Some things in life are strange..
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OK, odd things. 1) Why do you see Luxemberg plated cars in Luxemberg hotel car parks? They cant be more than 1 hour from their home! Why the hell stay in a hotel? 2) Why do the Dutch call their country 'Nederlands'? They arent 'nether', they are 'near'. We can call them 'nether lands' in England because they arent nearby. Are the Dutch just being perverse?
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fat_boy wrote:
- Why do you see Luxemberg plated cars in Luxemberg hotel car parks? They cant be more than 1 hour from their home! Why the hell stay in a hotel?
They are at the hotel for either 1. A Meal as top hotels in the UK offer a restuarnt 2. Well a night of passion with the mrs or mistress take your pick
fat_boy wrote:
- Why do the Dutch call their country 'Nederlands'? They arent 'nether', they are 'near'. We can call them 'nether lands' in England because they arent nearby. Are the Dutch just being perverse?
er 42. No idea thats what they are called and netherland is more than likely a translation from dutch to english
Marc Clifton wrote:
That has nothing to do with VB. - Oh crap. I just defended VB!
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fat_boy wrote:
- Why do you see Luxemberg plated cars in Luxemberg hotel car parks? They cant be more than 1 hour from their home! Why the hell stay in a hotel?
They all belong to the employees?
fat_boy wrote:
- Why do the Dutch call their country 'Nederlands'? They arent 'nether', they are 'near'. We can call them 'nether lands' in England because they arent nearby. Are the Dutch just being perverse?
me, me, me "The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!" Larry Niven
digital man wrote:
They all belong to the employees?
Nope. Lots of cars own3ed by guests staying overnight. Unless they aar all having affairs, or foreigners with lux plated cars who work in lux (as someone suggested) thna I have no answer.
digital man wrote:
Netherlands (terminology)[^]
Ah, it means low and not far. That explains it. Mind you the bit around Maastricht isnt low. Its actually quite hilly.
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fat_boy wrote:
- Why do you see Luxemberg plated cars in Luxemberg hotel car parks
- for tax reasons. Most of them belong to expats from a nearby country (Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany), and they return home over the weekend. However the Taxes and Registration are much lower in Luxemburg, so a lot of them will register their car there, usually through the body-shopping outfit that hires them. They may also be company cars of said expats. Also it's handy to try to avoid paying fines in their home country. There are no fines for speeding in Luxemburg, because if you accelerate, you're in the next country. :laugh:
fat_boy wrote:
- Why do the Dutch call their country 'Nederlands'
- It's 'Nederland'. neder = low, and land = country. by the same token 'Holland', Hol = concave, deep so Holland means very low land. 'Netherlands' was invented by the Brits, but it has the same source. Just look it up: nether[^]
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- If there are a pair of seats on a tram why do Dutch people sit on the isle seat, put their bag on the window seat and pretend they cant see you when you get on looking for a seat? 4) Why do the same Dutch people who ignored you on the tram then get upset if you don't say hello to a bunch of strangers when you get into a lift and goodbye when you leave? 5) Do the Dutch understand 'pull my finger'? Would they see the funny side of being asked that in a lift?
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fat_boy wrote:
Why do you see Luxemberg plated cars in Luxemberg hotel car parks? They cant be more than 1 hour from their home! Why the hell stay in a hotel?
Hotels don't just provide bedrooms; they also have restaurants, conference centres, etc.
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fat_boy wrote:
- Why do you see Luxemberg plated cars in Luxemberg hotel car parks? They cant be more than 1 hour from their home! Why the hell stay in a hotel?
Maybe they're renting a car from Luxembourg?
fat_boy wrote:
- Why do the Dutch call their country 'Nederlands'? They arent 'nether', they are 'near'. We can call them 'nether lands' in England because they arent nearby. Are the Dutch just being perverse?
Why don't they call it 'Awesomeland'? In fact, why doesn't every country want to be called that? :confused:
Ravel H. Joyce wrote:
Maybe they're renting a car from Luxembourg?
