Typical Dutch

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Typical Dutch
Toen ik naar Nederland verhuisde, wilde ik de taal graag goed begrijpen en spreken. In het begin was het natuurlijk moeilijk om vloeiend te spreken…

Typical Dutch: Keeping trees in shape

Typical Dutch
There is a very Dutch way to prune and train the branches…

Typical Dutch: The metal horse

Typical Dutch
I knew the Dutch love their bikes, even before I moved to…

The smart bus

Typical Dutch
The first time I took the bus here in Wageningen, I didn’t…

Typical Dutch: Dutch curtains are always open

Typical Dutch
Dutch people’s curtains are hardly ever drawn, whether it is day or…

Typical Dutch: Bricks but no mortar

Typical Dutch
Why are bricks so commonly used in the Netherlands, I wonder?

Typical Dutch: The Animal Ambulance

Typical Dutch
A huge ambulance for a tiny bird might be seen as a…

Typical Dutch: A tall guy and his big bike

Typical Dutch
Here I am, five-foot-two tiny me, sitting behind this six-foot-four guy on…

Finnish nightmares

Typical Dutch
When it comes to teaching methods, the Dutchies seem to be very…

Typical Dutch: The heavy handshake

Typical Dutch
Dutch smiles are mostly accompanied with a very heavy and serious handshake.

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