Dutch thread

[MrScorpio]

I love the Dutch so much I even married one. Plus, if given half a chance you better believe I'd move to Holland. But I'm afraid that it won't happen after all.

[Turbineguy]

1. Hey! we're having

Stampot for dinner. The potatoes are on right now!

[Squeegee]

2. ik ben het knuffelbeertje

te huur

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. Dutch doesn't have the G sound as in "go".

All G's are pronounced like the Spanish J (a very hard H). Weird!

[MrScorpio]

4. I've always thought that Brazilian Portugese was harder to pronouce

With Dutch all I have to do is add three of four g's

[cprise]

11. When in doubt, just say 'zh'

B-)

[mainer]

5. I'm married to a Dutchman too!

I just got back from a business trip to Amsterdam. What a lot of fun! I don't know if I could live there, though -- it's AWFULLY crowded. I think Dutchmen make great husbands. There's a saying my mother-in-law told me: The reason the Dutch could never conduct a decent war was that the men always had to be home in time for dinner.

[MrScorpio]

8. I love all my in-laws too

Both the ones here and in Holland. I love the crowds. It's natural, since I'm a city guy.

[ALago1]

6. Holland rules!

That is, except for its strict immigration policy that is keeping me from moving there :)

Great museums, great scenery and landscape (love the canals), and great tolerance for all people.

Oh yeah, their coffee is pretty good too

:smoke:

[MrScorpio]

9. Don't forget the cheese

You can't beat the cheese

[cprise]

7. You should read Richard Powers

He writes (English) fiction about that region... based on a love affair he had:

Three Farmers On Their Way To A Dance

Galatea 2.0

[Turbineguy]

10. Simon Carmiggelt

(my translation) "I sat down in the cafe and ordered Coffee. As retribution follows sin, it arrived."

"I never complain, even when I have nothing to complain about."

[Bombero1956]

12. married a Dutch girl

25 years ago, loved it when I went 10 years ago and hope to go back soon. My mother in law was born in Utrecht. My wife's family lives in Rotterdam, Putten and Nijkerk.

[MrScorpio]

13. My wife's family in Holland lives in Soest

Around the corner from the Queen.

[Turbineguy]

14. Soest is nice

they have a good pannekoeken restaurant there!