{"id":976,"date":"2021-08-30T12:48:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T02:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/?p=976"},"modified":"2021-08-30T12:47:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T02:47:54","slug":"why-is-it-called-going-dutch-when-you-pay-for-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2dpoint.net\/why-is-it-called-going-dutch-when-you-pay-for-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it called \u2018Going Dutch\u2019 when you pay for yourself?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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  1. ‘Going Dutch’ is a term for dining-etiquette in the western world, where each person pays for his\/her own meal rather than one person paying for everyone.<\/li>\n
  2. There are several theories about the origination of the term; the origins, however, are not completely clear.<\/li>\n
  3. Theory 1: A derogatory expression that the British coined for the Dutch during Anglo-Dutch wars.<\/b><\/li>\n
  4. <\/b>Britain and the United Provinces of Netherlands (referred to as the Dutch Republic) fought four wars across the 17th and 18th centuries.<\/li>\n
  5. <\/b>Nearly all of these battles were naval engagements and often British sailors used curses to demean the Dutch counterparts and gave ‘Dutch’ a negative connotation.<\/li>\n
  6. <\/b>E.g. Dutch courage (courage from drinking liquor), Dutch metal (imitation of gold), Dutch palate (low-class) & Dutch nightingale (a frog).<\/li>\n
  7. <\/b>Similarly, a \u2018Dutch treat\u2019 was no treat and everybody was to pay for himself\/herself.<\/li>\n
  8. Theory 2: It comes from the concept of a Dutch door<\/i>,<\/a> which has an upper and lower half that can be opened \u2018independently\u2019.<\/b><\/li>\n
  9. So, Going Dutch<\/i> means everyone pays independently.<\/li>\n
  10. Theory 3: The German settlers\u2019 reputation for never leaving a debt unpaid.<\/b><\/li>\n
  11. In the 17th & 18th centuries, many people from Germany settled in Pennsylvania, US.<\/li>\n
  12. The German word for \u2018German\u2019 is \u2018Deutsch\u2019 and these German settlers soon became known as Pennsylvania Dutch.<\/li>\n
  13. The Pennsylvania Dutch quickly developed a reputation for never leaving a debt unpaid (they would pay for themselves in restaurants and bars, thus, never owing anyone any money).<\/li>\n
  14. \u2018Dutch Treat\u2019 is believed to have first appeared in print in 1873 in The\u00a0Daily\u00a0Democrat<\/i> and \u2018Dutch Lunch\u2019 in Morning Journal <\/i>in 1897.<\/li>\n
  15. The fact that both these publications are US-based, makes the theory of the phrase\u2019s origin in America more plausible.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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