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manudevil
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| the_doesman wrote: |
I never knew that it is so common. I don't recall an expression like that in Holland that's why it got me puzzled.
have fellow Dutchies ever heard anything like of anything like little men's disease/short man syndrome ? |
it's also called "Napoleon complex" you can read about this here  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_complex  |
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Space Clav
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:35 |
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Space Clav,
are you from Sweden? for att jag pratar svenska litegrann.. but that's off topic!  |
Ja, jag är från Sverige.
How come you speak Swedish?
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Samiroquai
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 21:37 |
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| the_doesman wrote: |
I never knew that it is so common. I don't recall an expression like that in Holland that's why it got me puzzled.
have fellow Dutchies ever heard anything like of anything like little men's disease/short man syndrome ? |
You probably don't have it in Holland because all you people are so ridiculously fucking tall! Did you know you're the tallest nation on earth?!
Sam
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Marina
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 22:02 |
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| Samiroquai wrote: |
You probably don't have it in Holland because all you people are so ridiculously fucking tall!
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my dad comes from Holland too and he's not that tall......   |
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Samiroquai
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 23:20 |
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| marina_diksaitis wrote: |
| Samiroquai wrote: |
You probably don't have it in Holland because all you people are so ridiculously fucking tall!
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my dad comes from Holland too and he's not that tall...... |
Well the rest of them bloody are, trust me... average height of 6'3" apparently (which is about 1.87 metres)...
Sam
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jamirokaki
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 23:27 |
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| Samiroquai wrote: |
You probably don't have it in Holland because all you people are so ridiculously fucking tall! Did you know you're the tallest nation on earth?!
Sam |
i guess that tutsi's (watusi's) don't know neither about that expression
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the_doesman
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 04:43 |
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| Samiroquai wrote: |
| marina_diksaitis wrote: |
| Samiroquai wrote: |
You probably don't have it in Holland because all you people are so ridiculously fucking tall!
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my dad comes from Holland too and he's not that tall...... |
Well the rest of them bloody are, trust me... average height of 6'3" apparently (which is about 1.87 metres)...
Sam |
Well i'm about 1.87m so I guess I'm an average Dutchman. My dad's almost two meters and hits his head a lot so I'm very glad I didn't outgrow him. |
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CosmicMouse
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 06:12 |
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| Samiroquai wrote: |
You probably don't have it in Holland because all you people are so ridiculously fucking tall! Did you know you're the tallest nation on earth?!
Sam |
I know also small dutchies... The exception proves the rule.
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Jamiroquanna
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My brother is 1.92 metres tall....we are from Polish origin...but as Sam wrote, the Dutch are most definately the tallest nation!
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