Dutch vs. English Language Mix-up At The Dentist
“You are irritating.” “Excuse me?” I ask, puzzled by the sudden opinion of my character. I was very surprised by this. It was not something I was expecting… That’s not to say that people...
Accidentally Dutch Blog
Circle Party Closed Loop Theory
“It’s not a circle party. I promise,” the host of the party that is apparently not a circle party tries to assure me. Ever since I wrote about the phenomenon of Dutch Circle Parties...
What Happened When I Tried Speculoos Alcohol
You people are terrible… I confess my terrible struggle with Speculoos addiction to you and what do you do? How do you help me? Do you offer words of encouragement? Do you organise surprise...
The Koning’s Burger – A Meal Fit for a Dutch King
“Your highness. Now that you have been successfully crowned William-Alexander, King of The Netherlands how would you like the occasion to be remembered? Your face will already adorn our nations stamps and its currency...
The Last Koninginnedag
And so the time has finally arrived for Queen Beatrix to retire from her daily 9 to 5 and hand the family business over to her son Willem-Alexander. For Beatrix this means more free...
De and Het: The Great Dutch Language Mystery
Life is full of mysteries. Who are we? Why are we here? Did I leave the oven on? Great big mysteries that are difficult to solve and keep a lot of very intelligent people...
