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S Sneakytiki Tiki Socialite Boise, Idaho Joined: Mar 31, 2003 Posts: 1795	S Sneakytiki Posted posted on Wed, May 7, 2003 3:16 PM It's pronounced ker (as in sucker and other pleasant words) uh sow. ker uh sow, that's how the natives say it. Languages spoken are Dutch, Spanish, English, French and Papiamento, a mixture of all the previous with some native Arawak Indian, and Portugese words thrown in for good measure. It was a local Pidgin/trade lingo. I was down there in 95 or so for several days. Nice topless beaches and fun nightlife. It's only 40 miles from Venezuela but is a commonwealth of the Netherlands with it's own government. It's right next to Aruba and Bonaire and has the only brewery in the world that makes beer (AMSTEL) from distilled sea water. Parts of the island look like the Sonoran desert complete with sand and cacti.

It's pronounced ker (as in sucker and other pleasant words) uh sow. ker uh sow, that's how the natives say it. Languages spoken are Dutch, Spanish, English, French and Papiamento, a mixture of all the previous with some native Arawak Indian, and Portugese words thrown in for good measure.
It was a local Pidgin/trade lingo. I was down there in 95 or so for several days.
Nice topless beaches and fun nightlife. It's only 40 miles from Venezuela but is a commonwealth of the Netherlands with it's own government. It's right next to Aruba and Bonaire and has the only brewery in the world that makes beer (AMSTEL) from distilled sea water. Parts of the island look like the Sonoran desert complete with sand and cacti.

Post #33362 by Sneakytiki on Wed, May 7, 2003 3:16 PM