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Old Dec 12, 2004, 2:32 pm
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Sjoerd
 
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It works the same the other way around. Dutch waiters are often insulted by the way Americans order things: "Gimme..." or "I want...." is considered VERY rude in Dutch but apparently normal in the US. (the polite way here is "can I please have a ..." or "could you please give me a ....")
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