2007-01-02 13:19:13 · 8 answers · asked by julia K 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Netherlands
Please....are you smart enough????
to answer?
2007-01-02 13:23:35 · update #1
Please....are you smart enough????
to answer?
2007-01-02 13:23:36 · update #2
Greg...i meant what they brought to America
2007-01-02 13:24:53 · update #3
1. New York - was founded by the dutch as New Amsterdam. Names like Brooklyn (Breukelen), Harlem (Haarlem), etc. still remember those times. Than we bartered it for Surinam.
2. Saved NorthWest Airlines from bankruptcy a couple of times. Maybe we shouldn't have done that.
3. Farmers - a large percentage of the farmers in the US have Dutch roots.
4. Flowers - a lot of the flowers in the shops in the US are flown in every morning from Aalsmeer, the Netherlands.
Oops - that's 4 - can go on for a bit longer...
2007-01-02 23:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by Martin D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(1) The Pilgrims - other Dutch also settled much of the northeast in the 1600's and a lot of cities with Dutch names remain.
(2) The Dutch were the first to recognize the United States - On 11/16/1776 Dutch forces on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius returned the salute of the American brig-of-war "Andrew Doria," thereby making the Netherlands the first country to officially salute the flag of the newly-independent United States.
(3) Also the first country in the world to recognize formal diplomatic relations with the U.S. in 1782 (the Netherlands can boast the world's longest record of continuous friendly relations with the US).
2007-01-02 23:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by BDK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1)Many words that are used in the USA:
Among the words with which Dutch has enriched the English vocabulary are: brandy, cole slaw, cookie, cruiser, dock, easel, freight, landscape, spook, stoop, and yacht.
2) Don´t forget Santa Claus:
Santa Claus originated as a mispronunciation of Dutch Sinterklaas, which is a contracted form of Sint Nicolaas (Saint Nicholas).
3) The Compact disc, developed by Philips.
2007-01-03 21:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to mention that the closest existing langauge to English is Dutch.
Now what have the Americans given the Dutch?
2007-01-05 18:33:49 · answer #4 · answered by Jon Z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure if this is what you are looking for but here's what I've come up with:
1. speckled lettuce*
2. plant respiration & photosynthesis**
3. Rembrandt***
4. Vincent Van Gogh***
2007-01-02 23:07:21 · answer #5 · answered by okiemom8102 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New York (new amsterdam)
rutger houwer (the movie star) LOL
Famke Janssen (also a movie star) lol
Heineken beer (always good)
2007-01-03 02:41:11 · answer #6 · answered by dutchcutie68 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.Pennsylvania Dutch ("Deitsch")
2.NY
3.tulips
2007-01-03 09:06:21 · answer #7 · answered by Charlyssie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are very knowledgeable on dikes, windmills, and fishing.
2007-01-02 21:23:21 · answer #8 · answered by Greg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