[Bug 1961342] [NEW] nl_NL locale has wrong 'thousand separator'

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`/usr/share/i18n/locales/nl_NL` has a wrong value for thousands_sep.

Currently it's: ""

It should be "."

Source 1 (in dutch):
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Getalnotatie#Decimaalteken_en_scheidingsteken_voor_duizendtallen

This source says that a period is used, but to avoid confusion with the
English notation (which is ",") a space can be used. Currently it is
neither a period nor a space.

Source 2 (in English):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator#Examples_of_use

Search for Netherlands in the table. The second note after the table
also mentions the use of a period as separator in everyday life and a
space for technical writing.

EDIT (Only had Wikipedia links)
Source 3 (in Dutch): https://onzetaal.nl/taaladvies/getallen-in-letters-of-cijfers#:~:text=In%20getallen%20van%20vijf%20of,%E2%82%AC%202.300%20als%20%E2%82%AC%202300.

Translated: In cases of five or more digits a period is used as separator: 70.000, 234.000, etc. In case of four digits the separator can be left out: 7.600 is as equally possible as 76000, same for € 2.300 and € 2300.
END OF EDIT

Suggested fix: set the thousand separator to a period.

(ubuntu-bug locale didn't allow me to file a bug report, so this is a
handwritten report).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: locales (I think)

** Affects: glibc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: bot-comment
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nl_NL locale has wrong 'thousand separator'
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1961342
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