Are you a Dutch type, good sir?

( Maladicta, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 21:00, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I'm English
but have had plenty of immersion in that language.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 21:10, Reply)

Aha. I had wondered :)
My Dutch is "sorry" "hello" "kind regards" "refund" "the" "train" "delay" "fuckhead" and "best".
( Maladicta, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 21:12, Reply)

And don't forget klootzak
which means bollock-bag.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 21:20, Reply)

*makes a mental note to use this at work*

( Maladicta, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 21:44, Reply)

Does Eurostar still use Dutch?
Back when it terminated at Waterloo, the signs were translated into Dutch too, but now, they're only in English and French.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 21:55, Reply)

We still have menus in Dutch and still issue timetables in Dutch
and occasionally get letters in Dutch. Thing is with SPI, we're very limited in the signage we can have, since the station's owned by English Heritage, so that may explain the lack of Dutch.

Also, we've changed security contractors of late so you may not have to empty your pockets now...
( Maladicta, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 22:00, Reply)

Woeiha!
That should also mean there's no longer a massive check-in time.

For some reason, I find being on a Eurostar train isolates me more from my surroundings than any other train.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 22:13, Reply)

The refurb is coming
... soonish ... so that may well change it. Am looking forward to having a corner of the carriage, I must say!
( Maladicta, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 22:14, Reply)

I meant that I don't really feel like I'm going through my surroundings.
Maybe it's because the train goes too fast to properly take it in, or maybe it's just that it skips the built-up areas.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Mon 17 Aug 2009, 22:42, Reply)