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 Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Why are the netherlands also called Holland and theLow Countries? And why Are It's People Called Dutch? 
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6/29/2007, 12:34 pm
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peppyII
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
And Why is there Air? LOL
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6/29/2007, 1:26 pm
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
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LadyDy wrote:
 How the heck should I know.
Why do cats have so many questions? 
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There's a good answer to this. Thought I'd give you, all a chance to come up with it.
It's in a booknamed the same as this thread.. 
As for clocks, think of sun diles..
meooow reooow phisss phissss. :look
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6/30/2007, 9:41 am
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Magic Prince
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Hmm this is interesting..Why some are given the ability to use both hands, and some use only the right or some the left is really, what it is...I never ask and all I do care of is my puter working right...Lol
That is quite another matter..
I hate my webam..
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7/1/2007, 4:16 am
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peppyII
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Clocks turn clockwise because the shadow on sundials on the northern hemisphere turns that way
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7/1/2007, 1:51 pm
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Only English speakers call us "Dutch"
In our own language it's like this:
Country: Nederland
People: Nederlanders
Language: Nederlands
(makes sense, doesn't it?)
Holland is only a part of the country, in fact it's two provinces: North-Holland and South-Holland. The capital city Amsterdam is in North-Holland, and the world's largest harbour Rotterdam is in South-Holland.
So, most non-Dutch only know the name Holland, mainly from the time our ships sailed the oceans for trade and colonialism.
The two provinces of Holland are at the west-coast. So, most people in the west of The Netherlands don't mind if you call the place "Holland". But it's not correct when meaning any of the other 12 provinces (like calling a New Yorker a "Texan").
The word "Dutch" is not based on "Duits"
It's based on "Dietsch" which is the most ancient language of this area, from which Dutch, Flammisch and German languages have developed.
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