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Ultimate List of Dutch Quirks

Dutch Quirk #133: Pause halfway through a film in the cinema

Long movies are making a comeback. Call it value for money... sometimes you still need to call...

Dutch Quirk #82: Grow really, really tall

Probably the most noticeable thing about living in the Netherlands is just how freaking tall everyone is...

Dutch Quirk #102: Refuse to drive drunk, but biking drunk is fine (of course)

Swerve to the left, swerve to the right... we all know that Dutchies love their bikes. They...

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...

Dutch Quirk #50: Disagree about Zwarte Piet all the time

Come December, many countries celebrate their traditions. The French have Papa Noël with their helper rats, and...

Dutch Quirk #121: Hate on the King and all of his blunders

Ah, King Willem-Alexander: a character both admired and hated throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Dutch...

Dutch Quirk #126: Play weird street games on King’s Day

If there's something Dutchies love, it's celebrating their (usually) beloved King on King's Day. And part of...

Dutch Quirk #123: Have an extreme number of political parties

Picture this: you and your Dutch friend are talking about politics and they start rattling off the...