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When I say Holland....
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: Pipedream on July 10, 2006, 09:24:22 am ---He was a great showmaster and entertainer and certainly one of the most successful dutch exports in Germany!
Sadly, he passed away last friday. It was in the news today. :'(
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:'( You are sooo right... I was very sad to hear this!
Aaaaah...
Clogs
Tulips
Windmills
Camping....
Yessssss 8)
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: isabelle on July 10, 2006, 07:08:36 am ---
I also say... flat country, below sea level (a bit dangerous ;D), canals, tulips, free people (legal to smoke pot); also, disquieting (to me) acceptance and exhibition of prostitution, and friendly people (I have met a few Dutch).
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We ARE friendly people... at least the Dutch on this board...
henrypie:
I recall hearing that the Dutch are, on average, the world's tallest people.
And I think of a cellist I once knew....
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: mvansand76 on July 10, 2006, 07:03:41 am ---Hi all!
I used to work for the Amsterdam Tourist board here in... well.... Amsterdam and got all these funny and somewhat strange comments from tourists about Holland, the stereotypes, the jokes...
Therefore, I would like to ask you...
When I say Holland, you say....
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Cheese! ;D
Edam. Gouda. It's all good! ;D
serious crayons:
I think of this excellent and amusing series of travel stories I read on Slate about Amsterdam. I especially loved the second one, about the concept of gezellig.
http://www.slate.com/id/2124561/entry/2124562/
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