To second his, Harlem the neighbourhood in New York originates from Haarlem, an actual city near Amsterdam.
Comment on How could we have let this happen?
PostnataleAbtreibung@lemmy.world 1 year ago
New York —> new Amsterdam —> Amsterdam (Netherlands)
poudlardo@jlai.lu 1 year ago
flames5123@lemmy.world 1 year ago
But new Amsterdam is gin.
gullible@kbin.social 1 year ago
What a waste. To think we could have had a new war of the roses if the New Lancastrians hadn’t ducked out.
generic@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 year ago
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why’d they change it? I can’t say. People just liked it better that way!
CetaceanNeeded@lemmy.world 1 year ago
So take me back to Constantinople
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 year ago
No you can’t go back to Constantinople.
spirinolas@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Been a long time gone, Constantinople
afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I have a friend who has a house fairly close to New York City that was built by the Dutch. Just a fun fact.