http://vangoghmuseum3.cyso.net/vgm/index.jsp?page=7786&lang=nl Earlier today I was making fun of an acquaintance who was learning Dutch. What’s the point, says I, of learning a language that can only be used in a tiny country like the Netherlands? Better learn a real language like French or German! See what karma has wrought? A whole page talking about Caravaggio […]
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Going Dutch – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_treat Word of the Moment: Dutch treat, n. An outing, as for dinner or a movie, in which all persons pay their own expenses. There’s a lovely bit of cultural superiority inherent in the translations of the phrase: In Spain, “going Dutch” is attributed to Catalans, due to a stereotype that they are greedy. A […]