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Addressing the Dutch in their native language may result in a reply in English.This phenomenon is humorously discussed in White and Boucke’s The UnDutchables: . If you take a course in the Dutch language and finally progress enough to dare to utter some sentences in public, the persons you speak to will inevitably answer you in what they detect to be your native tongue.
The culture of the Netherlands is diverse, reflecting regional differences as well as the foreign influences built up by centuries of the Dutch people's mercantile and explorative spirit. The Netherlands and its people have long played an important role as centre of cultural liberalism and tolerance.
Name Image Year No. Description Craft of the miller operating windmills and watermills 2017 01265: Corso culture, flower and fruit parades in the Netherlands : 2021 01707 ...
Dutch folk culture (4 C, 1 P) Food and drink in the Netherlands (7 C, 1 P) Dutch furniture (2 C) G. Gardens in the Netherlands (3 C, 13 P) H. Cultural heritage of the ...
Northern Dutch culture is marked by Protestantism, especially Calvinism. Though today many do not adhere to Protestantism anymore, or are only nominally part of a congregation, Protestant-(influenced) values and customs are present.
Dutch culture may refer to: used more narrowly, the Culture of the Netherlands; used more widely, the culture of Dutch-speaking Europe, including: Dutch architecture;
World War II expert Arie-Jan van Hees, a local resident and retired member of the Dutch military, provides guided tours of the cemetery. He and his family adopted a soldier's gravesite in 2005.
Various cultural and linguistic customs are similar to those of the Southern part of the Netherlands. [10] Generally, Flemings do not identify themselves as being Dutch and vice versa. [11] There are popular stereotypes in the Netherlands as well as Flanders which are mostly based on the 'cultural extremes' of both Northern and Southern culture ...