Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germanymessage-squaremessage-square225linkfedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up1237arrow-down1message-squareI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in GermanyGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square225linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoMost Dutch people I met just call it Holland. We do so in Denmark as well
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months ago“We” call it Holland because foreigners say “eh?” when we call it the Netherlands.
minus-squarebestelbus22@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYeah wierd situation. Internally it only refers to the 2 provinces in the west but externally we all chant it during football matches
minus-squarePaper_Phrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoIts the worst. Always try a “Netherlands” and get a “what??” in return and then say “Holland” - “ooooooh HOLLAND!”…
Most Dutch people I met just call it Holland. We do so in Denmark as well
“We” call it Holland because foreigners say “eh?” when we call it the Netherlands.
Hah, didn’t know that
Yeah wierd situation. Internally it only refers to the 2 provinces in the west but externally we all chant it during football matches
Its the worst. Always try a “Netherlands” and get a “what??” in return and then say “Holland” - “ooooooh HOLLAND!”…