I don\u2019t know what foreigners say about your people, but the Dutch are also the victim of stereotypes. On the other hand, they don\u2019t exist without a reason. Or they do? Let\u2019s review what you guys think and say about us.<\/p>\n
True or False?<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drugs, smoking pot legally, coffeeshops.<\/p>\n
True, I guess. Holland is very liberal when it comes down to pot, although it has never been legal. The government is mild towards this form of recreational drug, but there is no law that says we can smoke pot as much as we want. Recently a rule got passed that smoking on the street is no longer allowed.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Dutch are cheap<\/p>\n
False. Every country knows cheap and generous people, and so do the Dutch.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clomps<\/p>\n
False. Yeah, yeah, we used to have them, but it\u2019s not our daily footwear these days, believe it or not.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tulips, colorful fields of flowers<\/p>\n
True. Tulips are still a part of the environmental decoration of the Dutch landscapes. We do have other flowers too, though.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Holland is liberal and offers a lot of freedom<\/p>\n
True, I would say, although Holland is not as liberal as it used to be. Still, when you compare our country to others, I would say we are still a country with a lot of freedom.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cheese, windmills and bicycles.<\/p>\n
True. Of course!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Looks of the Dutch: blond hair, blue eyes, tall<\/p>\n
False and True. I think you will find more blond people in Sweden. We do have the blond human species though, but a lot of them are dark haired, me among them. The Dutch are tall. I even wrote a blog about it.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amsterdam<\/p>\n
True. There is not much to argue about this one. Amsterdam is our capital and lots of tourist come to visit this place.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All the Dutch speak English<\/p>\n
True. We learn English from a young age, so almost all of us can speak a good word of English.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bad dressers<\/p>\n
False. Although it has a lot to do with personal taste, I think the average American dresses way worse (sorry!)<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prostitutes<\/p>\n
True. If you walk by the canals of Amsterdam, the red lights shimmer and shine in your face, with all kinds of ladies posing behind the windows. It\u2019s legal in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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