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The Dutch ask, "Is it too late to change to a different army?"
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| ::TranceVanDyk:: |
| quote: | Fri Jan 6, 9:45 AM ET
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch troops helping earthquake survivors in Pakistan have complained that while they are subject to an alcohol ban, Spanish and British soldiers laugh at their austerity and turn up drunk at their campfire.
"We were told before we arrived that alcohol was banned in this country or else very difficult to get hold of and we accepted this," one soldier told the Dutch daily De Telegraaf.
"The Spanish drive around with cars full of Heineken ... and the English laugh at us when they show up at our campfire drunk," another Dutch soldier said.
A Dutch defense ministry spokesman said it was standard policy to ban alcohol in Muslim countries in line with local custom and Dutch troops were being well looked after.
"Tens of thousands of people lost their lives in the earthquake and hundreds of thousands lost everything they had," he said. "Going without alcohol is a small sacrifice toward a very good cause."
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Source: yahoo! odd news |
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| josh4 |
| This is hilarious! It could be worse though, it could be the french making fun of them. |
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| Lover Boy |
Poor bastards.
British soldiers wouldn't go anywhere without a good supply of alcohol and I can't see the American's doing either :D |
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| Dervish |
| Come to abide by the local custom is surely the requirement, we can not bring out weatern val........ pffft I'm faced!!!! :D |
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| George Smiley |
| Can you imagine if they tried to ban British soldiers from drinking?! We wouldn't have an army!! |
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| George Smiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by Dervish
Come to abide by the local custom is surely the requirement, we can not bring out weatern val........ pffft I'm faced!!!! :D |
Love the way that you have to use unhappy smilies to make the Scottish flag in your sig! |
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| Dervish |
| quote: | Originally posted by George Smiley
Love the way that you have to use unhappy smilies to make the Scottish flag in your sig! |
LOL well it was that or shocked. Plus I'm gonna take it off, just wanted to see if it was do-able. |
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| Lepanto |
| Wait, but can the Dutch light up splifs and blunts here? |
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