Articles by

Frank Kool

Born and raised in Holland, spent his time procrastinating and studying Psychology and Philosophy. Frank harbors a special interest in weird social phenomena (which are ALL social phenomenon if you think about them long enough).

Dutch youngsters honor the fallen allied soldiers, victims and resistance fighters of WWII

The living honouring the dead at Ereveld Loenen Keeping the past alive is as difficult as it is...

British-Dutch relations under severe pressure after anti-British ‘inburgerings scandal’

The Dutch-British diplomatic relationship has come under severe pressure following the uncovering of scandalous acts conducted during the...

Fight for Your Right! (to sing sexist songs?)

In the mid-eighties, the Beasty Boys released the album Licensed to Ill, which is now mostly forgotten,...

Dutchies: Establishing Dominance by Riding a Bike

Dutch(wo)men and bicycles go together like Frenchies and wine, Finlanders and saunas, Scotsmen and soccer riots. Contrary...

Dutch Kids These Days… (are actually quite upright)

How Dutch kids are actually not that much into drinking, smoking and drugs “Kids these days…” Whenever you hear...

What to do with returning jihadis to the Netherlands?

Here’s a fun piece of trivia: do you know which country on the Western hemisphere has the...

May the 5th: Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day) in the Netherlands

Every year on May 5th, the Dutch celebrate the freedom that they live in. Named Bevrijdingsdag ('Liberation Day'),...