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Why is it Called "Going Dutch" When You Pay for Yourself? (2017x211)

Air date: Aug 30, 2017

If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spare to support our efforts, check o→“Abracadabra” https://youtu.be/LNUsHM7C5k0?list=PLR0XuDegDqP3-uys3Rl2dvdsFkk96zRbt Why “Colonel” is Pronounced “Kernel” https://youtu.be/7opCZv6JqnU?list=PLR0XuDegDqP3-uys3Rl2dvdsFkk96zRbt In this video: The idea of paying for yourself when out with friends being referred to as some expression including the word “Dutch,” seemingly incorrectly is often connected to the fact that for several centuries beginning in the 17th, the word Dutch had a negative connotation in English, variously meaning cheap, duplicitous, alcoholic, poor, treacherous, selfish or just plain wrong. Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2017/07/origin-phrase-going-dutch/ Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_Wars http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Dutch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_Dutch http://www.nationaldoubledutchleague.com/History.htm http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=holland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/What-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-to-go-Dutch-/articleshow/8908790.cms http://blog.dictionary.com/demonym/ http://mentalfloss.com/article/66871/why-do-we-refer-splitting-bill-going-dutch http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-goi3.htm http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dut1.htm Image Credit: https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-185776870/stock-photo-girl-in-cafe https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-151543850/stock-photo-date%2C-people%2C-payment-and-financial-independence-concept-happy-couple-with-credit-cards-in-wallets-and-wine-glasses-paying-bill-at-restaurant https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-172144628/stock-photo-businessman-holding-say-no-to-debt-message-card https://www.bigstockphoto.com/ru/image-196332055/stock-photo-leisure%2C-payment-and-people-concept-happy-friends-with-money-and-credit-card