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- No. 44: White leggings
- No.9: Queen’s Day (Koninginnedag)
- No.15: Natural birth
- No.43: Speaking in expressions
- No. 12: Lekker
- No.28: Friet & mayo (Dutch French Fries)
- No. 35: Impossibly steep stairs (aka: the death “trap”)
- No. 1: Bicycles
- No.39: Cows that say “boo” (and other animals lost in translation)
- No. 31: Keeping it real
- No. 38: Not working
- No. 22: Hair gel
- No. 40: Sinks with only cold water
- No. 27: Picking their noses
- No. 20: Skating (on natural ice)
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Tag Archives: lekker
No. 18 : Bring your own cake
If you’ve spent any time in a Dutch office you are sure to quickly notice an abundance of confectionery goods. The larger the office, the more often cake will mysteriously appear around the coffee machine. The workings of a generous … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday, birthday cakes, dutch cuisine, lekker, traditions, vlaai
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No. 3: Hagelslag
The thing that shocks me most about Dutch people’s peculiar eating habits is Hagelslag. I giggled to myself when seeing a room of adult Dutch business men sipping their milk cartons, I was amazed at the pride Dutch people exhibited … Continue reading
No.32: Borrels
Dutch people love a good borrel. Or should I rephrase: they love a good excuse for having a borrel. Borrels are quintessentially gezellig; and gezzligheid is, of course, quitessentially Dutch. Confused? Well there’s more: what exactly is an appropriate translation … Continue reading
No. 24: Dairy
Dutch people like milk products, a lot. Even if you know very little about Dutch people or have just arrived in the Netherlands, you will soon observe the Dutch’s predilection for dairy. Need proof of their penchant? Just look at … Continue reading
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Tagged cows, dairy, drink, Dutch, Food, karne melk, lekker, tall, tallest
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No.29 Licorice (drop) Revisited
You may have already read my initial post on how much Dutch people love drop (licorice) but I have recently discovered that Dutch people have yet another licorice-related love: forcing drop onto unsuspecting foreigners. I can only assume it is … Continue reading
No. 29: Licorice
Stuff Dutch people like: Licorice, or Drop that is for you highly ingeburgerd (integrated) folk! Dutch people love licorice. But not the kind of licorice you are thinking about, not that North American variety of chewy sugary red stick stuff … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, drop, Dutch, lekker, Licorice, netherlands, people
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