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Still a long way
Not a month goes by without someone confusing Sweden/Switzerland or Denmark/Netherlands. With Sweden/Switzerland it's because of the names of the countries, but with Denmark/Netherlands it's because people from Denmark are called Danish and people from Netherlands are called Dutch.
It's usually Americans who make those mistakes, but the first time I encountered it in real life was actually in England when I got in the wrong line to get into the country. I was supposed to stand in the Europe line but ended up in the Rest of The World line, and one of the women there could apparently tell something was wrong and asked me, "Are you Dutch?" I said no and handed her my passport which said Denmark and she responded with, "That's what I said: Dutch. Why are you lying about where you're from?"
3rd February 2012
963 Comments:
17 days ago #8815393
Us big land mass countries do tend to get confused by places like South America, Africa, Europe, The Med and the Baltic States. So many different countries, languages and cultures in the same area as one of our states/territories *head goes splodey*
Us big land mass countries do tend to get confused by places like South America, Africa, Europe, The Med and the Baltic States. So many different countries, languages and cultures in the same area as one of our states/territories *head goes splodey*
17 days ago #8814452
I wouldn't be surprised if most americans didn't even know the general area of the scandinavian countries. They don't know where they are they just know they exist.
I wouldn't be surprised if most americans didn't even know the general area of the scandinavian countries. They don't know where they are they just know they exist.
20 days ago #8809643
Something like that, another example is that even when I tell people Guatemala is NOT in Mexico, many people don't believe me... worst of all... some of these people are Mexican.
Something like that, another example is that even when I tell people Guatemala is NOT in Mexico, many people don't believe me... worst of all... some of these people are Mexican.
21 days ago #8807804
@BGMan Actually it is Danish and Dutch (no -sh at the end). And though Danish might have some similarities to German (Mostly the counting system), it is not a version of German. Danish is much more like the other Scandinavian languages and they are intelligible to each other.
@BGMan Actually it is Danish and Dutch (no -sh at the end). And though Danish might have some similarities to German (Mostly the counting system), it is not a version of German. Danish is much more like the other Scandinavian languages and they are intelligible to each other.
22 days ago #8807516
Denmark and Netherlands because in both cases, their people are called D---sh and they are next to Germany and their languages are funny versions of German. XD
Denmark and Netherlands because in both cases, their people are called D---sh and they are next to Germany and their languages are funny versions of German. XD
28 days ago #8798590
@Kiyouya I know But he was like, a massive idiot :stare:, he had probably visited to many coofe shops.
And you and the danes are bros, it's like a swede that doesn't know about Germany, altough Germany is a lot larger but still.
@Kiyouya I know But he was like, a massive idiot :stare:, he had probably visited to many coofe shops.
And you and the danes are bros, it's like a swede that doesn't know about Germany, altough Germany is a lot larger but still.
28 days ago #8798529
@Hyddan92
Really? Then you got the one person out of a million that didn't know that. Ofcourse we know Denmark! Haha
@Hyddan92
Really? Then you got the one person out of a million that didn't know that. Ofcourse we know Denmark! Haha
1 month ago #8792250
Me? I never mistake Dutch and Danes. And Sweden is Sweden. Switzerland and Netherland though raise a problem, because we use quite different names in my language (Elvetia & Olanda), and some days I find it harder to remember which Switzernetherland is which.
Me? I never mistake Dutch and Danes. And Sweden is Sweden. Switzerland and Netherland though raise a problem, because we use quite different names in my language (Elvetia & Olanda), and some days I find it harder to remember which Switzernetherland is which.
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This comic really helps me know each of the different countries. Thank you for this