Peter Stuyvesant's rules for drinking responsibly (NYC opens historical records)

Bowery Boys ^ | December 3, 2014

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oqAU5VxFWs&list=PLxR10FZLbnRGmlzR38P3M8J7VAfd8QyTN

It was back in New Amsterdam...

[wrench]

They obviously did not know about sin taxes back then.

Don’t ban any activity that delivers a steady revenue to the state.

[Hyman Roth]

How come the Country is The Netherlands but goes by Holland and the people are called Dutch? Those crazy Dutch. But who cares. They gave us Van Halen.

[Mercat]

Teddy Roosevelt’s sixth great grandmother owned the first tavern in New Amsterdam. The story is that she would go down to the docks and moon the ships as they came in leading to speculation that she sold something other than alcohol. I know that obscure fact because she was the half sister of my direct ancestor.

[Fester Chugabrew]

This is the equivalent of pulling out old photo albums of you playing with birthday cake in your high chair.

Something about this analogy seems awkward.

[DariusBane]

The location of NYC is an obvious choice. I thought forr just a second that it was a map of early Constantinople. I am sure the Dutch saw that as well. A natural fortress with water ways for commerce.

[muir_redwoods]

How come the Country is The Netherlands but goes by Holland and the people are called Dutch? Those crazy Dutch. But who cares. They gave us Van Halen."

Asked the Yank from the United States, a country known as America.

[thefactor]

New Amsterdam ping.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Friends don’t let friends take the reins drunk...

[Hyman Roth]

:)

[Patriot365]

Good whiskey is always wasted on an Indian.

[NYer]

History, ping!

[Verginius Rufus]

Those crazy Dutch.

And the New Amsterdam Dutch have nothing to do with the Pennsylvania Dutch. Trying to speak Dutch to the Pennsylvania Dutch will probably get you in Dutch.

[GreyFriar]

Thank you. H’mmm, no mention of tap dancing in the tap rooms.

[jttpwalsh]

Penna. Dutch are actually German - the name comes from “Deutsch” the word for German, in their native language. The locals had a difficult time pronouncing it, so the just called them “Dutch”.

[zot]

Interesting history. Thanks for the ping.

[Verginius Rufus]

Yes, I know. The Dutch word for "German" is "Duits" and for "Germany" is "Duitsland" (similar to the German name Deutschland).

They are both supposed to go back to the root teuta- "tribe."

[jttpwalsh]

I did not know - thanks for your reply !

[Billthedrill]

Ah, yes -

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam,
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way...