Could be.
Ravel H. Joyce wrote:
Why don't they call it 'Awesomeland'? In fact, why doesn't every country want to be called that?
There is one. GREAT britain. :)
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
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fat_boy wrote:
- Why do you see Luxemberg plated cars in Luxemberg hotel car parks? They cant be more than 1 hour from their home! Why the hell stay in a hotel?
They are at the hotel for either 1. A Meal as top hotels in the UK offer a restuarnt 2. Well a night of passion with the mrs or mistress take your pick
fat_boy wrote:
- Why do the Dutch call their country 'Nederlands'? They arent 'nether', they are 'near'. We can call them 'nether lands' in England because they arent nearby. Are the Dutch just being perverse?
er 42. No idea thats what they are called and netherland is more than likely a translation from dutch to english
Marc Clifton wrote:
That has nothing to do with VB. - Oh crap. I just defended VB!
Simon_Whale wrote:
1. A Meal as top hotels in the UK offer a restuarnt 2. Well a night of passion with the mrs or mistress take your pick
I have seen them even when the restaurant is closed, so the latter is possible.
Simon_Whale wrote:
a translation from dutch to english
Or a paralell developement given that Englisih came from the north of holland/north east germany/ frisland.
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
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Simon_Whale wrote:
1. A Meal as top hotels in the UK offer a restuarnt 2. Well a night of passion with the mrs or mistress take your pick
I have seen them even when the restaurant is closed, so the latter is possible.
Simon_Whale wrote:
a translation from dutch to english
Or a paralell developement given that Englisih came from the north of holland/north east germany/ frisland.
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
fat_boy wrote:
Or a paralell developement given that Englisih came from the north of holland/north east germany/ frisland.
Or you could argue that it was from the nordic regions as we were invaded a few times by them. Or even the romans
Marc Clifton wrote:
That has nothing to do with VB. - Oh crap. I just defended VB!
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fat_boy wrote:
Or a paralell developement given that Englisih came from the north of holland/north east germany/ frisland.
Or you could argue that it was from the nordic regions as we were invaded a few times by them. Or even the romans
Marc Clifton wrote:
That has nothing to do with VB. - Oh crap. I just defended VB!
Simon_Whale wrote:
r you could argue that it was from the nordic regions as we were invaded a few times by them.
If they use the same expression as nether/neder (given that 'th and 'd' interchange between english and dutch/german (de/the bad/bath dat/that).
Simon_Whale wrote:
Or even the romans
Now that is plain stupid. None of our language comes from the romans (directly)
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
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Simon_Whale wrote:
r you could argue that it was from the nordic regions as we were invaded a few times by them.
If they use the same expression as nether/neder (given that 'th and 'd' interchange between english and dutch/german (de/the bad/bath dat/that).
Simon_Whale wrote:
Or even the romans
Now that is plain stupid. None of our language comes from the romans (directly)
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
fat_boy wrote:
Now that is plain stupid. None of our language comes from the romans (directly)
plain, from latin planus (means flat) stupid, from the latin stupidus (means not very smart) launguage, from the latin, lingua (means tongue) directly, from the latin, dirigere (or directii) (means to set straight) Nope, no Roman influence at all.
If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.
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fat_boy wrote:
Now that is plain stupid. None of our language comes from the romans (directly)
plain, from latin planus (means flat) stupid, from the latin stupidus (means not very smart) launguage, from the latin, lingua (means tongue) directly, from the latin, dirigere (or directii) (means to set straight) Nope, no Roman influence at all.
If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.
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Er, did you notice the 'directly' bit? Yes, we have latin in English from French, some German, and adopted words, but not directly.
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
And yet all 4 of those words come directly from Latin. DIRECTLY came from latin. Saying english came from any of the other languages, but not latin is not accurate. But hey, you are never wrong.
If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.
