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Why "go Dutch"?

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Melissa_dwl | 03:33 Wed 03rd Jul 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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Why not "go British" or "go American" etc?
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Click http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dut1.htm for the answer re all sorts of 'Dutch' sayings like this.
11:36 Wed 03rd Jul 2002
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From the link it seems that Dutch means inferior. The British were jealous of Dutch industry at one point. Hence also 'Double Dutch' - totally meaningless.
09:42 Thu 11th Jul 2002

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