I will help you out:
Windmills, cheese, tulips, wooden shoes, euthenasia, legelised abortion, coffeeshops selling joints instead of coffee are just a few stereotypical examples.
The most vibrant dance scene in the world and famous dj's like DJ Tiësto are also part of the Netherlands.
2006-12-15 11:40:17 · 5 answers · asked by Tantalizing Dutch Delilah 2 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Netherlands
I can list few things I know about the Netherlands.
I like to eat Poffertjes and make shopping in Rotterdam. The prices are lower than Belgium and France but higher than in Germany.
If you want QWERTY keyboard laptops, you can buy from the Netherlands.
I know that although I cannot see any apparent different Dutch people and Flemish people from Belgium claim that their languages and cultures are extremely different.
Traffic is very dense on Dutch highways.
You can get flashed with a speed camera anytime and place but the fees are less.
If global warming continues, most of the Netherlands will be lost to sea as these parts are already below sea level.
Dutch are very talented in business and are quite flexible.
Almost anybody speaks English in the Netherlands.
Many people think Netherlands and Holland are the same thing but actually that is not true.
Many people think that Amsterdam is the capital but they overlook the Hague is also a capital.
There is a big community of Turkish people living in the Netherlands and most political parties took the Turkish candidates off their election list because they would not recognize the Armenian genocide. By the way the Armenian Genocide is only accepted politically as historians cannot agree if it actually happened.
Keukenhof is great to visit on May.
2006-12-15 12:54:45 · answer #1 · answered by cordial 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Netherlands is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe.
By the way cordial you are wrong in two things:
1) The Netherlands and Holland ARE the same thing.
The Netherlands = name of the country
Holland = name of two provinces in the Netherlands: Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland.
2) The capital of the Netherlands IS Amsterdam.
Den Haag (The Hague) is the Capital of Zuid-Holland and the place where the Government and the Queen's Residence can be found.
2006-12-15 13:22:20 · answer #2 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recently traveled to Amsterdam for the first time and was totally surprised. I thought that it would be a dirty city with all the prostitution and legalized pot smoking, but actually it was so beautiful I loved it! I loved the people who were friendly and laid back and there is such a huge diversity of people.
Canals, clogs, windmills, coffeeshops, Red Light District, tulips, Indonesian food YUM!
2006-12-15 11:47:14 · answer #3 · answered by subra55118 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
soft drugs, euthanasia and abortion are not legal at all in this country. We just deal with it in a very pragmatic way.
People like to think in stereotypical examples without knowing how it really works in this country. That is so sad.
2006-12-15 21:14:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You forgot, that in amsterdam it is legal to smoke marijuana.
2006-12-15 11:42:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