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Another cool aspect of traveling across Europe, you get to practice other languages (i.postimg.cc)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

I love Dutch, but I'm sorry to say it sounds like a joke language to Germans.
A bicycle is a "fiets" (pronounced like English "feets").
A small motorcycle is a "bromfiets".
A bicycle with a gas engine is a "snorrfiets".
On cycle paths where motorcycles are banned, there's a sign:
"Dus niet brommen of snorren".

A bicycle rental is advertized with "fietsen huren" and you can rent a bike on huren.nl ("Find de beste huurdeal")
(Huren is the German word for prostitutes)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

How do you mention the absurdity of the Dutch language and not include "neuken in de keuken"? ;)