The unDutchables : an observation of the Netherlands, its culture and its inhabitants

By - White, Colin , Boucke, Laurie , Carlson, Linda

Floor - Floor 4

Published - Nijgh & Van Ditmar, Amsterdam, 2013

ISBN 10 - 188858047X

ISBN 13 - 9781888580471

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Netherlands

Shelf No - 4

Call Number - 949.207 WHI

Physical Description - 294 pagina's. : illustraties. ; 22 cm

Notes - Include index.

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A hilarious yet profound and revealing look at the Dutch, their customs and their mentality. This exquisite satire explores the most diverse aspects of daily Dutch life, from coffee to child rearing, from train travel to the toilet. Learn why the Dutch believe, "It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it," and why it's so hard to learn the Dutch language, "The more you try to learn Dutch, the more the Dutch refuse to speak Dutch to you and the more they complain that you haven't learned it." Other topics include Dutch moralizing & criticizing, cozy Dutch homes, flowers & plants, money & thriftiness, work ethics, welfare, commercial cunning, telephone habits, the national passion, rules for shopping, driving, Dutch customs, bikes, language, gay community, food, sex, drugs, phobias, the Dutch abroad and the 1995 flood disaster.

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