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Victorycountry Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
dutch pay
Hi,
I am not sure whether native speakers know the meaning of the "dutch pay".
As far as I know, people in Holland tend to be very "Scrooge" of the book "Christmas Carol".
So if you go to a restaurant or pup with dutch people, they tend to pay for only theirs.
Sorry, no offence to dutch people, but that's what I read about on dutch people of some books.
Anyway, I am just wondering the word to describe such a person. As far as I know that it's not "greedy".
Thanks in advance.
I am not sure whether native speakers know the meaning of the "dutch pay".
As far as I know, people in Holland tend to be very "Scrooge" of the book "Christmas Carol".
So if you go to a restaurant or pup with dutch people, they tend to pay for only theirs.
Sorry, no offence to dutch people, but that's what I read about on dutch people of some books.
Anyway, I am just wondering the word to describe such a person. As far as I know that it's not "greedy".
Thanks in advance.
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S. we would say "Let's go Dutch," meaning we'll go out together but each peson will pay his own share. " (Apologies for the stereotype - I think it's atttributed to the Scots as well as the Dutch, isn't it?
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- we would say "Let's go Dutch," meaning we'll go out together but each peson will pay his own share.
- " (Apologies for the stereotype - I think it's atttributed to the Scots as well as the Dutch, isn't it?
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The word you are looking for is "stingy." (Pronounced "stin-jee," not like the word "sting.")
And in the U.S. we would say "Let's go Dutch," meaning we'll go out together but each peson will pay his own share. It's also called "Dutch treat."
(Apologies for the stereotype - I think it's atttributed to the Scots as well as the Dutch, isn't it? And then there is the not-so-delight
And in the U.S. we would say "Let's go Dutch," meaning we'll go out together but each peson will pay his own share. It's also called "Dutch treat."
(Apologies for the stereotype - I think it's atttributed to the Scots as well as the Dutch, isn't it? And then there is the not-so-delight
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I know nothing of the stinginess, or not, of Dutch people. I do know that 'go Dutch' means that all pay their own way. I do not feel that I am denigrating the Dutch when I use the expression. I would agree with Khoff's descriptions of other, more demeaning, expressions.
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Hi Julielai,
No, byzantine means complex. I don't think the people who lived in the ancient city of Byzantium were known to be stingy.
Best wishes, Clive
No, byzantine means complex. I don't think the people who lived in the ancient city of Byzantium were known to be stingy.
Best wishes, Clive
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I mean byzantine is another word that might have come from a stereotype (perhaps from the Crusaders' encounter with the Byzantines...)
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Quick definitions (Dutch uncle)
noun: a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly
noun: a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly
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Ow no that's not the Dutch pay, I'm from the Netherlands, Breda.
If we're going to a pub we'll go in a group.
If we're in the bup, one of us is goes to the bar and take drinks for the whole group and pays.
After that round the next one goes to the bar and buys a round I think that they mean that in those books!
If we're going to a pub we'll go in a group.
If we're in the bup, one of us is goes to the bar and take drinks for the whole group and pays.
After that round the next one goes to the bar and buys a round I think that they mean that in those books!
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Hi,
'To go dutch' is just an idiom that means each person pays for what they themselves eat or drink. In other words, they 'divide' the bill.
It's not really meant to suggest that this is what people in the Netherlands really do. It's just an expression.
Best wishes, Clive
'To go dutch' is just an idiom that means each person pays for what they themselves eat or drink. In other words, they 'divide' the bill.
It's not really meant to suggest that this is what people in the Netherlands really do. It's just an expression.
Best wishes, Clive
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To be honest, I also harbour a stereotype against Dutch people. Yeah, most of them are stingy. I remember once in an international party, we are required to take some food and drinks and then share with everyone else. But the students from the Netherlands only drink and eat what they have brought by themselves and did not share their stuff with others.
I don’t know whether it’s stingy, or
I don’t know whether it’s stingy, or
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