I know that looks are not the most important thing in the world, but I've got to say, out of all the actresses that I've seen in movies, Audrey Hepburn in her prime was the most attractive. As a person who's bilingual and is interested in learning a third language, Iistening to her speak multiple languages just makes her even more attractive.
@my3rs307 She arrived in Holland at age 10 and didn't know a word of Dutch (she said this in an interview). She would have been fluent in Flemish, being born in Belgium. The languages are mutually intelligible, so perhaps she understood Dutch when she went to live there, but she had to quickly learn to speak it fluently as speaking English was a huge risk at the time
Ich glaube mich zu erinnern, daß AH Niederländerin oder Belgierin war, keine Britin - somit wäre Niederländisch/Flämisch ihre Muttersprache gewesen, oder?
She explained in Dutch that her mother was Dutch. Her father was British. She was born in Belgium. She then moved to the UK for a while and after that lived in the Netherlands where she stayed during WW2.
@@MangaCarta Roughly as I heard it: "les enfants qui sont vendus chaque année, pour soit disant adoptés, y a des documents, très précis, sur des bébés nés, qui, on enlève de leur mère, on dit à la mère qu'ils sont nés morts, et qui sont, alors, vendus en(/à un) grand prix, en (Europe/Colombie/Amerique l'attaint beaucoup)" --- I guess you can throw that into a translator app, but I'll just briefly note the meaning which is; she's basically saying there's precise documents about babies who are/were taken away from their mothers (mothers who are told that their babies are stillborn) and sold for a high price as so-called adoption cases, apparently with especially 'successful' reach in America. What I don't get is how the OP noticed she dropped this 'red pill' when he can't even spell "français" remotely right lol.
You feel better putting things down, to distract from the fact that you're jealous of people who can speak a variety of incredibly rich languages such as Dutch?
She speaks Dutch with a German accent and call the country "Holland" which is NOT DONE, it is the Netherlands. you don't call the Scots 'English" either do you?
You are completely wrong on all counts. Holland is in fact with almost habitual frequency used by Dutch people to refer to The Netherlands, and is the default way for older generations who grew up in the Western part of the country - she did not speak with anything resembling a German accent, but a very distinct upper-class Dutch accent most similar to that spoken in and around The Hague among socialites and even royalty; and for Christ's sake, she literally said that she grew up in that very country. I think she should know. Furthermore your comparison with calling the Scots English is baffling in its imbecilic logic. You know that Scotland is a different country which borders England right? How is that in any way relevant to the topic of the use "Holland" vs "Nederland"? There are two provinces in Holland/Nederland with the name "Holland" in them. They are not a separate country but have in fact long been the political and economical centre of The Netherlands; they just used to form a duchy about a LITERAL THOUSAND YEARS AGO. Many patriotic songs which are still sung for ceremonial occasions and in fact NEW songs for such a purpose including the cheering on of the Dutch national football team, employ the use of "Holland" instead of "Nederland". It's embarrassing to see whenever people who think they know a thing or two try to 'educate' others on this topic in an insulting, arrogant manner, while they themselves are the ones in the wrong.
@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands That is nonsense. She speaks Dutch with a Dutch accent. Where did you think she picked up a German accent, having never lived there? My Dutch parents were born in 1929/1930, the same age as Audrey, also having lived through the German occupation. They ALWAYS referred to Nederlands as "Holland" in casual conversation.
