r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Oct 09 '17

What do you know about... The Netherlands?

This is the thirty-eighth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Today's country:

The Netherlands

The Netherlands have the sixth largest economy in the EU, despite being the sixth smallest country in terms of territory. It houses the ICJ in Den Haag. The Netherlands were the first country worldwide to legalize gay marriage, in 2001. It became independent from Spain after a war that lasted 80 years.

So, what do you know about the Netherlands?

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u/Pytherz Denmark Oct 09 '17

je moeder is lellijk, the onyl dutch my dutch friend has taught me

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u/qKrfKwMI The Netherlands Oct 09 '17

The next sentence you learn after that should be "neuken in de keuken".

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u/kodalife The Netherlands Oct 09 '17

Haha I've only seen this (learning inappropriate/weird sentences to foreigners) with Dutch people. Really a Dutch thing I suppose

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '17

Het is tijd voor pils ;)

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u/aczkasow Siberian in Belgium Oct 10 '17

«Mooie schoenen, neuken?»

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u/Friend_of_the_Dark The Netherlands Oct 10 '17

Gebruiken jullie niet een ander (viezer) woord voor neuken?

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u/aczkasow Siberian in Belgium Oct 10 '17

Blijkbaar. Dat kan. Ik weet dat niet want Nederlands is niet mijn moedertaal.