June 30, 2008
mouse
Souris was founded by Acadians in 1727 as a fishing settlement. These early settlers experienced several plagues of field mice in the surrounding area during the 1720s-1760s and the name for the town is derived from the French word for mouse. In Flemish the Dutch word for mouse is also used as a connotation for a woman's private parts. In Dutch Dutch the word puss (poes) is preferred for the same purpose. Cats and mice, it is said that there are no other two neighbouring countries in the world with greater cultural differences than Holland and Belgium. Now I wonder about French. No, I don't suppose the French would use souris. Or would they?
Posted by eliane at June 30, 2008 10:57 PMNon, plutôt "la chatte".
Posted by: evert geradts at July 1, 2008 02:20 AMin een Vlaamse vertaling van Dario Fo komt het allemaal samen in het fraaie poezemuis
Posted by: Laura at July 3, 2008 05:55 PMKijk! En daar hebben we jou dan weer voor nodig.
Posted by: eliane at July 3, 2008 06:10 PM