Holly to become Dutch?

[CHHAS]

I would expect IKEA to have Swedish maps on carpets, but Dutch ?

BTW Kaj, thanks for ruining our fun with Dik and the dyke


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[Jorden]

Ja, dank je Kaj

I've searched for that story on the net, but couldn't find it. You living in the neighborhood of where it happened must've helped

Jord.

[paulcs]

I thought Hans Brinker was the silver skates guy.

Paul
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[paulcs]

Apparently, this dyke plugging business has American origins. This is what I found:

"This tale originates from the American writer Mary Mapes Dodge and is in fact not a real myth, although many people believe it is. She published this tale in 'Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates' in 1865. The Little Dutch Boy is a very popular myth in the United States (and other countries), but is not well known in the Netherlands and has probably been imported there by American tourists."

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[Brian R.]

Hmmm "...not a real myth"

I get it!

DOH?

[Jorden]

Damn Paul, you mean we had American tourists in 1865 ?

So, what's the story behind all the stories then?

[paulcs]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jorden:
Damn Paul, you mean we had American tourists in 1865 ?

So, what's the story behind all the stories then?</font>

Why not? We had Dutch tourists in Manhattan in 1609.

I'm sure American tourism in the Netherlands picked up after Ms. Dodge concocted several enduring Dutch stereotypes. Interestingly enough, they're very positive stereotypes. The Little Dutch Boy save's his town from near certain catastrophe with patience and a single finger. Hans Brinker loses an ice skating race he had been preparing for for years to save a fellow racer who had fallen through the ice. Usually, our stereotypes are far more colorful.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[HollyBerri]

Well...!

Now that we're all caught up, I expect you all to wait with bated breath for the results of my evaluation interview with the Bureau for Newcomers tomorrow.

I'll let you know how it goes, and I want lots of tea and (toast) sympathy for the horrible study course they're probably going to load me with .

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Holly, who now has a shiny new SOFi number (similar to a Social Security number, but I got this in 2 minutes!!!) and has submitted the tax (!!!) and insurance forms... so I guess I'm staying...

[paulcs]

If your studies include Dutch history, it might not be as horrible as you fear. It is, in my opinion, very entertaining and considerably less "checkered" than the histories of any of the western democracies.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

[Jorden]

I wouldn't say that too loud, Paul. She might get to learn the dates when a couple of our Statesmen were hanged, beheaded or murdered, as we did in our youth (and have long since forgotten about!)

Then again, she might also learn why Dik Trom held his finger in that dike...

Geography would help her some more. As we're in the middle part of Holland, she tends to think that when she's going to Utrecht (to the North), she's going towards Germany, whereas if we go to Breda (to the South), she thinks we're going North

For the other Dutchies here, anyone who knows of a carpet maker who makes carpets with The Netherlands printed on it?

Jord.

[paulcs]

Let me get this straight. The famous boy who stuck his finger in the dyke was named Dik?!?

They leave that part out when they tell the story here.

Paul
paulcs@flashcom.net

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[ALBPM]

So, Dik had a Dyke fetish

[GinoCyber]

Dik Dyke, Jorden Holly. Is there a connection here?

Ciao

[Casey Jones]

GinoSlobber,

Ewwwww....thanks for ruining my dinner.

Casey

[ALBPM]

There's got to be more that they left out of the US history books regarding little Dik and the Big Dyke....