The netherlands as a whole should do this. Not just holland.
replyOh yes that's what I mean. I don't like calling it the Netherlands.
replyWhy not?
replyOh there's just some stupid 'rebranding' going on. https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-49921029
replyAs I hate our government I don't play by their rules.
Besides, Holland is shorter and easier to pronounce.
I obviously don't have a horse in this race, but this seems... more correct this way? And with Holland being a region (or two) and not the majority of the territory, how do the Dutch not living in Holland feel about it? It would seem like referring to Canada as "Québec", way to piss-off the non quebecers...
replyI kid you not one time I saw the Netherlands spelled as: The 'Neanderthals' . I had such a good laugh. Almost choked on my coffee.
replyI'm curious about this too. I thought saying "we in Holland" was equivalent to "we in England" rather than "we in the UK". Is it acceptable in the Netherlands? (Or maybe just in Holland proper?)
replyI just called them the Dutches. lol
reply> Oh yes that's what I mean. I don't like calling it the Netherlands.
replyit was tongue-in-cheek dude.
literal people are a hoot.
True everyone loves hooters :3
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