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> Right, here's my attempt at translating your reply:
>
> >Ja, jeg kunne l�se dit hollanske.
>
> Yes, i can read this Dutch.

Yes I could read your dutch.

> >De to sprog minder om hinanden.
>
> But to speak it is more difficult.

The two languages resemble each other
(you were WAY off *g*)

> >Der er er flere ligheder .. ogs� med tysk.
>
> Because .. .. ...... ........ .. also with ....

(actually I made a tyop in my danish .. there was one two many "er" in it ..
WAIT .. it's not a bug .. it's a FEATURE .. yep I did that to trow you off
*s* .. you believe me right ? )

There are (are) several similarities .. (and) also with german.

> That's part of my fascination with language, you can often (not always)
deduct
> the meaning ar at least get the outline of what someone tries to say from
a bit
> of basic knowledge of other languages.

Very true .. I know absolutely no dutch aber ich kann ein bichen deutch
sprechen/scrieben and that combined with my knowlegde of danish and english,
help.
My knowledge of french , italian and spanish however seems of no use here as
it seems that dutch dont lend up to theese languages.

> >Which is why knowing latin or greek is actually not useless knowledge as
you
> >can use it as an aid in translating languages you do not know.
> >A lot of countries that are located in the old germania have further
> >similarities.
> >
> >Still I must say reading your dutch is not easy .. but I can.
>
> I wonder if there are Frysian people here that can give a demonstration of
> Frysian (or Frysk as Frysians say), i wonder if that would be easier for
you.

I dont even know what a Frysian is .. but I reckon it some sort of dutch
dialect.
I like dialects .. especially dialect of languages I speak and/or
understand - Danish has it's variaties of charming dialects and norwegian
seems to have dialects in the hundreds or so .. some of them sound very much
like danish - certain sentences are actyually pronounced exactly the same -
other dialects however can be completely incomprehensible - even to the
average norwegian.

> > >I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy !!
> >> >MUHHAHAAHHAAAAAAAAAA!!!! (Maniac grin)
> >
> >> Say, is there a typical Danish drink?
> >
> >Other than Carlsberg ?
> >Hmmm .. Milk ?
>
> Ever heard of all those cows we have here in Holland? :-)

Yes .. so ? - Denmark is a milkproducing country too ( I only drink domestic
milk ) .. a milk exporting one too - With an entirely flat country and good
soil mostly everywhere it's only natural that Denamrk is big on agriculture.

> >Oh and you can actually drink the water here .. AND like it - Unlike some
> >countries .. though i'm sure you have clean water in Holland too.
>
> Dutch laws concerning drinking water are very strict, you can safely drink
the
> water from the tap here.
> The water is even so good that the only things i regularly drink is coffee
and
> water.

The water where I live is so good they seriouly consider tapping it on
bottles and exporting it.

> >> Feel disillusioned?  I've got some great new illusions ...
> >
> >Uhh do tell ! :)
>
> Now you see me, now you don't.
>
> ObASCII: Me after my disappearing act :-)
>
>
>
>
>

Argueably your best side *g*