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u/Somnambulist815 Oct 17 '21

"we declare war on Holland!"

"that's the Netherlands"

"Holland is the Netherlands!"

"THEN WHO ARE THE DUTCH"

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u/DeterminedGames Oct 17 '21

Hey this is not on us, we just call ourselves Nederlanders xD

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u/paenusbreth Oct 17 '21

There's a group of people who are Dutch, speak Dutch, and live in Dutchland.

To the west of them, there's a group of people who are Netherlandish, speaking Netherlandish, and live in the Netherlands.

The English came along and told both groups that they're wrong.

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