Adam Sharp: THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR IDIOMS: Romania vs Netherlands 🇷🇴 A slang Romanian version of “every cloud has a silver lining” translates to “a kick in the ass, a step forward” vs 🇳🇱 A very old (16th century) way of saying “it is what it is” in Dutch is “who knows why the geese go barefoot?”

THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR IDIOMS: Romania vs Netherlands 🇷🇴 A slang Romanian version of “every cloud has a silver lining” translates to “a kick in the ass, a step forward” vs 🇳🇱 A very old (16th century) way of saying “it is what it is” in Dutch is “who knows why the geese go barefoot?”

That Romanian one is an absolute belter. I'm having that.

Because they won't allow themselves to be shod so their feet are coated in tar and sand instead, you stupid 16th century Nederlanders. Now go back to the low countries and get a better proverb. penandpension.com/2018/12/12/t...

Turkeys in Bootspenandpension.com No, this is not a bizarre idea for a new Christmas panto! Just a plain, factual statement of what took place in Norfolk in Georgian times. From the late 16th century, thousands of geese and turkeys we...

the romanian contestant is one of my favourite idioms of all time

there is a very peculiarly optimistic and direct mindset behind it, similar to the one seen on this roadsign: welcome to the town of OCNA MUREȘ drive carefully we have a cemetery BUT NO HOSPITAL!

Romania wins this one

Can confirm that Munich is quite raucous today. U2 into the city rammed with both countries’ supporters.

I speak Dutch but I'm wracking my brain on which gezegde (saying) you're describing.

Please correct me if wrong but I believe it’s something like “wie weet waarom ganzen op blote voeten lopen.” I’m mostly used to the visual representation of it as it appears in Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Nederlandse Spreekwoorden (Netherlandish Proverbs)…

I think the latter proverb inspired the first of the Gossie books. Gossie is a gosling who wears galoshes.

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