The Undutchables: An Observation of the Netherlands Its Culture and Its Inhabitants

About this book

A hilarious yet profound and revealing look at the Dutch their customs and their mentality. This exquisite satire explores the most diverse aspects of daily Dutch life from coffee to child rearing from train travel to the toilet.Learn why the Dutch believe "It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it " and why its so hard to learn the Dutch language "The more you try to learn Dutch the more the Dutch refuse to speak Dutch to you and the more they complain that you havent learned it."Other topics include Dutch moralizing & criticizing cozy Dutch homes flowers & plants money & thriftiness work ethics welfare commercial cunning telephone habits the national passion rules for shopping driving Dutch customs bikes language gay community food sex drugs phobias the Dutch abroad and flood disasters.