downwardspiralstairs

downwardspiralstairs t1_j4zrwdk wrote

Because it was called New Netherland and it's capital was called New Amsterdam which was on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. The settlement was originally started by the Dutch West India Company to profit from the fur trade.

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downwardspiralstairs t1_j06upp3 wrote

I've been to Andorra, it's sheep and duty free shopping in a mountain setting. I got some of their famous wool for my mom who then made a scarf for my sister. I saw the same wool for sale for less money in a local Massachusetts shop years later so as far as I am concerned the whole country is a tourist trap.

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