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Title: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: cleggy on 12 July 2014, 21:38:04
A football question, in all my life the national Dutch team was Holland, why do the commentators and news people insist on calling them the Netherlands. ??? :( >:( :(
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: aaronjb on 12 July 2014, 21:46:12
Wikipedia says:

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The Netherlands in its entirety is often referred to as "Holland", which in strict usage, refers only to North and South Holland, two of its provinces. Since these two provinces are the most populous and famous of the Netherlands, they often serve as a metonym for the entire country. Referring to the Netherlands as Holland is technically incorrect[18][19] or informal,[20] depending on the context, but is more acceptable when referring to the national football team.[21]

So, probably, we're all uneducated little islanders and have been using the wrong name all this time? ;D
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 12 July 2014, 21:56:37
It's the same as people refering to the whole of the UK as England!  :y
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: RobG on 12 July 2014, 22:01:18
It's the same as people refering to the whole of the UK as Immigrants Paradise!  :y
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: cleggy on 12 July 2014, 22:05:10
When by the grace of God the Scotch(not an error, the English term) vote for independence followed by the sheep shaggers and paddy's, then England will be a UK of counties. Just think of the amont of English tax payers money will be saved supporting these leeches.
It is Holland the score board says so Hol. :y
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 12 July 2014, 22:31:45
When by the grace of God the Scotch(not an error, the English term) vote for independence followed by the sheep shaggers and paddy's, then England will be a UK of counties. Just think of the amont of English tax payers money will be saved supporting these leeches.
It is Holland the score board says so Hol. :y

Or we could resurrect the old Anglo Saxon Kingdoms of Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, East Anglia, Sussex, Essex and Kent!  :y

King Cleggy of Mercia, King Opti of East Anglia, King Taxial of Sussex, Queen Lizzie of Kent, King Vamps of Northumbria, King Bigal of Essex and of course King Tigger of Wessex!!  :y

Get the round table out and we'd sort the place out in no time!!  :y :y :y


Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: Bigron on 12 July 2014, 22:51:28
Tsar Tigger?
 :y
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: kevinp58 on 12 July 2014, 23:00:44
When by the grace of God the Scotch(not an error, the English term) vote for independence followed by the sheep shaggers and paddy's, then England will be a UK of counties. Just think of the amont of English tax payers money will be saved supporting these leeches.
It is Holland the score board says so Hol. :y

Or we could resurrect the old Anglo Saxon Kingdoms of Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, East Anglia, Sussex, Essex and Kent!  :y

King Cleggy of Mercia, King Opti of East Anglia, King Taxial of Sussex, Queen Lizzie of Kent, King Vamps of Northumbria, King Bigal of Essex and of course King Tigger of Wessex!!  :y

Get the round table out and we'd sort the place out in no time!!  :y :y :y







I will be one of her Sir Lancelot  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: Vamps on 12 July 2014, 23:22:11
When by the grace of God the Scotch(not an error, the English term) vote for independence followed by the sheep shaggers and paddy's, then England will be a UK of counties. Just think of the amont of English tax payers money will be saved supporting these leeches.
It is Holland the score board says so Hol. :y

Or we could resurrect the old Anglo Saxon Kingdoms of Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, East Anglia, Sussex, Essex and Kent!  :y

King Cleggy of Mercia, King Opti of East Anglia, King Taxial of Sussex, Queen Lizzie of Kent, King Vamps of Northumbria, King Bigal of Essex and of course King Tigger of Wessex!!  :y

Get the round table out and we'd sort the place out in no time!!  :y :y :y

That has a rather nice ring to it................. :y :y
I will need Miss Vamps as an adviser, she has some rather firm views on politics....... :D :D
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 12 July 2014, 23:44:24
When by the grace of God the Scotch(not an error, the English term) vote for independence followed by the sheep shaggers and paddy's, then England will be a UK of counties. Just think of the amont of English tax payers money will be saved supporting these leeches.
It is Holland the score board says so Hol. :y

Or we could resurrect the old Anglo Saxon Kingdoms of Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, East Anglia, Sussex, Essex and Kent!  :y

King Cleggy of Mercia, King Opti of East Anglia, King Taxial of Sussex, Queen Lizzie of Kent, King Vamps of Northumbria, King Bigal of Essex and of course King Tigger of Wessex!!  :y

Get the round table out and we'd sort the place out in no time!!  :y :y :y

That has a rather nice ring to it................. :y :y
I will need Princess Vamps as an adviser, she has some rather firm views on politics....... :D :D

