Re: Emotions in the Rabobank bus

On Jun 1, 11:55 am, "Paul G." <carb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 31, 5:48 pm, Anton Berlin <truth_88...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I love the Dutch language, I always expect them to hack out a chicken
bone when they're speaking.

That's funny. Reminds me of visiting Amsterdam a few years back and
trying to learn the correct pronunciation of "Van Gough".

Say "hock" while gargling some saliva. They'll think you're a native.

R
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