Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germanymessage-squaremessage-square222fedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down144file-text
arrow-up1236arrow-down1message-squareI felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in GermanyGrandwolf319@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square222fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRicaz@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoMost Dutch people I met just call it Holland. We do so in Denmark as well
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day ago“We” call it Holland because foreigners say “eh?” when we call it the Netherlands.
minus-squarePaper_Phrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 hours agoIts the worst. Always try a “Netherlands” and get a “what??” in return and then say “Holland” - “ooooooh HOLLAND!”…
minus-squarebestelbus22@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 hours agoYeah wierd situation. Internally it only refers to the 2 provinces in the west but externally we all chant it during football matches
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.
Its the worst. Always try a “Netherlands” and get a “what??” in return and then say “Holland” - “ooooooh HOLLAND!”…
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