Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germanymessage-squaremessage-square225linkfedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up1240arrow-down1message-squareI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in GermanyGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square225linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 month agoMost Dutch people I met just call it Holland. We do so in Denmark as well
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month ago“We” call it Holland because foreigners say “eh?” when we call it the Netherlands.
minus-squarebestelbus22@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month 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-up1·1 month 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!”…