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As a Dutchman the endless list of apparent “Dutch” things never ceases to surprise me. Uncles, courage, ovens, double, going, etc., and a new one to my list: ro
by rollulus 2y ago
As a Dutchman the endless list of apparent “Dutch” things never ceases to surprise me. Uncles, courage, ovens, double, going, etc., and a new one to my list: rolls. And none of them means any good.
- matt-attack 2y agoDon’t forget Angles.
- yurishimo 2y agoAs a new resident, I also find it surprising! It's a shame that most of the substitutions seem to be negative however. Lots of really great stuff and people in NL <3
- code_runner 2y agodutch babies are a pretty decent desert!
- kleiba 2y agoHalf of them refer to "German" things, where the word "deutsch" underwent some pronunciational variation.
- izolate 2y agoActually, a lot of these pejoratives are from the 19th century. By the 17th century, the word "Dutch" had begun to solidify its meaning around the Netherlands. This mainly stems from a time when tensions between the British and Dutch were at their peak, due to competition.
- bigstrat2003 2y ago> And none of them means any good. Dude, Dutch ovens are awesome. One of the most useful cooking tools imo.
- xeromal 2y agoDutch oven also means trapping your partner or kid under the blanket and farting. lol
- kqr 2y agoA Dutch book can be good depending on which side of it you are on!