r/CozyPlaces • u/Almighty_Egg Dog at feet • Dec 26 '22

COTTAGE East Neuk, Scotland. Early 1700s. Fire crackles, waves batter the house.

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u/miaomiaomiao Dec 26 '22

Neuk means Fuck in Dutch 🤭

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u/Almighty_Egg Dog at feet Dec 26 '22

Ha! I should have known (neuken in de keuken).

This part of Scotland traded heavily with the Dutch back in the day (hence the stepped Dutch gables of our house and many others).

It must have provided a good laugh to the Dutch sailors and tradesmen.

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u/OstentatiousSock Dec 27 '22

Wow! So this is your ancestral home? Super cool!