nolatari
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Post by nolatari on Aug 21, 2004 7:08:44 GMT -5
Well I guess it is a good thing to introduce ourselves. I have seen so many posting their info in general conversations, so I'll start a new thread introducing myself.
I am a 26 year old (old, old, actually young) man, from The Netherlands. (Holland for those who haven't heard of The Netherlands before).
My main interests are; reading, languages, the computer and specially Skype, and in general all kinds of things.
If you want to know more about me, just ask.
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Post by Killer on Aug 21, 2004 7:13:37 GMT -5
What is the offical name? Holland or Netherland?
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nolatari
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Post by nolatari on Aug 22, 2004 9:03:39 GMT -5
The offical name is Nederland, so I guess Netherland is the best translation.
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Post by Killer on Aug 22, 2004 22:36:39 GMT -5
Interestingly, many still know it as Holland.  |
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Post by kalashnikov on Aug 23, 2004 15:52:54 GMT -5
Yeah, but Holland is a name of two provinces: North-Holland and South-Holland. Those provinces are located in The Netherlands.
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Post by nolatari on Aug 24, 2004 8:18:22 GMT -5
I guess this had to do with the Dutch Golden Age. As in that period those two provinces, where the major trade centres.
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Post by Susan on Aug 24, 2004 9:46:39 GMT -5
The Netherlands is a much nicer name then Holland, and sounds more exotic and sohisticated. I myself am always doing my part to re-educate people about this matter. As Kalashnikov has stated above, North and South Holland are merely two provinces of the country Nederland --- as it is spelled in the proper Dutch. Doesn't that sound nice??  ;DSusan. |
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Post by BaM on Oct 4, 2004 13:46:50 GMT -5
hi, im kinda new here thought i should introduce myself here. I'm not shure if I should post here, but will do it anyway  im 18 years old and am also from the Netherlands. Came to the forum through kalashnikov who is very good friend of mine and would like me to participate in some kind of storytelling  I am not very active on other forums, to be honest I'm not active on any at all. well thats about it |
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Post by kalashnikov on Oct 5, 2004 11:18:28 GMT -5
Nice that you've registered here.
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Post by Susan on Oct 5, 2004 11:34:09 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum BaM!! I am sure that you will be a great asset!!  :)Susan. |
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Post by Timmy on Dec 28, 2004 14:21:53 GMT -5
well i just came across on this posting then i realised it was rather old then i realised the same thing applies to me. ill introduce my self I'm Tim I'm interested in most things to do with computers and the internet I am also interested in other cultures and im from the UK (united Kingdom) or GB (Great Britain) or England (a bit more spesific) THat is my point what do you call my country UK GB or go for the induvidual (countries?) inside it??? It's bad for those of you living outside it not knowing what to call it on my passport it says great britain on the web domain name its .co.uk lol Imagine not knowing what to call your country ill tell you what my countries called a pain in the <censored word> does anyone have any ideas about what my country should be called TIM skype me or IM if u want |
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Post by robert@fm on Jan 23, 2005 13:51:37 GMT -5
does anyone have any ideas about what my country should be called The terms "Great Britain" ("Gross Bretagne" in French -- the "Great" or "Gross" is to distinguish it from Brittany ("Bretagne")) and "United Kingdom" are interchangeable. Strictly speaking, your country (and mine) is "England", one of four countries which make up the political union which is "Britain". However, it's a quite common error (and a very annoying one to Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish) to use "England" as if it meant "Britain"... |
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