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I love Dutch, but I'm sorry to say it sounds like a joke language to Germans.
A bicycle is a "fiets" (pronounced like English "feets").
A small motorcycle is a "bromfiets".
A bicycle with a gas engine is a "snorrfiets".
On cycle paths where motorcycles are banned, there's a sign:
"Dus niet brommen of snorren".
A bicycle rental is advertized with "fietsen huren" and you can rent a bike on huren.nl ("Find de beste huurdeal")
(Huren is the German word for prostitutes)
Silly Germans. :-)
How do you mention the absurdity of the Dutch language and not include
"neuken in de keuken"
? ;)