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Origin of this saying...
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*Trust me I'm a Dutchman*. Can anyone shed some light on the origin of this saying?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Normally "I'm a Dutchman" is applied in statements such as: "If Grimsby beat Manchester United next week, then I'm a Dutchman"...in other words, it's something that is so utterly improbable as to be virtually impossible. That is, a Dutchman is the last thing I am.
I can't say I've ever actually heard: "Trust me, I'm a Dutchman", but most English sayings involving the Dutch are unkind ones...'Dutch courage' is bravery that depends on being drunk...'going Dutch' is insisting that the woman pays for herself on a date and so on. My guess, therefore, is that your phrase means: "Don't believe a word I say!"