Society

The full guide to celebrating your birthday in the Netherlands

Having moved from the States, I have stumbled through a fair number of Dutch birthday parties with...

Queen Maxima Promotes Artificial Intelligence Course for Dutch Children

Yesterday, Queen Maxima attended several cities in the Achterhoek to promote artificial intelligence and launch a new...

The amount of homeless people in the Netherlands has doubled in 10 years

Homelessness is on the rise in the Netherlands. Figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics in...

Violence Against Women in the Netherlands: Where to Find Help!

Numbers don’t lie! Official Dutch statistics point to the fact that violence against women and girls is...

Gay Blacklists: how Amsterdam wasn’t always the gay-friendly capital

Gay friendly Amsterdam? Not always. In the past Amsterdam had Gay Blacklists - not quite the rainbow...

The Dutch Population is Increasing!

More Dutchies? Hoorah! The Netherland’s population is increasing as more migrants inhabit this wonderful flat land and...

Only 14% of the Dutch are unhappy – we’re pretty happy with that result!

If someone asked me to rate how happy the Dutch are after being screamed at by a...

Your train might be late but the love is bigger: Train stops so elderly woman can make her surgery appointment

An NS driver showed his loyalty and dedication to his passengers when he made an unplanned stop...