Helping my Dutch crewmates with their English...

[andytrombone]

I am pleased to say that after spending the last six weeks on a Dutch yacht I have managed to vastly improve their already excellent English.

Their lexicon now includes such gems as "Every day is a school day", "You are depriving a village of an idiot" (and the associated "Don't worry, we'll find your village") and the timeless classic, "Up here for thinking, down there for dancing"

 

[westhinder]

And your Dutch?

Did you manage to pick up any colourful Dutch phrases?

 

[Golf Charley]

Remind me of the Dutch/German word for a jib

 

[rotrax]

Did you manage to pick up any colourful Dutch phrases?

Hi, I complemented a Dutchman on his command of English-he asked me if I knew why most Dutch spoke good English. When I replied in the negative he said "Its because our own language is so appalling.......

 

[Koeketiene]

Remind me of the Dutch/German word for a jib

Fok

 

[andytrombone]

Did you manage to pick up any colourful Dutch phrases?

Unfortunately my larynx has great difficulty with some of the sounds used in Dutch, especially the "g" so I have a limited vocabulary. However, Lekka (unsure of the spelling) has entered my vocabulary............

 

[Seajet]

I have a great admiration for the Dutch; this sounds like the potential for heaps of fun !

 

[andytrombone]

I have a great admiration for the Dutch; this sounds like the potential for heaps of fun !

Oh yes indeedy! It's been a good trip

Unfortunately coming to an end for me, I leave the boat in Gran Canaria next week.

 

[snowleopard]

Some Scots we knew who picked up a French sailor from his sinking boat during the ARC were successful in teaching him important phrases. In particular he learned that the correct answer to 'Do you want a drink?' is 'Is the Pope a Catholic?'

 

[Roberto]

"What's the letter between S and U ?"




"With milk, please"