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L O W L A N D S - L * 11 July 2006 * Volume 06
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From: Obiter Dictum <obiterdictum at mail.ru>
Subject: LL-L 'History' 2006.07.11 (05 [E]

Thanks for tips

Meer Hollandse:)
http://homepages.cwi.nl/~sjoerd/dutch.html

En dit: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php\?term=Dutch
Jeeezus... Stel je voor maar! Wie kon denken...

[Vlad Lee]

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From: clarkedavid8 at aol.com
Subject: LL-L 'History' 2006.07.11 (05 [E]

 Vlad Lee wrote:
"Why all those things are exactly Dutch? I vaguely remember one explanation I
read years and years ago: shiploads of arrogant Dutch courtiers, their servants
and knechten followed William of Orange across the Ditch to swagger around
London. True?"
 
Or what about a "Dutch fuck" - that's a strange one. And surely cigarettes hadnt
been invented in the time of William of Orange?
 
David Clarke 

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: History

Críostóir wrote:

> Perhaps it's also something to do with Dutch commercial supremacy. 
> The Dutch and the English / British were competing for control of 
> the sea as well. The quickest slurs to take hold are those to do 
> with persistent rivals.

Rivals all right.  Wasn't the general idea of the game British power played with
Dutch power something like "Let them do the colonial grunge work first, and then
we'll send them packing"?

Examples:
Northeastern America (New Amsterdam, New Netherland)
Western Australia (New Holland)
Malay Peninsula (Malacca)
Guinana (Berbice, Essequibo)  
South Africa (Cape Colony)
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Virgin Islands (Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda)
Tobago
West Bengal (Hugli-Chuchura)
Coromandel Coast
Malabar Coast

There were also "almost-colonies," such as Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania).

And of course Portugal tended to be involved as well, such as occupying Sri Lanka
first and later taking Northern Brazil off the Netherlands.

It was quite a game they had going.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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