Re:The Dutch Reach: A No-Tech Way to Save Bicyclists’ Lives
by themodelplumber on Saturday October 06, 2018 @05:28PM
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There are a lot of idioms in U.S. English which contain the word "dutch" but which are not recognizable to actual Dutch people. Some of these will come from e.g. stereotyped interactions with the Pennsylvania Dutch, etc.
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Re:The Dutch Reach: A No-Tech Way to Save Bicyclists’ Lives
by rgj on Saturday October 06, 2018 @05:31PM
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The article states
"There is no name in Dutch for this technique — it’s just second nature to Dutch drivers, and has been for years. It has been deeply ingrained in the country’s culture.
“It’s just what Dutch people do,” said Fred Wegman, professor emeritus of Traffic Safety at Delft University of Technology and the former managing director of the National Institute for Road Safety Research SWOV in the Netherlands. “All Dutch are taught it. It’s part of regular driver education.” "
which is simply not true.
Re:The Dutch Reach: A No-Tech Way to Save Bicyclists’ Lives
by twblalock on Saturday October 06, 2018 @05:29PM
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This particular "dutch reach" idiom is not related to the Pennsylvania Dutch in any way.
Re:The Dutch Reach: A No-Tech Way to Save Bicyclists’ Lives
by Symbiote on Saturday October 06, 2018 @05:34PM
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None of the "Dutch" idioms will be from Pennsylvania Dutch, they all come from being the neighbour country to England.
Re:The Dutch Reach: A No-Tech Way to Save Bicyclists’ Lives
by NeedMoreTea on Saturday October 06, 2018 @06:26PM
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Pennsylvanian "Dutch" is a corruption of "Deutsche", and the community German is it not? As I understood it many of American "Dutch" idioms were originally meant to be referencing German.
You do get cookie from Dutch though. Cookie comes from the Dutch keokje.
Re:The Dutch Reach: A No-Tech Way to Save Bicyclists’ Lives
by stevesimmons on Saturday October 06, 2018 @07:20PM
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koekje :)