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it's a laugh
ah ( shrugs ) mistakes and misconceptions happen everywhere. My mum used to scorn at (even
) some occaisonal Dutch ( shopkeeper, for instance )
who didn't knew to write down his own name correctly :cries: & laughs
Well. I now it's not correct, but like I wrote, I ask out of curiosity :smile:
ah ( shrugs ) mistakes and misconceptions happen everywhere. My mum used to scorn at (even
) some occaisonal Dutch ( shopkeeper, for instance )
who didn't knew to write down his own name correctly :cries: & laughs
I'm 52 years long Dutch. " De " in between first name and family name is " plain wrong "
Same goes for Flemish & German names. This is Europe. Some Americans simply ( and bluntly ) apply their ' no brainer ALL-CAPTIAL ' wisdom to the rest of this planet


Right. Parts of European names like " de, van, het, een, van de, van der " are all and always non-capital. On one requirement: no initial, no first name is put. 


BTW, I'm a massive Armin fan. 








and: you're American ! 


