Monthly Archive: January 2014
If you spend any amount of time living in the Netherlands people will tell you that there are several very good reasons why you should learn the Dutch language. For example; they might suggest...
1) The Netherlands sometimes goes by the name Holland for tax reasons. 2) Holland is not below sea level. The sea is above Holland level. 3) The word ‘gezellig’ was successfully translated into English...
The other day I physically attacked a waitress. I didn’t mean for it to happen. She certainly didn’t deserve it. She had been polite, she hadn’t kept us waiting for long and she had...
How I think I sound when speaking Dutch. How the Dutch think I sound when speaking Dutch. How I actually sound when speaking Dutch. This cartoon first appeared in the September/October edition of DUTCH:The...