Hi Ed,
Well, it's kinda complicated. In Dutch we usually capitalize names and country names, but not dates. The Germans have changed a bit after the war, before it they used to capitalize about every noun and verb they could
But nowadays that's the general norm: Capitalize names of people, countries and places and not the rest.
Over here we're used to Americanization, especially in the computer business. The Dutch quickly discovered that it was cheaper to use US-style keyboards and English software than to use their own layouts and language on PCs. And when it's cheap, we Dutch really go for it
That lack of chauvinism separates us from the rest of Europe. <grin>
That's why I believe that the Dutch wanted 'Rust' and double-sided "Geladen" on their Lugers just to nag the Germans