i dont like the name 'the netherlands' it isnt really a name but a description. its the same as saying 'that place way over there' or even slightly negative as in "the netherworld." would the other provinces get all jealous if we start calling the country Holland? And if they did, could we beat them up?
We call our country Nederland, which means the same as the Netherlands: lowland(s). Thats because its below sealevel and all. Its really not negative or anything, its just what it is. People in the north and very south are usually annoyed when you call our country Holland, no need to beat them up for it hehe.
So, would anyone actually care to explain why people get annoyed. I read about this years ago, but not 100% sure as to the real reason, just that I know to be safe, always say Netherlands and not Holland. Can anyone shed any light on this.?
i am guessing its becuase those people in provinces not called Holland feel slighted somehow when you call the whole country Holland. like when you say amsterdam is the capital and then some haguenaar shows up with some sob story about how the government is headquarted in the hague. and then theres the little known fact that people like to bitch
So what regions were classed as Holland and which are not.? Friesland Groningen Drenthe Noord-Holland Flevoland Overijssel Zuid-Holland Utrecht Gelderland Zeeland Noord-Brabant Limburg Anyone know.?
Cheers Fedor I've made one of those maps for my website, btw. Just got to upload sometime. Mines black & white but think I'll make it colour.
I've never met anyone who got angry when our country was called Holland.. And I'm from the south.. As velvet already said, we got this song hup holland hup.. We all sing it..
damn fedor, your boy got slammed hard there. I was watching a show over here about the history of martial arts and they showed this dutch guy who was 10th dan judo. he was huuuuuuuge. he was a royal dutch marine and when he left the force he was a bouncer in the RLD. he told the storyy about four or five pimps that wanted to fight him, and one hit him in the foot with a hammer and then he explained, with a real thick ducth accent 'it hurt like hell, so i charged him like a bull, and i hit him in the head so hard, i almost took off his ear and opened the vein. he was in a hospital dying for five hours. thats why i never hit with my closed fist anymore unless i am in danger' so i guess the moral here is dont mess with the rld security squad
Yes, Holland is quite a big country in the martial arts world, even though it's far from mainstream here, and almost never shown on television. that slam was insane indeed, but 30 seconds later Fedor won and sorry for hijacking this thread.....
today in history: Dutch explorer Peter Minuit landed on present day Manhattan Island, putting in motion events that would lead to the invasion of Iraq.
Also, did you know The Flag: The first flag was an orange, white, and blue striped flag, called the Prinsvlag, based on the colors of William the Orange, the first ruler of the Dutch Republic. The orange dye in the early flags faded to red over time and so the orange was changed to red in the mid 1700s. The current flag was officially adopted February 19, 1937.
Hey.. 's that true about the flag? Cool didn't know.. Bummer I don't have one.. tomorrow is liberation day and I wanted to hang one out of the window or sth.. couldn't go out and buy one 'cause I'm still a bit flu-ish.. bah.. ah well.. next year
Funny about the tallest people, I've been thinking the 4 tallest men I have ever met are from England, Germany, Slovenia and Senegal....
know your history http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinsenvlag little detail for nemisis; it's called the prinsenvlag, not prinsvlag and we are indeed the tallest people
Well excuse me little boy.. hehe.. if you get a little bit older you will find out that there are more things you don't know than you do know..
i remember that sometimes about the flag they say 'ranje blanje blue because of the original colors. ranje as in oranje (orange) blanje as in blank and bleu as in blauw. i know i know, useless info.
