Locution and Location
On the way back from our favourite pub last Friday, Jo was reading out all the street signs, by way of practicing her budding Dutch. It’s an act that rarely requires my input, and more often than not, her mutterings simply provide a soft familiar background sound against the usual humdrum of city noise.
“Sint-Pietersplein (Saint-Peterspline), videotheek (videotek), vegetarisch (vegietarisj), broodjes (broedjes), vooruit (fooruut), ontbijthuis (ontbiethows)..."
And then I heard her mutter to herself: “mijn niederlands is ech goe” followed by a wee self-congratulatory giggle.
Foreigners can be so damn cute.
On another note... We need your input. For pratical as well as sensible reasons, Jo and I will not be moving in together. We're struggling to decide which city would be the best option for her to live in. We've established a few candidate locations that are close enough to her job (Tessenderlo), yet reasonably commutable to both my flat (Ghent) and my own workplace (Turnhout). But we're stuck. So, we'd appreciate your vote.
“Sint-Pietersplein (Saint-Peterspline), videotheek (videotek), vegetarisch (vegietarisj), broodjes (broedjes), vooruit (fooruut), ontbijthuis (ontbiethows)..."
And then I heard her mutter to herself: “mijn niederlands is ech goe” followed by a wee self-congratulatory giggle.
Foreigners can be so damn cute.
On another note... We need your input. For pratical as well as sensible reasons, Jo and I will not be moving in together. We're struggling to decide which city would be the best option for her to live in. We've established a few candidate locations that are close enough to her job (Tessenderlo), yet reasonably commutable to both my flat (Ghent) and my own workplace (Turnhout). But we're stuck. So, we'd appreciate your vote.
posted by Dr.Pew @ 6:08 pm
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8 Comments:
I say Ghent, because it's such a lovely city and because she'd be living closer to you.
Very cute indeed :D
What would Xiang Yu do?
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GENT!!!!
Hasselt seems to be pretty nice ! Give it a trial ?
Yes, that's damn cute! Ha ha, I love non-Dutch speakers practising Dutch.
How terribly undykely of you girls to not be moving in together! :-)
I think we should also consider geel
I'd blend in well here...
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