▲ 53 ▼ Visited Holland today :) (lemmy.world) submitted 2 months ago by a4ng3l@lemmy.world to c/fishing@lemmy.world 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments Near Maastricht. Definitely my favourite spot all around. Dozens of perches, pikes… and the scenery is lovely. Truely a beautiful place
[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (7 children) Michigan or Netherlands? permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 months ago (5 children) Our beloved neighbours, the Netherlands :) There ain’t pikes in Michigan are there? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/education/michigan-species/fish-species/pike permalink fedilink source parent [–] munsking@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) maastricht is not in holland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) True I was technically in Limburg IIRC. But I’ve grew hearing the country being called equally « Pays-Bas » and « Hollande » so it stuck :-/ Still my comment about its magnificence stands. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] higgsboson@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) I have often heard Dutch people call their country Holland, despite it officially being a region, not the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago* I tend to say I’m from Holland to foreigners as well. Though I am also from Holland in the narrow sense. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 2 months ago (5 children) Our beloved neighbours, the Netherlands :) There ain’t pikes in Michigan are there? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/education/michigan-species/fish-species/pike permalink fedilink source parent [–] munsking@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) maastricht is not in holland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) True I was technically in Limburg IIRC. But I’ve grew hearing the country being called equally « Pays-Bas » and « Hollande » so it stuck :-/ Still my comment about its magnificence stands. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] higgsboson@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) I have often heard Dutch people call their country Holland, despite it officially being a region, not the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago* I tend to say I’m from Holland to foreigners as well. Though I am also from Holland in the narrow sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/education/michigan-species/fish-species/pike permalink fedilink source parent
[–] munsking@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children) maastricht is not in holland permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) True I was technically in Limburg IIRC. But I’ve grew hearing the country being called equally « Pays-Bas » and « Hollande » so it stuck :-/ Still my comment about its magnificence stands. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] higgsboson@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) I have often heard Dutch people call their country Holland, despite it officially being a region, not the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago* I tend to say I’m from Holland to foreigners as well. Though I am also from Holland in the narrow sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children) True I was technically in Limburg IIRC. But I’ve grew hearing the country being called equally « Pays-Bas » and « Hollande » so it stuck :-/ Still my comment about its magnificence stands. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] higgsboson@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) I have often heard Dutch people call their country Holland, despite it officially being a region, not the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago* I tend to say I’m from Holland to foreigners as well. Though I am also from Holland in the narrow sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) I have often heard Dutch people call their country Holland, despite it officially being a region, not the whole country. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago* I tend to say I’m from Holland to foreigners as well. Though I am also from Holland in the narrow sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 2 points 2 months ago* I tend to say I’m from Holland to foreigners as well. Though I am also from Holland in the narrow sense. permalink fedilink source parent