How to insult a Dutchman

by on July 29, 2006 at 2:30 am in Education | Permalink

A (Dutch) study asked 192 young men to imagine being knocked off their feet by an assailant.  Spaniards, Dutchman, and Germans were polled as to their likely response:

Insults from the Spaniards focused on references to animals and family members; for the Dutch it was references to diseases.  The Germans preferred to cite body parts and functions…In Dutch to accuse someone of being infected with typhoid is a biting insult.

That is from The European Wall Street Journal, 18 July 2006, p.30, drawn originally from The Washington Post.

Martin Kelly July 29, 2006 at 10:45 am

In ‘The Dutch Seagoing Empire 1600-1800′,
C. R. Boxer made reference to what was a stinging
German insult against the Dutch during that
period.

They described them as ‘cheesemongers’.

kyle8 July 30, 2006 at 9:30 am

The Dutch were the original Yankees. This word comes from the Dutch pronunciation of “John Cheese”. The British were insulting the Dutch in the same way the Germans were.

Ted July 31, 2006 at 9:57 am
Vain November 12, 2006 at 8:33 am

Even worse ! Name him “French” : worldwide ultimate insult !!!

French June 17, 2007 at 10:31 pm

You kiss the the Yankee’s ass every day you fuck.

french June 17, 2007 at 10:45 pm

Sorry I meant

you piece of shit

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