Opa Wim (RvP's grandfather)

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Opa Wim (RvP's grandfather)

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As we've all seen, Van Persie showed a t-shirt last Sunday to congratulate his grandfather Wim with his 91st birthday. Yesterday 'Opa Wim' appeared in a Dutch television show.

For those of you who understand a little Dutch, please see the link below. I'm not sure if these videos can be watched in other countries, but I hope so.

http://omroep.vara.nl/media/85920
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can't understand a word, be he looks like a very nice old man :)
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Unless he can play up front or at left back i dont give a f**k :roll:

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I wondered what that meant on Sunday. We all were laughing about Oprah Winfrey. Never knew she was that old!


I like this vid though. What a chap!

Also, is it weird I understood bits of their conversation even though I speak no Dutch at all!? (Although, I've heard that Frisian can be mutually intelligible with English if people speak slowly.)

Just out of interest. Would it have bothered his Grandad/anybody that some of the message on the t-shirt was written in English?
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Post by pingu »

google translate says:

I cant wait to see my grandson whom i love very much, score on my 92nd birthday wearing the famous sky blue of manchester city
:shock: :shock:








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brazilianGOONER wrote:can't understand a word, be he looks like a very nice old man :)
I don't speak Dutch either but smoke a fat skunk spliff and like me I'm sure you'll understand every word!! :barscarf: 8) :lol: :lol: :wink:
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pingu wrote:google translate says:

I cant wait to see my grandson whom i love very much, score on my 92nd birthday wearing the famous sky blue of manchester city
:shock: :shock:








:wink:
:coffeespit: :coffeespit: :coffeespit:

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I Hate Hleb wrote:
brazilianGOONER wrote:can't understand a word, be he looks like a very nice old man :)
I don't speak Dutch either but smoke a fat skunk spliff and like me I'm sure you'll understand every word!! :barscarf: 8) :lol: :lol: :wink:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :barscarf: :barscarf: :barscarf:
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Batflyer wrote: For those of you who understand a little Dutch,
Are you having a laugh?

An entire county of Dutchmen who shpeak shuch a shtrange shpeech dat dey shpeak in de Englerlish languashe cosh it'sh eashier to make shenshe of it all!

Nice to see RvP's grandad is a Rasta Fari elder too, what a totally crayshy county!
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Batflyer wrote:As we've all seen, Van Persie showed a t-shirt last Sunday to congratulate his grandfather Wim with his 91st birthday. Yesterday 'Opa Wim' appeared in a Dutch television show.

For those of you who understand a little Dutch, please see the link below. I'm not sure if these videos can be watched in other countries, but I hope so.

http://omroep.vara.nl/media/85920
Thanks Stefan. Loved it.

Wim is the same age as my Dad.....!
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Seems like a wonderful person. Had a glint in his eye that was so proud watching the equaliser replay... quite touching.

I wonder if Adidas will be a little annoyed? It was a Nike brand undershirt, but sponsored players are only supposed to wear their manufacturer's equipment outside of the club's official kit. While it seems like a relatively minor gripe, I'm sure Adidas reps aren't pleased that he wasn't wearing ClimaCOOL or other Adidas wear.
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flash gunner wrote:Unless he can play up front or at left back i dont give a f**k :roll:

:wink:



:lol: :lol: :lol:
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QuartzGooner wrote:
Batflyer wrote: For those of you who understand a little Dutch,
Are you having a laugh?

An entire county of Dutchmen who shpeak shuch a shtrange shpeech dat dey shpeak in de Englerlish languashe cosh it'sh eashier to make shenshe of it all!

Nice to see RvP's grandad is a Rasta Fari elder too, what a totally crayshy county!
racist!

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