frightful_hobgoblin comments on Is Holland no longer a thing? We're only allowed to call it "The Netherlands" now?

submitted 1 year ago by LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ml

Holland is such a pretty word, evoking imagery of tulips & wooden klompen shoes & windmills. Why aren't we allowed to say "Holland" anymore?

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

PS, I'm wrong, it's two provinces, North Holland and South Holland

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[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I'm not sure the reason tourists mainly go to Amsterdam is because they don't know Holland is more than Amsterdam... 🍃

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[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Transport is so ridiculously good that you can glide between Amsterdam and Rotterdam without even really noticing you've changed cities.

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 1 year ago

🌷Thank you for explaining 🙏🏼

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