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Weird? Pretty much.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Otlan on October 17, 2020, 08:51:17 PM ---Sorry Dina, I was referring to your use "one dose that thing." Folks in America don't really talk that way. We tend to be more straight forward and to the point. I think that's why people in other countries tend to see us as rude or crass.
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That is why you should not translate literally. But the dutch can be pretty straightforward as well.
Dina:
If you want to share, where are you from, Arjan?
Otlan:
--- Quote from: Dina on October 17, 2020, 08:57:06 PM ---It's complicated. Sometimes you use one option, sometimes you use another. We have similar phrasings, we also say the same things English speaker say, more or less. Only it seems like Latin languages are more versatile in some aspects. But don't worry, it does not sound rude. (And I believe the fame of rude is only because people of other countries is resented by USA power, nothing else. I mean, there are many rude people in USA and they are highlighted by the whole world, while there are many rude people here but it is not so well-known because the rest of the world couldn't care less).
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*Nods* Latin is a lot more Versatile then English. For example, you can can say the same phrase, but depending on how you say it, it takes on a diffrent meaning. In English, that's a lot harder to do without changing...Ooohhh, what's it's called. The inflection you put on the words? I think that's it. Language is not my forte n_n; .
Well, ya, I could see that. Dose help we put Assholes in power and then they act like Assholes to other countries -_- . There are good people living here too though. Problem is they get overshadowed by the Assholes -_- .
@Arjan: There's another way to translate? I have no knowledge of the Dutch Culture, so I can't weigh in there.
Arjan:
--- Quote from: Dina on October 17, 2020, 09:21:40 PM ---If you want to share, where are you from, Arjan?
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Netherlands. A small town in the province of Southern Holland between The Hague and Amsterdam.
Dina:
Sounds so good. Thank you :)
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