Hah, didn’t know that
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starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 days ago“We” call it Holland because foreigners say “eh?” when we call it the Netherlands.
Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
bestelbus22@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah wierd situation. Internally it only refers to the 2 provinces in the west but externally we all chant it during football matches
Paper_Phrog@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Its the worst. Always try a “Netherlands” and get a “what??” in return and then say “Holland” - “ooooooh HOLLAND!”…