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Being short in the Netherlands: a short guide for the vertically-challenged

The Dutch are famous for being super tall, which is hard to miss when there are so...
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I share an apartment with almost 30 internationals: here’s what it’s like

Ah, the difficulties of finding housing in the Netherlands. I was relieved to finally land a room...
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Every street in this Dutch neighbourhood is named after Lord of the Rings

The small, unassuming town of Geldrop in Eindhoven has every street named after J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of...
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OPINION: Gen Zs need a guide on how to make friends. The Dutch have a solution

Despite the many famous Dutch shortcomings in social interaction, one thing they got right is the humble...
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How did the Netherlands become the first country without stray dogs?

According to the World Health Organisation, there are nearly 200 million stray dogs worldwide. Impressively, not one...
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6 things to know about dating Dutch people

Moving to another country can be challenging, and without a significant other by your side, loneliness can...
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This Dutch city has been sinking for hundreds of years; should we be worried?

The Netherlands is known as the country of cheese and bicycles, and for being the flat European...
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What’s on that ‘boterham’? 6 weird Dutch bread toppings

We've discussed many of the strange things that Dutch people do, and we know that the Dutch...
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