No problem Your Maj!  :y

Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: Vamps on 12 July 2014, 23:57:41
When by the grace of God the Scotch(not an error, the English term) vote for independence followed by the sheep shaggers and paddy's, then England will be a UK of counties. Just think of the amont of English tax payers money will be saved supporting these leeches.
It is Holland the score board says so Hol. :y

Or we could resurrect the old Anglo Saxon Kingdoms of Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, East Anglia, Sussex, Essex and Kent!  :y

King Cleggy of Mercia, King Opti of East Anglia, King Taxial of Sussex, Queen Lizzie of Kent, King Vamps of Northumbria, King Bigal of Essex and of course King Tigger of Wessex!!  :y

Get the round table out and we'd sort the place out in no time!!  :y :y :y

That has a rather nice ring to it................. :y :y
I will need Princess Vamps as an adviser, she has some rather firm views on politics....... :D :D

No problem Your Maj!  :y

 ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 13 July 2014, 00:01:55
Why do the English think that only England is the most important part of the uk. If i had my way we would have a referendum like Scotland and break away from the rest of the Uk. You wonder why the the English do not get on with the Scottish and the Welsh.  ::)
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 13 July 2014, 00:18:23
Why do the English think that only England is the most important part of the uk. If i had my way we would have a referendum like Scotland and break away from the rest of the Uk. You wonder why the the English do not get on with the Scottish and the Welsh.  ::)

That's exactly what we're talking about Baron!  :D  :y

No offence intended or implied though!   ;)  :)
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 13 July 2014, 00:43:00
Us Welsh need to protect our Teisen Lap and keep your hands of our  Rarebits,  :D

Joking aside, I support an English football Club and a Welsh Rugby team. I drink Irish beer and love a Scottish square sausage bap.lol. There is no room for supremacy to me, We are all the same what ever nationality we are. Banter i accept but hatred i do not condone, apart from 80 or 90 mins in a Rugby or football match, Final whistle means all is forgotten, The same goes for politics.
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: cleggy on 13 July 2014, 07:59:27
The scotch started it ::) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: bored bigyin54 on 13 July 2014, 08:04:18
Why do the English think that only England is the most important part of the uk. If i had my way we would have a referendum like Scotland and break away from the rest of the Uk. You wonder why the the English do not get on with the Scottish and the Welsh.  ::)
just what i was going to say mate the welsh are not english >:( >:(
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: kevinp58 on 13 July 2014, 12:18:44
We are all British the Scots the Welsh the Northern Irish and the English  :y we all hate each other but also love each other  :-* that is why the UK has been a very successful and friendly union for a very long time, there will always be idiots that think they know better they come and they go and I suspect that Salmon  >:( and his cronies won't be the last, but as sure as eggs are eggs it will stay the UK.  :y ::) :y

Ok off the soap box now  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: kevinp58 on 14 July 2014, 01:37:34
We are all British the Scots the Welsh the Northern Irish and the English  :y we all hate each other but also love each other  :-* that is why the UK has been a very successful and friendly union for a very long time, there will always be idiots that think they know better they come and they go and I suspect that Salmond >:( and his cronies won't be the last, but as sure as eggs are eggs it will stay the UK.  :y ::) :y

Ok off the soap box now  ;D ;D






Whoops  ::)
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: cleggy on 14 July 2014, 09:52:02
We are all British the Scots the Welsh the Northern Irish and the English  :y we all hate each other but also love each other  :-* that is why the UK has been a very successful and friendly union for a very long time, there will always be idiots that think they know better they come and they go and I suspect that Salmond >:( and his cronies won't be the last, but as sure as eggs are eggs it will stay the UK.  :y ::) :y

Ok off the soap box now  ;D ;D






Whoops  ::)

No! you were right first time he is as slippery as one and in fact looks like one. ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: kevinp58 on 14 July 2014, 16:51:36
We are all British the Scots the Welsh the Northern Irish and the English  :y we all hate each other but also love each other  :-* that is why the UK has been a very successful and friendly union for a very long time, there will always be idiots that think they know better they come and they go and I suspect that Salmond >:( and his cronies won't be the last, but as sure as eggs are eggs it will stay the UK.  :y ::) :y

Ok off the soap box now  ;D ;D






Whoops  ::)

No! you were right first time he is as slippery as one and in fact looks like one. ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D










 :y :y ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D he will slip off to oblivion when the voting is counted.  :y ;D
Title: Re: Holland or Netherlands
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 14 July 2014, 17:53:43
I don't think Old Fishface understands the word No!

So even if the Scots reject independence, he'll still be there carping on about it!  ::)