To: NIKK
The Germans in my community (a yuge group) started referring to themselves as Dutch. (Duetchmen). The phrase: If you ain’t Dutch, you ain’t much!” Is still very common.
202 posted on
04/27/2018 6:24:37 AM PDT by
hoosiermama
(When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
To: hoosiermama
"To tell the family secret, my Grandmother was Dutch."
207 posted on
04/27/2018 6:27:34 AM PDT by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: hoosiermama
...and the expression: “He talked to me like a Dutch Uncle”....meaning, you were taken to the woodshed for a “chat”.
403 posted on
04/27/2018 10:38:15 AM PDT by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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