Holland/Netherlands

[Syringer]

What's the difference between the two names?

Is it like the whole UK/England/Britain dealie?

/ignorant America

 

[DaFinn]

Originally posted by: Syringer
What's the difference between the two names?

Is it like the whole UK/England/Britain dealie?

/ignorant America

It's just like the thing with USA and America!

 

[Wanescotting]

I bet Ricky Williams would know...........

 

[RabidMongoose]

Holland is the country where they all wear wooden clogs.

The Netherlands is the country where they have a bunch of windmills.

They are completely different countries. If you go up to someone from the Netherlands and say they are from Holland, then they will take it as as insult.

Hope this helps.

 

[CanOWorms]

I think Holland is/was a province/state there and it used to be the most popular/powerful state and so people ended/concluded to/two call/say the whole country Holland.

 

[jagec]

There are more spiders in Holland?

 

[Biggerhammer]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I think Holland is/was a province/state there and it used to be the most popular/powerful state and so people ended/concluded to/two call/say the whole country Holland.

Correct. Holland is the most powerful state in the Netherlands.

 

[amoeba]

Originally posted by: Wanescotting
I bet Ricky Williams would know...........

lol

 

[Descartes]

Holland. It looks like that in most of the larger cities, and it begins to look more like this outside of them (sorry, taken from inside a car at 80mph).

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: DaFinn

Originally posted by: Syringer
What's the difference between the two names?

Is it like the whole UK/England/Britain dealie?

/ignorant America

It's just like the thing with USA and America!

Pretty much.

 

[rudder]

Are the Netherlands anything like the nether regions?

 

[Colt45]

Holland is a province in the netherlands. well actually 2 provinces (north, south)

the netherlands is often referred to as holland because historically holland has been the most influential.
Its almost a synonym with netherlands, in north america at least.

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: Syringer
What's the difference between the two names?

Is it like the whole UK/England/Britain dealie?

/ignorant America

the answer is all in here

 

[imported_Zeke]

Originally posted by: rudder
Are the Netherlands anything like the nether regions?

yes, but only during the full moon