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Responding to surprising news - "Dat meent ge nie!"

9/11/2016

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If one thing can be said about Trump's victory in the presidential elections, it is this: We really didn't see it coming. For most Europeans, Trump becoming the next president of the United States was more of a joke than a potential reality. So it is to no suprise that we all responded with, well: surprise. In Flemish, that would sound more or less like this:
Zeg, hebt ge 't al gehoord?
Wa?
Trump heeft gewonnen.
Da meent ge nie!
Jawel, de definitieve score is binnen.
Hoe is da mogelijk?
Ik snap het ook niet. Maar bon, we zitten dus de volgende
vier jaar met dieje pipo opgezadeld.

Important formulas:

- Dat meent ge nie! / Da meende nie!
- Echt of wa?
- 'T is nie waar!

Hey, have you heard?
What?
Trump won.
You're kidding!
No really, the final score is in.
How is this possible?
I don't get it either. But anyway, we are stuck with this guy for the next four years.



You're kidding!
Seriously?
That can't be true!

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