[Verginius Rufus]

My grandmother had a saying, "Take a Dutchman for what he means, not what he says."

I'm not sure if that was originally about a German or a Hollander. Probably the confusion arose in America from the English-speakers misunderstanding the German deutsch (pronounced "doitch") as "Dutch."

[jttpwalsh]

Never heard that saying, before, I’ll keep it in mind - thanks!