‘Sir’ Jeffrey Herlings is a Knight, after receiving Dutch Royal Decoration

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Sunhouse 1/13/2019 11:48pm
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Can’t we be happy that MX is getting some valuable recognition? I remember the Dutch members complaining about tracks closing. Maybe this can present mx in a better light to the Dutch public?
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roninho 1/14/2019 1:00am
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jeffro503 wrote:
I'm not aware of how things like this work over there , but it sounds like a big deal , especially to Jeffrey. So a huge...
I'm not aware of how things like this work over there , but it sounds like a big deal , especially to Jeffrey. So a huge congrats to him on getting it. If it's a huge deal to him , and he received it.....then that's pretty Freakin' awesome!
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You are right, I think it is a big deal too. It is not exactly the same in France as it is not a kingdom, from...
You are right, I think it is a big deal too. It is not exactly the same in France as it is not a kingdom, from my understanding it is like Lord in the UK, but to summarize, I think it is very very rare that athletes get this kind of award. That proves that Herlings brings moto mainstream in the Netherlands, which is cool to see. Congrats to him !
You can become 'member', 'knight', 'officer' and 'commander'.
Jeffrey has become Knight.
Per year roughly 2.500 people become member, and 300 knight. It used to be roughly 25 per year officer, and commander is less then 1 per year.

The member is often someone who has been a volunteer for a very long time (as in 25 years chairman of a sport club, etc.). Knight is seen as someone who has achieved something with a bit more impact (olympic sporters who won a medal get one). The officer title is often for business people. The Commander is very exclusive, for example one that has been given is to someone who was chairmen of Feyenoord and a leading dutch university for over 15 years. (like a nfl owner who also is chairmen of Stanford).
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Muscle-Milk-KTM 1/14/2019 1:12am
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jeffro503 wrote:
I'm not aware of how things like this work over there , but it sounds like a big deal , especially to Jeffrey. So a huge...
I'm not aware of how things like this work over there , but it sounds like a big deal , especially to Jeffrey. So a huge congrats to him on getting it. If it's a huge deal to him , and he received it.....then that's pretty Freakin' awesome!
Question wrote:
You are right, I think it is a big deal too. It is not exactly the same in France as it is not a kingdom, from...
You are right, I think it is a big deal too. It is not exactly the same in France as it is not a kingdom, from my understanding it is like Lord in the UK, but to summarize, I think it is very very rare that athletes get this kind of award. That proves that Herlings brings moto mainstream in the Netherlands, which is cool to see. Congrats to him !
It's not like a Lord in the UK. To become a Lord you have to have been a member of parliament (MP). To be knighted (Sir) you have to have an outstanding contribution to what you do. Technically he should be addressed as Sir Jeffrey Herlings, that's how it works over here.
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steed 2.0 1/14/2019 1:38am
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Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:
It's not like a Lord in the UK. To become a Lord you have to have been a member of parliament (MP). To be knighted (Sir)...
It's not like a Lord in the UK. To become a Lord you have to have been a member of parliament (MP). To be knighted (Sir) you have to have an outstanding contribution to what you do. Technically he should be addressed as Sir Jeffrey Herlings, that's how it works over here.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_House_of_Orange
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Lucifa. 1/14/2019 1:39am
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Can someone tell me what being a knight means? Do you get paid for it? Are you better than your neighbor? At the pearly gate, do you choose your bunk? Is it just some label from the old boys club? Does anyone outside the commonwealth give 6 inches and a fuck?
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Lucifa. wrote:
Can someone tell me what being a knight means? Do you get paid for it? Are you better than your neighbor? At the pearly gate, do...
Can someone tell me what being a knight means? Do you get paid for it? Are you better than your neighbor? At the pearly gate, do you choose your bunk? Is it just some label from the old boys club? Does anyone outside the commonwealth give 6 inches and a fuck?
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Jamie_Munro 1/14/2019 4:15am
1/14/2019 4:15am
How many other countries acknowledge a MX rider in such a way if any way at all?

This award shows how cool NL is as a land. To acknowledge moto is great, we should all be happy as MX heads whether you like Jeff or not.

Congrats Jeff !!!!
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jeffro503 wrote:
I'm not aware of how things like this work over there , but it sounds like a big deal , especially to Jeffrey. So a huge...
I'm not aware of how things like this work over there , but it sounds like a big deal , especially to Jeffrey. So a huge congrats to him on getting it. If it's a huge deal to him , and he received it.....then that's pretty Freakin' awesome!
Question wrote:
You are right, I think it is a big deal too. It is not exactly the same in France as it is not a kingdom, from...
You are right, I think it is a big deal too. It is not exactly the same in France as it is not a kingdom, from my understanding it is like Lord in the UK, but to summarize, I think it is very very rare that athletes get this kind of award. That proves that Herlings brings moto mainstream in the Netherlands, which is cool to see. Congrats to him !
Muscle-Milk-KTM wrote:
It's not like a Lord in the UK. To become a Lord you have to have been a member of parliament (MP). To be knighted (Sir)...
It's not like a Lord in the UK. To become a Lord you have to have been a member of parliament (MP). To be knighted (Sir) you have to have an outstanding contribution to what you do. Technically he should be addressed as Sir Jeffrey Herlings, that's how it works over here.

Ah sorry i mixed the house of lords and the royal titles.

I have searched a bit, and it is the same in the uk, it is also possible to be awarded as "knight" and so "sir".

Example:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John
"For his charitable work, John was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on 24 February 1998"
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BobbyM 1/14/2019 7:16am
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Awesome, he's now up there with Decoster. Congrats to Jeff.
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RichardLoots wrote:
this one :laugh: awesome [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2019/01/13/317916/s1200_49949110_528574130983266_6344285944576737280_n.jpg[/img]
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kage173 1/14/2019 12:28pm
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Lucifa. wrote:
Can someone tell me what being a knight means? Do you get paid for it? Are you better than your neighbor? At the pearly gate, do...
Can someone tell me what being a knight means? Do you get paid for it? Are you better than your neighbor? At the pearly gate, do you choose your bunk? Is it just some label from the old boys club? Does anyone outside the commonwealth give 6 inches and a fuck?
Can someone tell me what being a knight means? a man awarded a nonhereditary title by the sovereign in recognition of merit or service and entitled to use the honorific “Sir” in front of his name.

Do you get paid for it? Don't think so

Are you better than your neighbor? No

At the pearly gate, do you choose your bunk? Definitely no

Is it just some label from the old boys club? Not even that

Does anyone outside the commonwealth give 6 inches and a fuck? See #4
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