I didn't have any other classes apart from History. I graduated Grammar School in 7 subjects.
See, now I'm really tempted to do a comprehensive poll on school systems! :P I'm so used to the American system that insists you do a little bit of everything, that the more subject-intensive courses of other countries really fascinate me! (As a naturally curious person, I like that I took advanced courses in English Lit, American Government, European History, Chemistry, and Spanish--but I also recognize that the level of intensity wasn't so great, and I wasn't as prepared for a course of advanced study at the university level as students of other countries.)
You're right: the Dutch are pretty bad-ass. ;) Someday I'm going to visit, and perhaps you can give me the Dutch World Tour! I think a desire to learn other languages in order to branch out is incredibly admirable. (Also, speaking of my wanting to purchase foreign foods unavailable in the US: I have to get my hands on some of that tea you sent me! I'm going to PM you with a request you are more than free to decline!)
At first, "afsluitdijk" looked like a confusing string of gibberish to me, but does "dijk" roughly correspond to "dike"?
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Date: 2011-02-19 06:47 pm (UTC)See, now I'm really tempted to do a comprehensive poll on school systems! :P I'm so used to the American system that insists you do a little bit of everything, that the more subject-intensive courses of other countries really fascinate me! (As a naturally curious person, I like that I took advanced courses in English Lit, American Government, European History, Chemistry, and Spanish--but I also recognize that the level of intensity wasn't so great, and I wasn't as prepared for a course of advanced study at the university level as students of other countries.)
You're right: the Dutch are pretty bad-ass. ;) Someday I'm going to visit, and perhaps you can give me the Dutch World Tour! I think a desire to learn other languages in order to branch out is incredibly admirable. (Also, speaking of my wanting to purchase foreign foods unavailable in the US: I have to get my hands on some of that tea you sent me! I'm going to PM you with a request you are more than free to decline!)
At first, "afsluitdijk" looked like a confusing string of gibberish to me, but does "dijk" roughly correspond to "dike"?