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Just a few of the many Dutch derived place names and vocabulary here in New York:
1. Stoep – from stoep (step/porch); still used in NYC for front steps
2. Cookie – from koekje (little cake)
3. Boss – from baas (master); replaced
“master” in American English
4. Yacht – from jacht (hunting vessel)
5. Waffle – from wafel
6. Cruller – from kruller (a twisted pastry)
7. Spook – from spook (ghost)
8. Santa Claus – from Sinterklaas
9. Kill – from kil (creek/river channel), e.g., Catskill, Fishkill
10. Hook – from hoek (point of land), e.g., Sandy Hook, Kinderhook
11. Fly – from vly (marsh or meadow), e.g., Vly Mountain
12. Bowery – from bouwerij (farm), now a famous NYC street
13. Bushwick – from Boswijk (wooded district)
14. Vlacke Bos - Flatbush
15. Vlissingen- Flushing
16. Harlem – from Haarlem (Dutch city)
17. Coney Island – from Konijn (rabbit), i.e., “Rabbit Island”
18. Noort River- Hudson
19. Brook – reinforced by Dutch broek (marshy land)
20. Cripplebush – from kreupelbos (scrub forest)
21. Dunderberg – from donderberg (thunder mountain)
22. Peekskill – combining a personal name with kil (creek)
23. Sleepy Hollow- “Slapershaben”
24. Cole slaw – from koolsla (cabbage salad)
25. Snoop (regional) – possibly from Dutch roots meaning to pry or investigate
26. Oliekoek (ancestor of the donut; word itself less used today, but concept persists)
27. Yankee- Janke
28. Dope- Doop (Sauce)
29. Brooklyn (from Breukelen)
30. Bushwick (from Boswijk)
31. Schenectady - Snechtendeel
32. Albany-Beverwyck
33. Kingston- Wiltwyck (Wildtown)
34. Wind Gate -Weygate or entrance/exit to the Hudson Highlands
35. Bergen County- Meaning mountainous
36. Long Island- Lange Eylandt
37. Yonkers- Jonkheer’s land ( The Young Gentleman)
38. Westchester- Oostdorp
39. Spuyten Duyvil- spouting devil or “to spit at the devil,” due to the dangerous currents at the opening of the Haarlem and Hudson.
40. The Bronx- Jonas Bronck’s Land
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She obviously got dealt a shit hand by our maker. If you look at her Instagram. You'll see her being active in the local art scene and doing alot of good things. If you hear her talk, she doesnt complain and takes the jokes in good stride. So all in all, I find it inspiring that somebody can remain positive, when she has more than enough reason to be angry and bitter. Thats it.
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@mental_steak @TuckerPoodleMA @OliLondonTV Not her, you and the other woman in the comments . You are behaving like an asshole

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@nlTom @TuckerPoodleMA @OliLondonTV Wtf are you even talking about? That disabled whale is anti-American.
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@mental_steak @TuckerPoodleMA @OliLondonTV Look. Just because its 'Muricah first doesnt mean you need to be a dickhead about it.
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@nlTom @OliLondonTV Good. Let’s send her to the neverlamds and you guys can deal with her you fucking cuck.
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@Porkchop_EXP The Dutch were a force to be reckoned with. Fast forward to 2026, and they became completely pussified. Especially when presented with the Moroccan teenager. It's like kryptonite to the Dutch. So funny
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Dutch men are the most pussified men in all of Europe: they are complete slaves to their wives, and their wives despise them for it.
To the women, they are nothing but an inseminator turned babysitter turned private chef turned children bicycle transporter. And a screeching Moroccan immigrant harpie still manages to blame them for the rape of women in dark alleyways because “all men problem”. And they take it up the ass and vote D66.
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Hi @elonmusk , now that we are close to RDW approval in April, when will the FSD subscriptions become available? Will it be immediately after approval?
Tesla fans in Europe are very curious.
$TSLA

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@SawyerMerritt @grok do you absolutely have to hold your hands next to the steering wheel with FSD? Cant you just hang back or let them rest on your leg
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If FSD (Supervised) gets approved in the Netherlands in a few weeks, Europeans with AI4 Teslas will be going from Autopilot to FSD V14 overnight. That’s going to be a wild jump in capability lol. Can’t wait to see all the reaction videos.
Sawyer Merritt@SawyerMerritt
NEWS: Tesla says that the RDW has communicated that FSD (Supervised) will be approved in the Netherlands on April 10th, which would clear the path for approval in other European countries. Tesla added that they've completed over 13,000 customer FSD (Supervised) ride-alongs over the past few months, as well as: • 4,500+ track test scenario executions • Thousands of pages of written documentation for 400+ compliance requirements • Dozens of research studies into safety performance/results It would be a huge deal if approval actually comes on April 10th. Fingers crossed!
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