Accidentally Dutch

Accidentally Dutch Interview with BNN

by · April 10, 2012

I think I have kept you all in suspense long enough. The stories which I have been sharing with you over the last few weeks have all been part of a television appearance on BNN. I was contacted by someone from the show 24/7 (after they saw my interview in Het Parool) and asked if I would like to talk about my blog and life in Holland on the show.

A few things you’ll notice about the finished video include:

  1. Very little of what I have written about made it into the final piece (but having read the stories maybe you have already figured out why).
  2. I have a beard. This might shock and disturb some viewers and keep you awake at night. For those of you who might have previously missed it this fact once came up in the famous debate; Should Cartoon Stu Have a Beard?

And, an extra note from the future: This interview took place when my blog was still called Invading Holland (instead of Accidentally Dutch).

Enjoy. If the embedded video does not work you can click here.

Stuart

Stuart is an accident prone Englishman who has been living in the Netherlands since 2001. Even his move to the country was an unintentional accident, the result of replying to a cryptic job advertisement he found one day in a local British magazine. Since then he has learned to love the Dutch (so much so that he married one of them) and now calls the country home. He started the blog Invading Holland in 2006 as a place to share his strange stories of language misunderstandings, cultural confusions and his own accident prone nature.

19 Responses

  1. Invader Stu says:
    April 13, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    Invader Stu – I like to keep people guessing :p

    Barb – Glad you liked it :)

    Kendar of the North – Hi Kendar. Welcome to the blog. I agree with you that bitterballen are better when drunk :)

    Fabio – Close. We were in St Jame’s Gate just one or two doors down.

    Suus – I’m also English. Bet you didn’t see that coming :p

    Belle – Thank you very much indeed :) My wife tried something simualr with a circle party. She put the chairs in two separate parts of the room so people would have to move around and mingle… All they did was bring all the chairs into one room and sit down.

    Dutch Treat – Thank you. I’m glad you like the blog :)

  2. Jules says:
    April 14, 2012 at 11:03 am

    LOL, I’m amazed that you’re allowed back in Amsterdam after filming the bar scene!

  3. Invader Stu says:
    April 16, 2012 at 8:57 am

    Jules – I’m still waiting for them to kick me out.

  4. A Touch of Dutch blog says:
    April 23, 2012 at 1:18 am

    Wow, this is wonderful! You’re getting all of the attention you deserve to receive with your great blog! Big round of applause!!! Keep it up – I hope more great things begin to happen for you via this outlet, and in the meantime I have A LOT of catching up to do with your blog! Off to the reading I go :-)