Dat soort dingen.’ Toen Schaap even later enkele eilanders te spreken kreeg, zei een man over Sunneklaas: ‘Dat zijn de enige twee dagen dat wij de broek aan hebben, de rest van het jaar zijn de vrouwen de baas.’ Twee dagen in het jaar zijn toeristen niet welkom.
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Those kind of things.'

When Schaap spoke to some islanders a little later, a man said about Sunneklaas: "Those are the only two days that we wear the pants, the rest of the year the women are in charge." Two days in the year the tourists are not welcome.
Translated by markvanroode 14633 2 years, 3 months ago
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Those kind of things.'

When Schaap spoke to some islanders a little later, a man said about Sunneklaas: "Those are the only two days we wear our pants, the rest of the year the women are in charge." Two days in the year the tourists are not welcome.
Translated by markvanroode 14633 2 years, 4 months ago

Discussion

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by Merlin57 2 years, 3 months ago

Quite right. Thanks, Wendy.

by markvanroode 2 years, 3 months ago

Mark - what do you think of "Those are the only two days that we wear the pants, . . .
'wear the pants' is a well-known English expression . . .

by Merlin57 2 years, 3 months ago