norwaysaint Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Do we do it just to annoy them? They never seem that bothered. I'd be bothered if they called England Sussex or something. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawillwill Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 29 February, 2012 Share Posted 29 February, 2012 One of the Dutch fans' main chants is "Holland, Holland, etc". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 Some of us know the difference. Some can't be bothered. For some it's both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 We went to the game last night with 4 of our Dutch clients and I asked this very question. They said the only people in their country who are fussed whether they are referred to as Holland or the Netherlands are the c.10% of people in the country who don't live in 'Holland'. Everyone else is ambivalent to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 To be fair, I am not sure most Dutchmen know either. Where does "Dutch" come from ? Why arent they called Hollandish or Hollanders ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 (edited) To be fair, I am not sure most Dutchmen know either. Where does "Dutch" come from ? Why arent they called Hollandish or Hollanders ? Its something to to do with the pronouciation of the German speaking Pennsylvanian Amish sounding like 'Dutch' instead of 'Deutsch' irrc. Asked some people in Utrecht (not part of Holland) what the difference was and if they cared - no-one minds. Edited 1 March, 2012 by buctootim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintandy666 Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 I guess it is similar to when people insist on calling the UK England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 I guess it is similar to when people insist on calling the UK England. Indeed. ****es me right off that. We all know its INGERLAND!!!!!!! ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintandy666 Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 Indeed. ****es me right off that. We all know its INGERLAND!!!!!!! ffs Bloody morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 Holland is the area around Amsterdam, Amsterdam is the only important place in the Netherlands, so Holland it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 Holland is the area around Amsterdam, Amsterdam is the only important place in the Netherlands, so Holland it is. TRY say that in Rotterdam or Eindhoven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 TRY say that in Rotterdam or Eindhoven I would if I understood what you were saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 TRY saying that in Rotterdam or Eindhoven Or Enschede..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 1 March, 2012 Share Posted 1 March, 2012 My cousin works out of Holland and he says a fair few people he knows get annoyed with people calling the Netherlands 'Holland'. So that sold it for me, Holland it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 2 March, 2012 Share Posted 2 March, 2012 One of the Dutch fans' main chants is "Holland, Holland, etc". Do they? I was sat right next to the Dutch fans at Wembley last night (literally 4 seats away), and what they were chanting was apparently "oranje" (Dutch for...ok you got it), although it does sound quite a bit like a muffled "Holland" when you hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 2 March, 2012 Share Posted 2 March, 2012 Do they? I was sat right next to the Dutch fans at Wembley last night (literally 4 seats away), and what they were chanting was apparently "oranje" (Dutch for...ok you got it), although it does sound quite a bit like a muffled "Holland" when you hear it. The Dutch guys I was with said that their fans also chant "Holland" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 2 March, 2012 Share Posted 2 March, 2012 As far as the Dutch are concerned, I admire their "double", "courage" "going" and "double". I don't like their ovens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 2 March, 2012 Share Posted 2 March, 2012 As far as the Dutch are concerned, I admire their "double", "courage" "going" and "double". I don't like their ovens. I see what you did (on purpose obviously) there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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