Oh I think so, Sir.
He is entirely correct. If you recorded background chatter in Dutchland and England, it would sound absolutely identical.
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First time I was in Amsterdam
It was Koninginnedag and the streets were full of drunk Dutch people shouting at each other - they sounded exactly like drunk Midlanders shouting at each other. It was then I decided that I would be returning to the Netherlands and learning Dutch. It wasn't as easy as I imagined.
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