If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes and from Finland Fines?

[bye69]

uhmm..Because of their meanings?

What do u think?haha

[bye69]

@mr_peanut said in If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes and from Finland Fines?:

@hercules said in If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes and from Finland Fines?:

will germans be called goals also?

I think, following the original question, that Germans would be called germs??
:/ :O :/

Should Canadians be called Cans?

[GianT PanDa]

@liliputian1

Nationality names have usually old origins, they came from tribes living in the region for a time before modern countries arised.

[ObviouslyLucifer]

@liliputian1 said in If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes and from Finland Fines?:

May be because there are two l's in Holland.

And people from Finland are called Finns!

So it works out!

[DayShifter]

@liliputian1

Couldn’t imagine going to a Dutch person and calling the a hole... whaaa.. :/

[Hercules]

will germans be called goals also?

[DayShifter]

@hercules said in If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes and from Finland Fines?:

will germans be called goals also?

I think, following the original question, that Germans would be called germs??
:/ :O :/

[bye69]

@mr_peanut hahaha..LOL!

[Le0nard0]

@hercules they would be Germs

[Le0nard0]

@liliputian1 we call us Canucks

[A Former User]

@liliputian1
So India people should be Indes, Indonesian people sould be Indoes, Philliphines should be Philloes, Malaysian should be Malaoes, Singaporean should be Singoes as well as Danish should be Danoes, France should be Francoes, Germany should be Germanoes, Italian should be Italoes, Spanish should be Spanoes?
xD
It is funny :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing: :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing: :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

[DayShifter]

@liliputian1 said in If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes and from Finland Fines?:

@mr_peanut said in If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes and from Finland Fines?:

@hercules said in If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes and from Finland Fines?:

will germans be called goals also?

I think, following the original question, that Germans would be called germs??
:/ :O :/

Should Canadians be called Cans?

And Brithish .... Bri's ... (cause we small a cheese lmfao)

[Tapat Sa Iyo]

People from Poland are Polish people. that is correct.

[bye69]

@Tapat-Sa-Iyo People from north pole and south pole are poles?