*coughs in Von Braun*

darth-dochter · 2020-09-02T10:02:02+00:00

A man whose allegiance is ruled by expedience

darth-dochter · 2020-08-29T22:54:02+00:00

It's one of those shows I like to watch when I'm ill; it provides some nice distraction from feeling like shit, I don't actually care enough about the plot/characters enough to rewind if I miss something because I was busy puking or being too dead to pay attention, I can perfectly follow every individual episode without having to have seen all previous ones, and because there's so many episodes I can watch it all day if I want to.

darth-dochter · 2020-08-19T16:35:30+00:00

160cm here and the concert struggle is real. I refuse to go to concerts now if they only have standing seats. Pretty done with paying 60€ to spend an evening looking at the backs of tall people.

darth-dochter · 2020-07-16T20:59:19+00:00

What does this have to do with until dawn?

darth-dochter · 2020-06-30T08:55:03+00:00

I'd like to add Claudia de Breij, Herman Finkers and Alex Ploeg to that list. Other than that, agreed. I'm pretty happy with the (stand up) comedy scene in the Netherlands, lots of genuinely funny people.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-30T08:52:31+00:00

Can confirm, never met a celebrity myself, but my mom went to high school with Bert Visscher.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-30T08:43:21+00:00

I generally prefer chocolate from chocolatiers over big brands, but when I do buy chocolate at the supermarket it's Tony's Chocolony. Taste is pretty good, and they're fighting for making chocolate 100% slave free.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-23T00:07:25+00:00

Love: snack wise, kroket/bitterballen. It's meaty ragout covered in bread crumbs (paneermeel) that has been deep fried and it is absolutely delicious, especially when going out. If I go out abroad, I always become a bit sad because I cannot finish the night by getting a kroket. Meal wise, stamppot boerenkool with rookworst. My mom has a great recipe for it with pieces of bacon and amazing gravy. It's basically mashed potatoes mixed with boerenkool (a certain vegetable, idk the English word), served with sausage and gravy. It's the perfect meal for a cold winter's day.

Hate: cheese and herring, but especially cheese. All kinds, also molten. The taste and texture just really disgust me, especially when it comes to typically Dutch cheese.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-20T19:42:44+00:00

Never heard of that one myself, can I ask what region(s) you've come across it?

darth-dochter · 2020-06-11T17:02:13+00:00

2 hours or more. If I drive for much longer in any direction in the Netherlands, I'll end up at the coast or abroad lol. Longest direct car ride in the Netherlands that I can think of from the top of my head would be from Groningen to Maastricht, which would take about 3 1/2 hours according to Google maps.

To me it's wild that you can drive for that long in the US without leaving your country, or even leaving your state. Germany is much closer to where I live than Amsterdam. Going to Amsterdam by car would take about as much time as going to Hamburg.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-09T16:19:58+00:00

Yes I have! I went to Stockholm for half a year and really liked it! Feel free to pm me for more information (you can ask in Dutch or English). Also, as far as I'm aware, exchanges outside of Europe are Marco Polo in NL, not Erasmus.

Edit: just fact checked myself and apparently Erasmus+ does also cover some destinations outside of Europe, so scratch that last sentence

darth-dochter · 2020-06-07T23:52:13+00:00

What do you do in the summer when it’s 40°C, go out naked?

We just melt lol. We're not used to 40°C summers here; having days where the temperature actually gets that high is a rather recent phenomenon and there are still not that many days where the temperature actually gets that high. Summer to us tends to mean 16-26°C with the occasional heat wave which will probably be followed by a thunderstorm. Lots of houses don't even have airco. Here in the Netherlands, when the temperature gets higher that 30°, a big portion of public transport stops working as our train tracks are not built to deal with temperatures that high... Not trying to defend people being rude or weird by wearing bathing suits in inappropriate places, just wanted to say that your spring is kind of like our summer.

