Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoDanish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allieswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkDanish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allieswww.theguardian.comArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAnd this is some sort of new revelation? Are these Dutch folks named Rip Van Winkle?
minus-squarebthest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWhat other US allies have stated this officially? Denmark is ahead of the curve.
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoAmerica has been asserting its will be throwing around their economic might for decades, as long as I can remember. It’s nothing new.
minus-squareArthur Besse@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago Dutch is the adjective for things from the Netherlands, and also the demonym for people from there. The demonym for Denmark is Dane and the adjective is Danish.
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoMy bad. Are these Danes named Rip Van Winkle?
minus-squareArthur Besse@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoI doubt it; it would be odd if they were named after a fictional Dutch-American :)
minus-squareLeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoconfusing the Dutch and the Danes is funny though you shouldn’t have corrected them
minus-squareArthur Besse@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agofair point, i’ll try to refrain from it next time
minus-square10TH_OF_SEPTEMBER_CALL [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoespcecially when those are fake countries. There is nothing in common between a limburger, a frisian and a zeelander. Totally different tribes.
minus-squareArthur Besse@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agothe correct spelling is zealand
minus-square10TH_OF_SEPTEMBER_CALL [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoare you sure?
minus-squareLeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agothis makes the joke 10x funnier
And this is some sort of new revelation? Are these Dutch folks named Rip Van Winkle?
What other US allies have stated this officially? Denmark is ahead of the curve.
America has been asserting its will be throwing around their economic might for decades, as long as I can remember. It’s nothing new.
Dutch is the adjective for things from the Netherlands, and also the demonym for people from there. The demonym for Denmark is Dane and the adjective is Danish.
My bad. Are these Danes named Rip Van Winkle?
I doubt it; it would be odd if they were named after a fictional Dutch-American :)
confusing the Dutch and the Danes is funny though you shouldn’t have corrected them
fair point, i’ll try to refrain from it next time
espcecially when those are fake countries. There is nothing in common between a limburger, a frisian and a zeelander. Totally different tribes.
the correct spelling is zealand
are you sure?
this makes the joke 10x funnier