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"God created the Earth, and the Dutch discovered it."

Chester

Better watch out for the Portuguese and the English!!
They did a fair bit of searching too!!

When I think of Holland, I think of Hans Brinker, windmills, klompen (wooden clogs) and dikes.

Quote from ethanedwards

Better watch out for the Portuguese and the English!!
They did a fair bit of searching too!!

I wasn't trying to minimize the efforts of others, this was a saying one of the few people I've met who were actually born in Holland used to say. I thought it was a bit presumptuous at the time, and is probably the reason I still remember it 35 years later.

Chester

No offence taken, but I wouldn't
think these 3 guys would be pleased

Sir Francis Drake
Henry Hudson
Sir Walter Raleigh

Quote from ethanedwards

No offence taken, but I wouldn't
think these 3 guys would be pleased

Sir Francis Drake
Henry Hudson
Sir Walter Raleigh

Not to mention Baffin, the Cabots (John and Sebastian), Dampier, Frobisher, et al.

Thanks Jim for the prompt,

And as Jim said, not to mention

William Baffin
John Cabot
Sebastian Cabot
William Dampier
John Davis
Sir Martin Frobisher
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Bartholomew Gosnold

Uncle Tom Cobley an all!!

Put that in your Dutch pipe and smoke it!!

Yes I think of the dikes, windmills and tulips, but unfortunately what first comes to my mind is the drug and prostitution trade that goes on in the Netherlands.

I don't mean to dwell on the negative but you asked.

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Yes I think of the dikes, windmills and tulips, but unfortunately what first comes to my mind is the drug and prostitution trade that goes on in the Netherlands.

Amsterdam is a den of iniquity, that's for sure.

Quote from ethanedwards

Put that in your Dutch pipe and smoke it!!

Now Keith, With the new European Community, I thought you are all one big happy family

This comment makes me wonder if there may still be some illicit thoughts of national pride lurking out there.

Chester

Ha Ha,

Well Jim, there certainly is,even more so, since devolution.
Now that it's England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland,
there seems to even more national pride than ever!!
Without an indepth discussion, as I know, you and I
don't get too involved in politics.
I would think most folk here in The UK,
would rather be, let's say less involved with the EC!

So get the Dutch pipe going!

Quote from ethanedwards

I would think most folk here in The UK, would rather be, let's say less involved with the EC!

Knowing a bit of European history, and the nationalistic feelings extant, I've always been a bit skeptical of the European Union. Was kinda surprised though when France and (was it Holland?) voted it down since those were two of the countries that seemed to be most enthusiastic for the concept.

Haven't heard that term "devolution" before, looked it up, it means Home rule.
Probably shouldn't go too far here, as we already have a "Politics" thread.

Chester

Basically Jim, it's when the home nations,
voted for home government