but "Gesellig" and "Geselle" are almost 1:1 translations from the Dutch "ge
by avhception 3y ago
Case in point: in German, we even have the same words.
They are mildly antiquated, but "Gesellig" and "Geselle" are almost 1:1 translations from the Dutch "gezellig" and "gezel".
As a German who has worked in the Netherlands, I never felt a big difference in everyday attitude (though I have to admit the company is based very near to the German border, so maybe the differences would be bigger when compared to Amsterdam or something).
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- ahazred8ta 3y agoSo, where do you stand on Oachkatzlschwoaf versus Eichhörnchenschwanz? O:-)
- avhception 3y agoAs a middle-western German, it's obviously Eichhörnchenschwanz! Haha ;)
- jansan 3y agoEven more, in north western Germany they have a dialect called "Plattdeutsch" that is closer to the Dutch language than to German.
- ahazred8ta 3y agohttps://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsilfaanisch_Deitsch https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsilfaanisch_Deitsch The Pennsylvania 'Dutch' Pälzisch dialect is enough to give a headache... https://pfl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riograndenser_Hunsr%C3%BCckisch https://pfl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riograndenser_Hunsr%C3%BCckis... Pälz-Portuguese creole