cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39532173

(Screenshot of a social media post, user posting an image of Jar Jar Binks with a speech bubble for the post replied to. Post is from a Dutch politician stating "We hebben een serieus probleem met de politieke ontwikkelingen mbt de dwangwet en ik hoop dat dat de komende dagen kan worden opgelost. ")

Also, who can forget this favorite

(Screenshot of a translator app.
English: spank me daddy.
Dutch: geef me een klap papa)

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[–] 33 points 11 months ago (5 children)

I'm a little surprised how much of that knowing Danish allows me to reasonably interpret when reading it. It's just a pity I made this marvelous discovery trying to read something written by fucking Geert Wilders.

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    It’s Dutch secret bathroom knowledge, when we shitting and reading the labels on the packaging, discovering we understand written Danish.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Written Danish is easy, like all Nordics. Spoken though, not a chance.

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