[wowczarek]

All comes down to some degree of "linguistic intuition", that one acquires from not necessarily speaking foreign languages, but some exposure and proximity to them. My bet is that most Europeans, faced with "Edsger Dijkstra" would have instinctively pointed towards the general direction of Holland and upwards.

[torben-friis]

Funnily enough, I’m western European, have visited the Netherlands several times and I’m friends with some Dutch people.

No idea how this slipped by for so long.