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Ultimate List of Dutch Quirks

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Dutch Quirk #73: Not have any mountains…or hills…or bumps

As the Dutch saying goes: “God may have created the earth, but the Dutch created the Netherlands.”...
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Dutch Quirk #33: Have a national brand of mints

Are Wilhelmina pepermunts a token of Dutch heritage, or a disastrously large block of chalk? Now, we don’t...
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Dutch quirk #8: Dress the same as every other Dutchie (aka the Dutch uniform)

The Dutch are endlessly unique, interesting, and innovative in so many areas of their life — except...
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Dutch Quirk #9: Drink copious amounts of coffee at work

Ok, picture this. You're at the office, the clock reads 12:42, and you're fired up like one...
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Dutch Quirk 11: Eat hagelslag (chocolate sprinkles) for breakfast

The entire world eats Nutella on toast for breakfast. Except for the Dutch. They open a box...
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Dutch Quirk #45: Pee in the canals when drunk — and fall in

We all know that the Dutch have many problems — there's only taking paracetamol as a cure-it-all,...
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Dutch Quirk #26: Complain about the NS

If you live in the Netherlands, complaining about NS trains is a favourite pastime of Dutchies and...
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Dutch Quirk #82: Grow really, really tall

The most noticeable thing about living in the Netherlands is how tall everyone is. It's normal to...
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