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Why "go Dutch"?

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Melissa_dwl | 02:33 Wed 03rd Jul 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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Why not "go British" or "go American" etc?
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Click http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dut1.htm for the answer re all sorts of 'Dutch' sayings like this.
From the link it seems that Dutch means inferior. The British were jealous of Dutch industry at one point. Hence also 'Double Dutch' - totally meaningless.

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