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Re:1.1.1.1 by brazzy on Thursday October 25, 2018 @06:25AM (#18299816)
From the website, 5 sentences after the part you cited:

> We’ve retained KPMG to audit our systems annually to ensure that we're doing what we say.

Re:1.1.1.1 by GrumpyNl on Thursday October 25, 2018 @06:28AM (#18299830)
KPMG doenst have a very trustworthy reputation here in holland.
Re:1.1.1.1 by rusk on Friday October 26, 2018 @07:38AM (#18308327)
Same here in Ireland. We've had these "Big 4" guys as enforcers on various public projects and funny how they always seem to be on the inside whenever things pay off. I shudder whenever I hear them mentioned.

Also, in Ireland we typically refer to our country as such though perhaps it should be formally referred to as "The Republic of Ireland" to avoid confusion with "The North".

That said it does actually say "Ireland" on the constitution.

While I'm at it, in Irish language: "Eireann" is the Island itself; "Eire" is the nation (the spirit of Ireland if you like), and constitutionally the latter isn't bounded by political borders.

"Sasana" (sawsunna) is England and to describe something as English is "Sasanach". "Amach" (Ahmock) is out. Run the two together and you've got "Sasamach" which is Irish for Brexit.

Funnily enough it also corresponds to an old Republican mantra "Brits Out" which was used to refer to their presence on the north. Funny the turn that history can take.

Re:1.1.1.1 by RustySpottedCat on Thursday October 25, 2018 @06:39AM (#18299872)
I've always wondered why Netherland citizens say Holland instead of the right name of the country.
Re:1.1.1.1 by YouKnowBetter on Thursday October 25, 2018 @06:52AM (#18299926)
1: It's easier to pronounce 2: Because it's easier to pronounce all foreigners use it 3: Because it's easier to pronounce and all foreigners use it, it is easier to use (If I introduce myself as being "from the Netherlands" I get blank looks. What I nowadays do is "I'm from Holland, Amsterdam, Ajax" and 90% of all people I know exactly where I am from). 4: Holland covers about 50% of the population, and about 70% of the economy 5: In Holland there is Amsterdam, Schiphol & Rotterdam basically the places that tourists go to or have heard about

PS The official name is "Kingdom of the Netherlands", I guess that solidifies my point about Holland being easier :)

Re:1.1.1.1 by jhcl on Thursday October 25, 2018 @07:39AM (#18300125)
About 40% of the population (6.4M out of 17M) and about 40% of the economy. https://www.ing.nl/particulier/economisch-bureau/archief/arc...

I am not from one of the Hollands and I try to avoid using Holland but I will do so sometimes. It's a bit like using America for the United States which seems more wrong to me than using Holland for the Netherlands.

Re:1.1.1.1 by majewsky on Thursday October 25, 2018 @07:01AM (#18299969)
> PS The official name is "Kingdom of the Netherlands", I guess that solidifies my point about Holland being easier :)

That's kind of shifting the goalposts though. It's not like I'm introducing myself as "from the Federal Republic of Germany", either.

Re:1.1.1.1 by dvfjsdhgfv on Thursday October 25, 2018 @08:00AM (#18300224)
> That's kind of shifting the goalposts though. It's not like I'm introducing myself as "from the Federal Republic of Germany", either.

You should, just for the sake of these looks at parties.

Re:1.1.1.1 by yread on Thursday October 25, 2018 @10:14AM (#18301024)
I just saw results of some survey of Dutch people for a Dutch company and one person from Limburg (!) answered country with "Holland". Weird.