Holland vs. Netherlands
You got netherlands, and IN netherlands, are two provinces, north holland and south holland. (…)
[So, calling Netherlands "Holland" is] like calling Germany “Prussia” (which is not so common anymore these days)
or calling the United Kingdom “England” (which IS still common these days… just be careful not to say it in scotland, wales or ireland :-P)
[So, calling Netherlands "Holland" is] like calling Germany “Prussia” (which is not so common anymore these days)
or calling the United Kingdom “England” (which IS still common these days… just be careful not to say it in scotland, wales or ireland :-P)
Note: This was the second time Kim Bruning had to explain this to me… so I decided, after his suggestion, to write it somewhere so I wouldn’t forget again ^^
PS - For a cool visual insight about the exact relationship between England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, etc., check out this image.
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