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> Tilburg (Holland). Try not to call them Hollanders, except possibly during national football matches. Tilburg is in an area of the Netherlands that has quite
by contravariant 2y ago
> Tilburg (Holland).
Try not to call them Hollanders, except possibly during national football matches. Tilburg is in an area of the Netherlands that has quite a strong regional identity (and that region is not Holland). You can call them Brabanders if you want to use the regional demonym.
Also that regional identity is going to be quite strong until carnaval has passed, should you visit any time soon.
- randunel 2y agoThere are quite a few countries where the name of The Netherlands is a transliterated or translated "Holland". Even if the respective national governments where the name was misused started using the name The Kingdom of the Lower Countries, as it happened in most European countries, the popular name "Holland" still stuck, and everyone knows you're referring to the country, not the region.
- 28304283409234 2y agoIt's like calling all Americans "New Yorkers", or "Arizonians".