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amsterdam_BTS t1_j6fubb7 wrote

Reply to comment by DeRuyter67 in Mysterious shipwreck identified as Dutch warship that sank after surprise attack in 1672 - identified as the Dutch warship Klein Hollandia by ArtOak

Ah. I grew up in the USA, so Dutch history is not my forte despite it being my first language.

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DeRuyter67 t1_j6fuxzb wrote

Np haha. You can follow my account if you want to learn a bit more about it

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amsterdam_BTS t1_j6fxxzl wrote

Done. Thanks.

It's very odd. I grew up speaking Dutch at home, and both my parents speak not just fluent but eloquent Dutch (university professor and literary translator) so my Dutch is very, very good, but has a weird accent and I know next to nothing about the history and political system. Gets me free beers and strange conversations whenever I'm in NL.

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