Flying Dutchmen

November 19th, 2004 ~ Potpourri for 100, Alex

Does anybody else think the developing situation in the Netherlands is one of the most interesting things going on right now?

If so, here’s another tidbit.

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And besides all that, does somebody want to explain to me why Holland is also The Netherlands but the people and language are Dutch? Those aren’t even close! By golly, you don’t get cheek like that from the other Northern Europeans — Finland, Finnish; Sweden, Swedish; Norway, Norwegian. I’m a C student — consistency, please.

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