Society

9 things to expect as an expat mother in the Netherlands

Motherhood in the Netherlands can be quite different from what you might anticipate. Here are some things...

Student societies in the Netherlands: what you need to know

The Netherlands has an incredibly rich student life, where everyone is encouraged and welcome to take on...

15 not-so-cute things Dutch people do

Strange as it sounds, the land of quaint canals, cosy cats, and colourful clogs isn’t always so...

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...

If Emily in Paris were set in Amsterdam: here’s what our readers had to say

What if this popular Netflix hit were set in the Netherlands? We posed that question to our...

Medicinal heroin? How the Dutch deal with their heroin addicts

Let’s get straight to it: The Dutch prescribe free heroin to their heroin addicts. And it’s legal...

Dutch Quirk #110: Speak more than one language

Here's a very cool trait of Dutchies: they're multilingual legends! You would be hard-pressed to find someone...

5 myths about weed in the Netherlands

Alright, let’s roll up those sleeves and get to business. Time to grow some weed! Oh wait…...