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Dutch immigrants also exported the Dutch language. Dutch was spoken by some settlers in the United States as a native language from the arrival of the first permanent Dutch settlers in 1615, surviving in isolated ethnic pockets until about 1900, when it ceased to be spoken except by first generation Dutch immigrants.
However, both Dutch Low Saxon and Limburgish spread across the Dutch-German border and belong to a common Dutch-Low German dialect continuum. There is a tradition of learning foreign languages in the Netherlands: about 89% of the total population have a good knowledge of English , 70% of German , 29% of French and 5% of Spanish .
Addressing the Dutch in their native language may result in a reply in English.This phenomenon is humorously discussed in White and Boucke’s The UnDutchables: . If you take a course in the Dutch language and finally progress enough to dare to utter some sentences in public, the persons you speak to will inevitably answer you in what they detect to be your native tongue.
Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Dutch people" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Dutch people who are famous or notable include: This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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Stuff Dutch People Like (est. in 2011) is an English-language website and Facebook page about Dutch culture. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The website describes in a humorous way typical Dutch customs , traditions and habits, seen from the eyes of a foreigner.
English is compulsory at all levels of the Dutch secondary education system: . Many elementary schools teach English in the upper grades.; Pupils must score at least a 5.5/10 for English Language and Literature at the high school finals to be able to graduate, which equals to a A2 level at the lowest (At VMBO high school level), [9] and a B2 to C1 level at the highest (At VWO high school level).