Jan-Kees eet koolsla op de slee.

[--Pete]

Hi,

But what is Jan-Kees? It's a name. But it's also the funny twist. Back in the day a lot of Dutch settlers in what is now the USA had the name Jan or Kees, which are still common names this day. Dutch settlers were for that reason often called "JanKees" in a form of contempt. Over time, this changed to Yankees.:)

Thanks, neat story. I love these 'historical' tidbits, but I'm suspicious by nature. So I looked it up; nice to see that your version is one of the possibilities.:)

--Pete