<b><a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/008757.html">How English Became the Universal Language: Fatigue</a></b><br/>
<!-- ID = 45029 -->NYU bimbette #1: Why is it called 'Deutschland' if the people there aren't Dutch?<br/>NYU bimbette #2: Because the German name for Germany is 'Deutschland.'<br/>NYU bimbette #1: Oh... So, then... why don't they just call it 'Germany'?<br/><br/>--Washington Square Park<br/>via <a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/">Overheard in New York</a>, Jan 19, 2007