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Mr Poops and Mrs Born Naked: the story behind strange Dutch surnames

Roll call: Mr Poepjes (Little Poops), Mrs Naaktgeboren (Born Naked), Mr Muis (Mouse), and Ms Gekkehuis (madhouse). No,...
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Would you offer your guests dinner? Dutchies don’t, and the internet is mad

How likely are people in the Netherlands to serve food to their guests? Here's the map that...
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7 things that the Dutch kind of suck at

We've brought you a list of what the Dutch are great at and why the Dutch are...
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Not always the best: Here’s 7 times the Dutch suffered a huge fail

Dutch fails — huh? It sometimes seems like the Dutch are good at everything they do. But,...
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5 clichés about the Dutch that are absolutely true

There are many clichés about the Dutch. Some can be damaging, some are downright wrong, and some...
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The Americans have learned of Dutch ‘droppings’ and now they’re confused

Americans took to Twitter to discuss a peculiar Dutch practice: dropping. Much like their fascination with other...
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I lived in a former Dutch prison: here’s what it was like

One innovative response to the housing crisis hitting students in Amsterdam was to convert a former prison...
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Why Dutch people switch to English mid-conversation (and how to stop it)

You were doing so well. "Dus ik dacht dat..." you began confidently, conjugating verbs, forming sentences, thriving....
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