Dutch people: the Manual

[K.J.]

I have a mate who lives in Friesland (Heerenveen).. It's a pretty nice lingo

 

[FishBowl]

I have a mate who lives in Friesland (Heerenveen).. It's a pretty nice lingo

it's about 15 min train drive near my place.

 

[Antigone]

And te be honest, Originally i'm from the nothern povince called Friesland ( mentioned in the guide) and yes this is realy a country within a country. And really has an own Language ( no dialect. Don't tell a Frisian that he's speaking a dialact. You don't want to start WW3)

*snort* A language is just a dialect with an army. Ain't all that different from Achterhoeks or Limburgs, which should be languages as well if Frysian gets to be one.

Sorry, but that always annoys me.

 

[Dikki]

*snort* A language is just a dialect with an army.

And where is the Frisian army?

 

[Antigone]

And where is the Frisian army?

Stuck in the wadden, I suspect. Man, those things are sticky.

 

[Armand52]

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[Antigone]

"Some foreigners however are reported to have actually liked eating it."

Quoted for truth.
We Belgians even like them so much we have it our own name (Friet) and made it one of our national dishes.

I envy your chocolates and your fries. Also mayonnaise.

 

[Aino]

What the heck, drop's really good.. I dunno, perhaps I'm weird but I really like it, it's almost the same then finnish salmiakki..

 

[Unfit'for'swine]

Well i've been living in holland for nine years..

There is only one thing I've noticed, if you appologise for your bad dutch, then they really apprechiate that. It makes life easier when they don't understand English.

All in all this country is a great place.