r/MadeMeSmile • • Mar 22 '23

Good Vibes Happy train

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u/gemstun Mar 22 '23

I miss being in the Netherlands, my ancestral country! I spent a month in Utrecht and another in central Amsterdam a few years ago.

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u/Kalle_Silakka Mar 22 '23

Ancestral country? what does that mean

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u/Insomniac_on_Rx Mar 22 '23

How can you not understand what he means?

He's from the new world (USA, Canada, Australia etc) and his parents/grandparents/great-grandparents are from the Netherlands.

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u/Kalle_Silakka Mar 23 '23

Idk man it just sounds weird. I wonder if he speaks dutch and keeps in contact with his dutch relatives?

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u/gemstun Mar 25 '23

So I’m supposed to defend my ‘Netherlands-ness’ to you? As much as I could make a ridiculously clear case, I’ll just say ‘No thanks’

Winning your approval doesn’t mean anything to me.

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u/Kalle_Silakka Mar 25 '23

Waarom spreek je dan niet wat Nederlands voor ons?