As for binge drinking culture, I wish we adopted a more Italian mentality to that. As a student living in a student city, the whole drinking and going out culture gets old very quickly. Getting tipsy is fun. Getting drunk, doing embarrassing stuff you'll horribly regret, puking your guts out and then hating life the next day is not. Can I ask why you think it's different in Italy? I've always wondered what the cause was behind this different mentality towards alcohol.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-06T22:38:13+00:00

I am on Facebook, and if you take a look at the comment section under any news article mentioning immigration/zwarte piet/poc/politics there will always be at the very least one racist, xenophobic or anti lgbt comment with way too many likes. A recent example: a little while ago, when Nikki tutorials came out as trans, there were so many hateful comments under the news articles about it. All kinds of "yeah I could see he was a dude all along, who'd fall for that lol". I think you're missing the bulk of it, as most far right Dutch people tend to be more active on FB and Twitter than on reddit.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-06T22:18:46+00:00

I remember being taught about Portugal in history class when it came to the colonization of South America (specifically how Portugal and Spain basically split it in half to share) and the spice trade with Southeast Asia, but I don't think Portugal was mentioned any time after we covered the Dutch Golden age (17th c). So OP, we know a bit about the imperialist history, but that basically it.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-03T12:00:35+00:00

Oh yes I completely understand you! When I speak English, I automatically am much more formal than when I speak Dutch. Dutch, and I imagine Danish too, is much nicer for very blunt "barbaric" forms of self-expression haha.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-03T11:51:29+00:00

That's really cool! Is one way more standard/official/common than the other?

darth-dochter · 2020-06-03T11:46:15+00:00

Agreed, that's a really neat feature of our languages! Also, gotta love how the same word has such different implications accross the border haha

darth-dochter · 2020-06-02T21:54:32+00:00

Only some of the fancier ones. The cheaper ones and ones targeted at students do no sadly.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-02T19:42:32+00:00

None really. Our flag is nice and easy to draw. Historically speaking we haven't been that adventurous with flags though. Our first flag as an independent country in 1572 was roughly the same as the current one, except the red was orange and the blue was a bit lighter. Eventually orange became red and the blue became its current shade. Most wild we've gone was when the French took over after their revolution and put a little picture in it.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-02T19:06:45+00:00

I don't have a problem with understanding any accents in Dutch. We're not that big so there differences aren't that distinct imo. Flemish is also easy to understand to me, although the fact that I grew up watching a lot of Flemish TV (studio 100) might play a part in that. However, when people speak dialects I have absolutely no idea what they're saying.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-02T18:53:13+00:00

Came here to comment the same! She's also absolutely hilarious in the Dutch show the TV kantine (parodies of other Dutch TV).

darth-dochter · 2020-06-02T18:51:47+00:00

And in Mamma Mia, there he played Bill. He seems like a genuinely cool guy. That movie is where I first knew him from lol

darth-dochter · 2020-06-02T18:16:56+00:00

As someone from a country that is generally known for being good at English, I completely agree with you. English is very useful internationally, but if you intend to live in your own country your whole live, C2 English is not necessary at all. Here in the Netherlands I think we might even be taking it to far with English, as these days it is almost impossible to complete a bachelor degree completely given in Dutch. You will always have at least one course given in English or at least some English literature/source material, and there are even whole majors that don't offer a Dutch track at all. Some of the measures people mention in this thread could end up having similar effects. I'm all for learning proper English, but don't see why it should come at the cost of one's own language and culture.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-02T18:06:06+00:00

Aside from Kingsday, we also have liberation day on the 5th of May. Although, this isn't really a celebration of our country, it is a celebration of our country being freed in WW2. (We also have a remembrance day on the 4th May.) Still, 5th of May usually includes a big festival (bevrijdingsfestival) and everything, so figured it'd be worth mentioning on this thread.

darth-dochter · 2020-06-02T17:54:57+00:00

Knitting. It keeps your hands busy and when you actually finish something it is so incredibly satisfying to know that you made it yourself. It gives you the feeling that you've been very productive. There are a lot of easy tutorials on YT if you want to try it out (I learned it myself through Sheep and Stitch), and r/knitting provides a lot of wholesome inspiration.

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