Society

10 series and films on Netflix to help you learn Dutch

Browsing for a Netflix show or film to watch on a gloomy day in the Netherlands? Maybe...

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,...

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....

Dutch Quirk #46: Never close their curtains

It's happened to the best of us. You're walking along, innocently minding your own business, your eyes...

Rob Jetten, the new Dutch PM, is young, gay, and engaged to an expat: does it matter?

After the 2025 Dutch election, Rob Jetten of the D66 party was named as the incumbent prime...

6 influencers you didn’t know were actually Dutch

From YouTube to Instagram to TikTok — the Dutch are taking the world of social media by...

What is a ‘roepnaam’? One of the best Dutch quirks explained

Why do we, as Dutchies, often assume that our way is the best and that any other...

What your Albert Heijn Bonuskaart says about you

In many countries, a loyalty card is a boring bit of plastic that lives at the bottom...