tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796968937317832817.post4532086405819664454..comments2013-07-11T21:36:56.478+02:00Comments on Living Dutchly: Twelve after half elevenMJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001582638981237828noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796968937317832817.post-3678791018124432782011-02-16T20:52:43.306+01:002011-02-16T20:52:43.306+01:00Nice post! As a foreigner myself in NL, the time i...Nice post! As a foreigner myself in NL, the time is also a bit confusing.<br /><br />Since I am Indonesian, now I know why we speak "setengah sembilan" or half nine is for 8.30 in Indonesian, but means 9.30 (if literally) in English! <br /><br />We spoke the time just like the Dutch and I just notice that by reading your post! hahaha (actually, never thought about it, really)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796968937317832817.post-39651830953576943252009-01-27T10:49:00.000+01:002009-01-27T10:49:00.000+01:00Hi Mike, we have noticed this flaw in our system s...Hi Mike, we have noticed this flaw in our system since we go to London a lot to Loes' brother. It gets confusing, you are right. I can imagine it is a pain to learn our time telling system.<BR/><BR/>DuncanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11927236349622376680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796968937317832817.post-5675369708888448522009-01-24T10:44:00.000+01:002009-01-24T10:44:00.000+01:00My joke used to be:" I must be English". The Engli...My joke used to be:" I must be English". The English system of telling time makes much more sense to me that the Dutch. As a litlle girl I had the same problem as you have now.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446829525620488300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796968937317832817.post-83426839566799635792009-01-24T09:16:00.000+01:002009-01-24T09:16:00.000+01:00Hmmm, maybe the Dutch are all out to annoy Aaron. ...Hmmm, maybe the Dutch are all out to annoy Aaron. Is he Belgian?MJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001582638981237828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5796968937317832817.post-75230480327481300782009-01-23T23:24:00.000+01:002009-01-23T23:24:00.000+01:00Freaky! I really must be Dutch! I used to say thin...Freaky! I really must be Dutch! I used to say things like "five past quarter til five" all the time to annoy Aaron.ljchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390792805652229476noreply@blogger.com