@RedfishUK1964
English Dutch rivalry - well there were 3 Anglo-Dutcj wars in the C17th and they came to an end when the English decided to ditch their King and "invite" William of Orange to be King of England. He was married to the ex-Kings Daughter and was sort of joint Monarch but he took the precaution of bringing 50+ Warships and 40,000 troops and landed in South Coast rather than come directly to London Of course English History remembers it as The Glorious Revolution - as Dutch Invasion might have negative connotations. It had a massive if forgotten impact on the development of Great Britain (apart form Northen Ireland where William has not been forgotten)
@silentconversationswithima3750
The way I have heard the phrase "Dutch uncle" used is not necessarily being rude, but being blunt and brutally honest, telling you the truth without sugar-coating it, telling you what you need to hear whether or not you want to hear it.
@ShaunStruwig
Interesting video. Another interesting fact for you as a historian - there are a ton of Dutch words in the Russian language because Tsar Peter the first was kind of obsessed with Dutch shipbuilding. Some examples off the top of my head: spion - шпион, meubel - мебел, rugzak - рюкзак, reis - рейс, straf - штраф, stoel - стул. The list goes on with a lot of them having some relation to ships!
@jamjiwi
Funny. Our "Taking Dutch leave" in French is "Filer à l'anglaise", meaning "to sneak out". Wonder what's the English equivalent? "Taking French leave" 😂
@YusufNasihi
"Going Dutch" (on a bill) is called "Alman usulü" in Turkish, which translates as "German style."
@robvoncken2565
You have to appreciate the English frustration with the Dutch at the time. The Medway Raid, though a tough pill to swallow, just scratches the surface. After the Spanish empire colapsed it was the Dutch ( that tiny nation ) that became the largest world power at the time, not the Brits. They had a vast trade empire, really dwarfing anypower at the time. They had more trading vessels then the rest of Europe combined. Then there were the wars, the first war was kind of a draw with the Brits maybe winning on points, but the Dutch really getting out in better shape. The second and third wars wer fought with a tag team consisting of the French and some German states. Still they could not win. And to add insult to injury in 1688 Stadhouder Willem III invaded ( yes Brits it was an invasion, though maybe not a conquest ) England and became King William III. After this they finally took over as the leading power, though this was mainly because they had now access to Dutch inventions and ideas. The Dutch aided the Americans during their war of independance, even though they were technacly allied to them, and they were very present in the Battle of Waterloo ( in contradiction to what the English like to believe ) Basicly there is this little Nation that outshines them at every turn I guess we can understand the frustration
@Candywise
Love how our language today is shaped by history more than we think, and grateful for this video for shining a light on a part of history I wasn't aware of!
@AncientAmericas
Really enjoyed this video! My late grandfather was Dutch (desceneded from Dutch immigrants that came to the US before the turn of the 20th century) so its interesting to see how the perception of the Dutch in the English speaking world has evolved. Bedankt!
@CasparMinning
The U.S. President Martin van Buren spoke Dutch at home, (as did his whole neighborhood) and his wife spoke only Dutch.
@SiddharthS96
I thought a Dutch oven was a cooking vessel :o
@roykliffen9674
When talking about English history, the British usually say that William the Conqueror was the last one to successfully invade England in 1066. Somehow no-one remembers William of Orange successfully invading England with 16,000-21,000 troops in 1688, dethroning his father-in-law James II and becoming King William III of England, together with his wife Queen Mary II of England. Although invited by some of the British nobility, it was still an invasion, and a successful one at that. It gave rise to a long period of stability, peace, and prosperity while it was only 21 years after the successful Dutch Raid on the Medway. It the latter gave rise to so many negative connotations to being Dutch, how come the very positive contributions of William and Mary - only a couple of decades later - didn't give rise to positive connotations?
@willemdebatavier7485
Dutch person, born and raised in our former colony. The device you are calling a Dutch wife is a cylindrical device and is called a guling in the Indonesian language. Like your pilliow it is filled with kapok or cotton. Because of the climate in Indonesia, people tend to perspire more than in cooler climates. By having the guling between your thighs during your sleep, you prevent the left inner thigh from contacting the right thigh.
@Peacefrogg
The dutch have been calling a ‘dutch party’ an ‘amerikaans feest’ for as long as i can remember..
@SiddharthS96
Also, I've usually heard it as French leave, and not Dutch leave but I guess that also makes sense since the French were the enemies of the English for a long time
@MatthewJohnStevens
Ek hou van geskiedenis, en jy is Nederlands! Ek bly in Suid-Afrika. Ten minste van wat ek ervaar is daar nie baie negatiewe gesegdes waaraan ek kan dink wat die Afrikaanse mense gebruik vir Nederlanders nie, maar ek het al 'n paar van die gesegdes in die videos van engelse media gehoor.
@autohmae
Dutch design and Dutch painters are actually regarded highly.
@rosemarielee7775
Talking like a 'dutch uncle' is not necessarily rude, but frank and direct. Usually to set someone straight about their behaviour.
@wich1
As for Dutch wife, as far as I understand its history, it comes from Dutch traders coming to the far east sleeping with those kinds of bamboo/wicker "body pillows" because they felt too hot at night in the hot and humid climates of the far east. The open structure of the "body pillow" allowed for some air flow to cool the men down. As many of these men were sailing there without any wives yet they were sleeping with these things they came to be known as Dutch wives. Later when modern body pillows became a thing they reminded people of the old Dutch wives and started calling them the same. Though they are starting to get known more often as just simply body pillows these days due to their increasing popularity with the anime boom and the negative connotations of the word Dutch Wife. Then when sex dolls became more of a thing, again they started to be called Dutch wives as they are yet another inanimate thing that men "sleep" with. The reputation for the Dutch being very open and accepting of sexuality (whether you consider that positive or negative) probably helped in the adoption of that meaning as well.
@Sassenhaim
In dutch we have a term called met een Franse slag" meaning "with a French twist". Like Renault ,they built a car where it takes 4 hours to replace a light bulb. Tippical french twist, or like in ww1
@viscayavagabond