Peter Stuyvesant's rules for drinking responsibly (NYC opens historical records)

Bowery Boys ^ | December 3, 2014

[Einherjar]

If people from Poland are called Poles, should we call people from Holland .Holes ?

[Verginius Rufus]

My grandmother had a saying, "Take a Dutchman for what he means, not what he says."

I'm not sure if that was originally about a German or a Hollander. Probably the confusion arose in America from the English-speakers misunderstanding the German deutsch (pronounced "doitch") as "Dutch."

[muir_redwoods]

What if you’re from Pensacola? Never mind...

[jttpwalsh]

Never heard that saying, before, I’ll keep it in mind - thanks!

[Pharmboy]

Thanks for the post, NYer and the ping, thefactor.

Dirck Storm's map, 1662

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[morphing libertarian]

Bkmrk

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Those crazy Dutch. But who cares. They gave us Van Halen.”

*APPLAUSE*

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Wow! I manage a Garden Center and each fall we sell a Hyacinth bulb named after this guy, Peter Stuyvesant.

Thanks for the History Lesson. :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

The locals had a difficult time pronouncing it, so the just called them “Dutch”.

I’m German Deutsch.

‘Doyt-schah’? What’s so hard about that?

Lazy Government workers, even back then! ;)

[jttpwalsh]

Apparently so. Thanks for your reply!

[<1/1,000,000th%]

For those who are interested in New Amsterdam’s history read, “The Island at the Center of the World” by Russell Shorto.

[NYer]

That's a beauty!

[NYer]

Those crazy Dutch. But who cares. They gave us Van Halen.

And our favorite country vet ...

Dr. Jan Pol

[AnalogReigns]

Huh... 1648 was the year my great X 11 grandfather arrived in New Netherlands, to settle up north in what would become Albany. He was an indentured servant. I’m sure he went through New Amsterdam on the way.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Even old New York was once New Amsterdam,
Why they changed it I can't say
People just liked it better that way...

To the vistors go the spoils -- and the naming rights. The Brits took over and nearly everybody lost their names. I'm referring to the Swedes who had to change the way that they passed names from parent to child. That goes for the dutch too.