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"Gedogen" - Active tolerance... "Alstublieft" - A good Dutch word, hyper-polite and utilitarian.... "Nieuwe Spelling" - An orthography that became official in 1996.... • "Eet smakelijk" - The Dutch version of Continental Europe's "enjoy your meal." ... |
Talking to a stranger: In NL, small-talk is not necessary, and it is not customary.... John Paul II in 1985 - the worst visit abroad for the "traveling Pope" ... Following and pacing - Dutch pedestrianism.... |
"Peperduur" - Still the way to cringe at a price: "expensive as pepper" ... Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie - Historical military floodplain... Polders - Boggy land that subsided below sea-level in historic times... |