Roger A. Shrubber
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they say american english is one of the hardest languages to learn, but i don't see how that can be, when i see the idiots that use it daily around here
Funny, but for a changed word (indicated by underline) I have heard exactly the same thing from a Dutchman. At least I think so: understanding a Dutchman while I'm sober is something I'm not good at.The Dutch are just jealous because we understand them better than they do us.
You have to remember that English is based on a mix of languages which was simplified considerably so the English could vaguely understand itthey say american english is one of the hardest languages to learn, but i don't see how that can be, when i see the idiots that use it daily around here
That tale is an utter lie, they say the kid stuck his finger in a dike and saved the town but when I tried the same she had me arrestedI've heard that every Dutch citizen from 5 yr old and up is issued a bag of corks to plug leaks in dikes when they see them
i thought they were supposed to use their clogs?I've heard that every Dutch citizen from 5 yr old and up is issued a bag of corks to plug leaks in dikes when they see them
get your sister to try, see how she likes thatThat tale is an utter lie, they say the kid stuck his finger in a dike and saved the town but when I tried the same she had me arrested
OMG I wasn't even familiar with that as a slur. Had to google it. Guess what my favorite shoe is (yes I rushed upstairs to take a pic of them)Except I ain't a Cloggie
F'n snowflakes these days, why back in the day their parentsI've heard that every Dutch citizen from 5 yr old and up is issued a bag of corks to plug leaks in dikes when they see them
You don't know my sister, you can tackle that psychotic pit bullget your sister to try, see how she likes that
They haven't tried Portuguese, oh my! Try that when drinking with your daughter-in-lawthey say american english is one of the hardest languages to learn, but i don't see how that can be, when i see the idiots that use it daily around here
You have to remember that English is based on a mix of languages which was simplified considerably so the English could vaguely understand it
this is why hydras, owls, and ugly people shouldn't have orgies
Nah, the clogs are so they can float/walk on water when they've been remiss in corking dykes, err, I mean dikesi thought they were supposed to use their clogs?
Afrikaans is the youngest language in the world.
We understand the Dutch as we kept many of their figures of speech, but also developed a bunch of our own.
They are a difficult nation to get along with in my experience. Except for a girl I used to play with in first grade, they moved back to the Netherlands though.
For the most part, they would be right.People say the same about South Africans, calling them arrogant, ignorant, cunts
As I say, the one's I've encountered here and in the UK have been as daft as me, but also as friendly. That's what I go by, personal experience and not what someone with an agenda tells me to think.For the most part, they would be right.
and yet, thats how the world judges AmericaLike everywhere, it depends on the person. The vast majority of Dutch people I've had the joys of encountering have been polite and friendly, and that's when I'm speaking Dutch so they don't really hear the Scots accent (change to English and the women sit there giving me their full attention, wear a kilt in public and they're likely to lose all control as well as leave trails behind them as they follow me), but, like everywhere, there's also some truly arrogant arseholes that I wouldn't piss on if they were on fire.
People say the same about South Africans, calling them arrogant, ignorant, cunts but, again, my experience thanks to working with them in places like London and even here in Belgium is one that completely contradicts that popular opinion.
Every country has it's share of arseholes, you can't define a nation because of the actions of a minority behaving like pricks.
Only a loud-mouthed minority of fucktards who have never been there, and I always take great pleasure pointing out to them that they are as thick as pigshit and incapable of independent thought, they have to be told what to think, and laugh at their hypocrisy as they head off to McVomits or Starbucks...and yet, thats how the world judges America
I like burger king..Only a loud-mouthed minority of fucktards who have never been there, and I always take great pleasure pointing out to them that they are as thick as pigshit and incapable of independent thought, they have to be told what to think, and laugh at their hypocrisy as they head off to McVomits or Starbucks...