Typical Dutch
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Even the traffic lights are efficient
- In the Netherlands, if you want to arrive at the other side of the road before the pedestrian traffic light turns red, you must be sure to start... 0 -
Dinner time is sacred
- Dutch people tend to have dinner early. Actually, they have several different dinner times depending on whether they are eating at home or elsewhere.... 0 -
Singing goodbye
- It was my first day at the university. I was meeting with a study advisor, an experienced and respected professor. Suddenly the phone rang, and the... 0 -
No time to meet up
- One perfectly beautiful, bright Monday, the astonishingly large bubble I was living in was burst by the Dutch way of life. ‘How so?’ you... 0 -
Unmoved by music
- I have been living in Wageningen for almost three years, and I never experienced major culture shock. Until recently, that is. It happened when I... 0 -
A unique bus experience
- I am probably the only student in Wageningen that doesn’t have a bike. I prefer to walk and take the bus, as is my habit back home in Greece.... 0 -
Fishing the Dutch way
- Last spring, a Dutch colleague of mine asked me to join him for a day of fishing at a pond in Ommeren. Since fishing is my hobby, I accepted his offer... 0 -
Give the Dutch their daily bread
- You often hear that you get to know a country by eating its traditional food. In the case of the Netherlands, this results in a simple list of no more... 0 -
Who's afraid of the rain?
- If there was no super-urgent need to do so, I never used to go outside when it was raining, not even to go somewhere by car. But my behaviour has... 0 -
On first-name terms with teachers
- I have been in the Netherlands for over a year now and I can confidently say that I am now used to the Dutch culture, even though I miss my family and... 0