Grappig, Nederlanders denken vaak gezien te worden "in den buitenlanden" als een prettig volkje, vrij, sociaal, goed in het spreken van meerdere talen , maar......ik kwam een paar interessante uitspraken tegen op o.a. de The Undutchable website :-D:
en deze was ook wel grappig, een standaard Nederlands verjaardags feestje door de ogen van een Amerikaanse:
Ok, Dutchies....time to clean up our act :-D
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No, hang on, I get it. You're a "dutchie", so it's both; You have that enviable ability of the Dutch to hold two contradictory views at the same time.
When I was an au-pair in the US (DC area) we (the au-pairs) used to go party at the all the embassys and the Dutch embassy was the least popular one because the Dutchies refused to speak english so ALL the au-pairs could understand everybody. We were from all over the world.
You only give a tip if you get good service. THAT's why you've never seen a dutchie tip.
en deze was ook wel grappig, een standaard Nederlands verjaardags feestje door de ogen van een Amerikaanse:
The all day event usually starts in early afternoon and, as I have been told, do not go expecting dinner to be served. A tray of cookies, which no Dutch household would be found without, is passed around once and coffee is served in small, demitasse size cups. The cookie tray might get passed around one other time or if you are lucky. The guests sit in chairs in a circle, so thus the Circle of Hell. Conversation is, of course, in Dutch, so if you are not a native Dutch speaker, you are totally lost. The older Dutch do not believe in speaking much English, even if they can. Gifts are opened as soon as you arrive with them, so you do not see any gifts except for the one you have brought. Later in the evening, wine might be served along with some cheese and crackers. Everyone has stayed seated in the circle and no one would dare to move out of that circle or that would be considered rude.
Ok, Dutchies....time to clean up our act :-D
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