Benelux Thread (If you speak Dutch, if you speak French get out. Sorry, Luxemburg.) (2 Viewers)

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Seven

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    Fred said:
    I really dont.

    By the way im surprised how much Dutch sounds like English. Definitely a pleasant surprise.
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    Yeah, grammatically they are actually very similar. Much more so than German and Dutch for example.

    You're lucky to be learning it in Holland though. In Belgium local dialects and accents are everywhere.

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    Seven said:
    That is creepily close to Antwerp.

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    Ya not too far. I was in Belgium last year, took the train from Brussels to Rotterdam. I wasn't too happy when I found out how close Antwerp and Rotterdam were.

    Zacheryah said:
    Rotterdam isnt that close man :p

    I was there for work 2 weeks ago. Is a fkn long drive tbh :D
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    A one hour drive is too close to Seven for my liking. But what can you do, its a small world :p

    On a more serious note Zach and Seven. Do you guys use English mainly in your jobs or Dutch? also from your experience, how important is fluency in Dutch when working in multinationals in the area?
     
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    Seven

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    Fred said:
    Ya not too far. I was in Belgium last year, took the train from Brussels to Rotterdam. I wasn't too happy when I found out how close Antwerp and Rotterdam were.



    A one hour drive is too close to Seven for my liking. But what can you do, its a small world

    On a more serious note Zach and Seven. Do you guys use English mainly in your jobs or Dutch? also from your experience, how important is fluency in Dutch when working in multinationals in the area?
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    I use Dutch. At my girlfriend's job they talk pretty much strictly English.

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    Bezzy

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    Fred said:
    Dank je :tup:

    Im still in my first couple of weeks, so excuse the horrible begginer language :D
    Because i will soon be moving to the Netherlands :)
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    What you going to do in our country and where you going to live?
    Welkom en goedemorgen zijn de belangrijkste woorden

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    Rotterdam it is. I was expecting Amstelveen or Amsterdam
     
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    Fred said:
    Hoi allemaal!

    wat en moelijke taal Nederlands is!

    Ik woon hier drie jaar, maar ik spreek nog geen Nederlands!
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    Correct:

    Wat een moeilijke taal is Nederlands!

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    Seven said:
    I really look forward to insulting Arsenal in my native tongue.
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    Btw I don't think it's necessary to insult Arsenal anymore.

    I assume you watch them play.
     
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    Fred said:
    Iederen spreekt goed engels. Dat maakt het moelijker om te leren.

    Forgive my horrible Dutch haha
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    En als de mensen spreken nederlands dan spreken ze toch niet gemakkelijk nederlands waarvan je iets kan grappen of leren, ze spreken echt vol bizarre uitdrukkingen.
     
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