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So you’re getting married in Netherlands

So, your Dutchie proposed! And you're getting married in the Netherlands! What can go wrong now right? Once...

We got it ‘gesaved’ – English words in the Dutch language

So apparently Dutch will survive the global proliferation of the English language. But is the English language...

Rising seas? The Alternate Causes and Employing the Dutch

The Dutch have always been progressive when it comes to the environment. They are experts in water management...

The long and short of asparagus in the Netherlands

Around the same time every year, the Dutch go mad over one tasty, spear-shaped, vegetable. If you...

Time to teach you a new Dutch word! (#%& or better: ‘Verdorie’)

A while back we taught you 7 essential Dutch words, and a few weeks ago we decided to...

Migrating Happy: Good Times with the Dutch Government

As any expat knows, the mandatory bureaucracy of legal migration means making repeated visits to a government...

Amster-too-damn-expensive! Housing market in the Netherlands out of control?

Is the housing market in the Netherlands out of control and getting way too expensive? It's presented as...

You Might Be Dutch If You…

YOU MIGHT BE DUTCH IF YOU… Admit it, non-Dutchies, most of us have wanted to be Dutch, even...