A brief exchange about Dutch "tolerance"/ pragmatism between Crossbow and yours truly (in English). See it from a Dutch perspective. :thumb001:
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A brief exchange about Dutch "tolerance"/ pragmatism between Crossbow and yours truly (in English). See it from a Dutch perspective. :thumb001:
The same in Northern England. Directness is a good approach.Quote:
For the Dutch, yes is yes and no is no.
I don't get it, what does that mean? They are similar to those surrounding countries.Quote:
But the Dutch compare themselves to big surrounding countries like the UK, Germany and France, hence the misunderstanding.
Lol, and there was me thinking that was an old joke about the Jews. In the UK the Yorkshiremen and Scots are said to be tight too.Quote:
According to the Flemish; copper wire was invented by two Dutch people fighting for a coin.
Its a good thing in my book, the spending culture in the rest of the UK has hurt the economy and almost every family has a fair amount of debts.
Now if only we could do the same in England. Sadly the hills put people off I think, you tend to get very strong legs around where I live.Quote:
One of my colleagues says he read on the internet that since the use of bikes is so smartly encouraged
There's a 350 meter hill I once went down with no brakes (broken) and some 600 meter hills further out of town. Even in the town there's a steep road near the river which suddenly goes from around 110 meters down to 55 and then back up again once you cross the river.
That is good, I notice none of the kids here would do that, they catch the bus.Quote:
it is completely normal that school kids ride 45 minutes back and forth to school every day.
I always did and still do cycle a lot because I'm too cheap to catch the bus, or the bus is ridiculously priced (it could be either :D)
Examples: whole nation of Italy, public services in UK.Quote:
Especially when encountering – in their eyes -poorly organised situations abroad.
Yeah, the Southern Euros don't have the same outlook as Northern Euros when it comes to work.Quote:
last year that for people from southern Member States, this -perhaps Nordic- efficiency at work was the worst thing they could come up with when asked to describe something negative about another culture. It takes away all the fun…
I really enjoyed this reddish pate made of beef(veal?) of yours.
The Dutch have an interesting culture and I enjoy learning about their culture, language, people, etc.