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minus-squareVinny_93@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI don’t doubt it. Manhattan was stolen first by my country before we traded it for Suriname.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoDid you know that “Yankee” comes from Jan? The “pure” English colonists in the South looked down on the Dutch because they didn’t have enough slaves and Natives to hate on. “Yankee” was originally a slur, until the Americans started winning battles in the Revolution. So thanks for that. And the cool city.
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoI heard it was Jan Kees, both male Dutch first names
minus-squareVinny_93@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoPretty sure the current state of New York City is not really a Dutch legacy. But you’re welcome I guess. You’re welcome my people decided to get on boats and plunder half the globe.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThe largest African American newspaper in New York is the Amsterdam News. Obviously, it was a much bigger deal back in the day, but it’s still got a lot of readers. So, your legacy lives on.
I don’t doubt it. Manhattan was stolen first by my country before we traded it for Suriname.
Did you know that “Yankee” comes from Jan?
The “pure” English colonists in the South looked down on the Dutch because they didn’t have enough slaves and Natives to hate on.
“Yankee” was originally a slur, until the Americans started winning battles in the Revolution.
So thanks for that. And the cool city.
I heard it was Jan Kees, both male Dutch first names
Pretty sure the current state of New York City is not really a Dutch legacy. But you’re welcome I guess. You’re welcome my people decided to get on boats and plunder half the globe.
The largest African American newspaper in New York is the Amsterdam News.
Obviously, it was a much bigger deal back in the day, but it’s still got a lot of readers.
So, your legacy lives on.