Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 13:59:28 10/25/03
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On October 25, 2003 at 13:44:50, John Merlino wrote:
>On October 25, 2003 at 01:35:50, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On October 24, 2003 at 01:47:47, Johan de Koning wrote:
>>
>>>On October 23, 2003 at 20:20:59, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 22, 2003 at 13:01:08, Mike S. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>for some reason i fear what Johan plays with at dutch open more than all those
>>>>silly personalities :)
>>>
>>>I fear mosquitos more then crocodiles, snakes, sharks, and tig^H^H^Hleopards.
>>
>>Ctrl-Hash?
>>
>>What do they smoke in Holland those days? :)
>
>The well-known (and very funny) British comedian Eddie Izzard has a bit where he
>talks about all the different languages in Europe and how the British (unlike
>the continent) are generally against being multi-lingual and therefore it is
>hurting their economy and general standing within the EU. The lines, if I
>remember them correctly, are:
>
>The Britisher says: "Two languages at once?? No one can live at that speed!!"
>To which the reply is: "But the Dutch speak five languages and smoke
>marijuana...."
>
>jm
:)
I must say that I have been very impressed when I visited Holland that it was
possible to speak english to anybody, and they would understand and answer you.
Holland is definitely a great country.
Christophe
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