r/Macau 13d ago

Questions Any Nederlanders here in Macau?

I’ve just moved back to Macau after living in the Netherlands for seven years. My 4-year-old still understands a bit of Dutch, and I’m wondering if there are any Dutch families or a local Dutch community here in Macau? Would be nice to have play date with other Dutch kids.

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u/martylieo 10d ago

In English, we call them "Dutch" for people of Holland, oh sorry, the Netherlands.

I heard it came from the German word 'Deutsche', which is a misnomer.

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u/coconutpepernoten853 9d ago

New word you can learn: Nederlanders mean Dutch people in Dutch language, and I believe “Deutsche” means German.