how do you foreigners see The Netherlands? (63)
PeKaatje: How do you think our country looks? Are there people walking on cloaks everywhere, are their mills anywhere, how about tulips and other flowers? Are we all cycling or what?
I'm just curious, and maybe I can help to take prejudices away?
Yes tulips, windmills, wooden shoes, and little boys with their fingers in dykes. That last part didn't come out exactly right.I'm just curious, and maybe I can help to take prejudices away?
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I think, everyone is a Van Gogh.
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Tall people.
Tallest nation on earth in fact.
Must be them clogs.
Tallest nation on earth in fact.
Must be them clogs.
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Well...I am surrounded by Dutch people here.
Does that help to see the Netherlands?
Does that help to see the Netherlands?
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PeKaatje: How do you think our country looks? Are there people walking on cloaks everywhere, are their mills anywhere, how about tulips and other flowers? Are we all cycling or what?
I'm just curious, and maybe I can help to take prejudices away?
I like your country, I remember eating in a seaside cafa, close to us were 8-10 guys, that looked like you, I'm just curious, and maybe I can help to take prejudices away?
they were drinking beer, and having a good time... I kept hearing... hoi, hoi, hoi... ... 
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Liberal and civilised, with a slightly comical sounding language.
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PeKaatje: How do you think our country looks? Are there people walking on cloaks everywhere, are their mills anywhere, how about tulips and other flowers? Are we all cycling or what?
I'm just curious, and maybe I can help to take prejudices away?
Never been, ,but I know some who have, airport is the best they've been to ,really really well organised and efficient... and they've been to loads of them....but one of them was really really ill with food poisoining picked up in Spain..a really nasty dose too....and no one....not one single pub, restaurant or hotel would let him use the bathroom .....and ye charge a really sick person an absolute arm and leg for tap water....so not only mean spirited twoards someone who was really ill...but stingy too..... I'm just curious, and maybe I can help to take prejudices away?
Sorry..and I genuinely don't want to offend you.....but that's how myself and a few others see your country. after that person's experience.....Here in Ireland we never charge for tap water..and if someone's that sick we'd offer hellp....go above and beyond...so we were all rather shocked at how your country's folk behaved...sorry
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Often mistakingly refererred to as Holland.
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bodleing2: Tall people.
Tallest nation on earth in fact.
Must be them clogs.
No that's the high standards we set on foodsafety, healthcare, and the kicks under our arses from our fathers. Tallest nation on earth in fact.
Must be them clogs.
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hoi, it's something like Hi, or hello.
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PeKaatje: hoi, it's something like Hi, or hello.
But it also can mean Hooray.------ This thread is Archived ------
That's correct, we're not very tolerant to foreigners, guess who spoiled that? People from Morocco, Turkey and Eastern Europe.
About 30 years back your friend would have been welcome by most of the people.
When I was a postman I got the cramps in my stomach and people didn't want to let me use their toilet. It was raining cats and dogs, and finally I walked around in dirty pants.
Wtf, when I was in the UK and I asked for help, people were almost fighting to be the first one to give me the help I needed.
About 30 years back your friend would have been welcome by most of the people.
When I was a postman I got the cramps in my stomach and people didn't want to let me use their toilet. It was raining cats and dogs, and finally I walked around in dirty pants.
Wtf, when I was in the UK and I asked for help, people were almost fighting to be the first one to give me the help I needed.
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this is to Tuesday...
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Even if I was the postman delivering your post everyday for several years????
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Now, what this? Neatherland part 2?
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don't know what went wrong, the time between posting is almost 2 hours. Did I fall asleep behind my desktop? I don't remember...
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PeKaatje: But it also can mean Hooray.
Probably hooray, I think they were celebrating something, because they toasted with their beers... 
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Inthewoods: Probably hooray, I think they were celebrating something, because they toasted with their beers...
Well, we have a good tradition of beerbrewing overhere, but lately more and more people are producing their own beer, my brother is, maybe I will too someday.------ This thread is Archived ------
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I'm just curious, and maybe I can help to take prejudices away?