Tag Archives for vodka
Fabulous. Someone’s started a ‘Dunglish‘ weblog. The Dutch are known for and pride themselves on their command of the English language, but they’re a lot less good at it than they think they are. (Have you ever heard Dutch politicians … Continue reading →
21. March 2005 by Caroline
Categories: Language |
Tags: awe, bernhard, blog, brain, copy writers, english books, english language, grammatical errors, hilarious examples, homework, initiative, literal translations, platitudes, politicians, relatives, school friends, speaking english, thesis, tonics, vodka |
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Don’t get me wrong, the (Irish) country side is very pretty, but I really am a city girl. Dublin just puts a smile on my face. I feel much more at home here now that I was traipsing around sheep … Continue reading →
03. October 2004 by Caroline
Categories: Ireland |
Tags: blokes, breakfast on pluto, chance meetings, city girl, doorstep, dublin, gaeltacht, gaffer, hot press, irish country, library bar, neil jordan, old friends, sheep dung, smile on my face, twang, vodka |
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… stereotypes. 8 pm in central Amsterdam. It isn’t exotic at all these days, but for a Cold War baby like myself there’s still a ring of clandestine about meeting a couple of Russians underneath the monument on Dam square. … Continue reading →
25. January 2004 by Caroline
Categories: Culture |
Tags: american dollars, baseball caps, central amsterdam, clogs, dam square, dutchman, fifty dollars, good measure, gorky park, hoodie, melancholy, pint, puffy jackets, russians, spy novels, stereotypes, tulips, vodka, war baby, yellow colour |
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"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." 