r/lovethissmug • • 11h ago

😻 Meme Or Other Online Trope 😂 I love these Dutch posts

Post image

It's like if someone went to a business conference but only spoke through Doge memes

2.4k Upvotes

214 comments sorted by

View all comments

153

u/a_demon_from_hell 11h ago

As someone who is Dutch I hate these memes because I simply cannot comprehend what's so funny about any of this 😭

33

u/onarainyafternoon 9h ago

It’s only funny if you’re an anglophone and use English very regularly, but also at the same time don’t know Dutch. The only reason this is such a funny thing for so many people is because so many people are fluent in English as a first or second language. So then they look at the way Dutch is spelled and spoken, and it appears like Jar Jar Binks trying to speak English. I admit that I think it’s hysterical, but it’s got nothing to do with thinking you guys are below me or anything; it’s just funny from my own perception. Another commenter said it’s like the uncanny valley for English speakers and I think that’s a really great way of describing it.

3

u/BlondeBubbel 6h ago

I’m Dutch and that’s exactly it