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[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 month ago

Dutch is the adjective for things from the Netherlands, and also the demonym for people from there. The demonym for Denmark is Dane and the adjective is Danish.

map highlighting the locations of Denmark and The Netherlands

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My bad. Are these Danes named Rip Van Winkle?

[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I doubt it; it would be odd if they were named after a fictional Dutch-American :)

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

confusing the Dutch and the Danes is funny though you shouldn't have corrected them

espcecially when those are fake countries. There is nothing in common between a limburger, a frisian and a zeelander. Totally different tribes.

[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

the correct spelling is zealand

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

this makes the joke 10x funnier

[-] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago

fair point, i'll try to refrain from it next time

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