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Yeah, but Peter actually flirted with the Dutch, not Germans. Nobody just sees any difference ;)
by usrnm 2y ago
Yeah, but Peter actually flirted with the Dutch, not Germans. Nobody just sees any difference ;)
- kgeist 2y agoBack in Peter the Great's times the Dutch and Germans were called with the same word in Russian. I think it was the case in English, too. IIRC that's why they call it Pennsylvania Dutch, even though it's German.
- stvltvs 2y agoIt's Deutschland after all.
- ashoeafoot 2y agoDutchland?
- 082349872349872 2y agoFun local wikipedia: https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaptblatt https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaptblatt I'd have to imagine the intersection of Pennsylvania Dutch speakers and internet-active wikipedia-editing people must be small, but it's obviously not nonexistent! https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsilfaanisch_Deitsch https://pdc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsilfaanisch_Deitsch > S'menscht vun die Schwetzer sinn heit Amische un Fuhremennischte, wu Deitsch aa heit noch schwetze zu ihre Kinner, awwer's hot aa en latt Luthrische un Reformierte un Leit vun en Wisch annre Gmeeschafte, wu die Mudderschprooch noch gschwetzt henn, dieweil ass sie Kinner waare.