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Ultimate List of Dutch Quirks

Dutch Quirk #130: Charge hundreds of euros to live in a broom closet

"So, this is the room!" The agent stands awkwardly underneath a sloped ceiling, making way for you...

Dutch Quirk #89: Eat warm stroopwafels from the market

Out here, on planet Nederland, there is your usual stroopwafel on top of a coffee cup on...

Dutch Quirk #100: Use the power of the ‘social police’ (betutteling)

There are several unwritten rules of social etiquette in the Netherlands that Dutchies love to betuttel (patronise)...

Dutch Quirk #110: Speak more than one language

Here's a very cool trait of Dutchies: they're multilingual legends! You would be hard-pressed to find someone...

Dutch Quirk #6: Live by their agendas when making plans

If you consider yourself a spontaneous, adventurous person, then maybe the Netherlands isn't the place for you....

Dutch Quirk #90: Go through a ridiculous number of dating stages before committing

So, you've been seeing someone for six months, you go on dates regularly, and you've met each...

Dutch Quirk 29: Wave goodbye until they can’t see someone anymore

Picture this; the wonderful dinner party you've been lucky enough to attend at a Dutch person’s house...

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...