Poll: The Netherlands.. What do people from other countries think?

[jumjalalabash]

Being that I have no clue what the poll is talking about I vote Kaas because it looks kewl.

 

[Species5618]

What do I think?

I don't, really, and I mean that in the most respectful possible way. The Netherlands, as well as continental Europe as a whole, are so culturally distant from the United States that it's hard for me to regard them with any opinion at all unless I'm watching Pulp Fiction.

I have to agree with this post as well. Anyone putting ketchup on french fries is obviously insane.

I can't help but envy the Dutch every time I think about that conversation. Walk right into a movie theater and buy a beer? Shit. I mean, there's theaters in America that can do that(I live pretty close to one), but the prices are so psychotic you might as well not even fuckin' bother.

Oh, dont worry. The greed of movie theater owners is universal. Buying beer (or anything really) at a movie theater is really expensive here as well.

 

[Lectori Salutem]

Being that I have no clue what the poll is talking about I vote Kaas because it looks kewl.

It's cheese

 

[Queen Michael]

I like poffertjes, and the low prices of Oreos is nice too. But there isn't enough manga. I'm forever grateful to the Netherlands, though, because they gave us Tom Poes. I really like that comic.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

[HEADING=2]FUCK YEAH![/HEADING]

I was there for only a few days in my only trip abroad but the country was amazing. Not only that but when our tour let us explore a little town for two hours I was approached by a Dutch girl who noticed my Canadian flag on my backpack. She didn't speak English but she gave me a hug and an apple. SUHWEET!

[sub]Maybe I'm just that attractive... Or they still love us Canucks for liberating their country from the Nazis. Either or.[/sub]

i'm somewhat proud to be dutch. or at least a lot more than i used to
we're a special 'lil place i think.

Indeed you are. I'm going back to your lovely country someday XD

 

[strike-2]

When I say I'm from the Netherlands, most people either reply about Amsterdam (parties), drugs (drugs) or Heineken (piss).

Really, people, Heineken?
Please give Grolsch a try...

 

[Monkfish Acc.]

I have no opinions on the Netherlands.
I have no opinions on any country, why the fuck would you. People are people, no matter how different their customs are.

I have a friend who is Dutch, though. Two, actually. One barely even thinks about it and the other is filled with a hatred bordering on irrational for his land and his countrymen. Mostly because he has had the shittiest life living in the Hague.
He moved to England for a while, thinking things were going to magically be better. And then, surprisingly, they weren't.

 

[Wingmna]

CALVINISM! Holland was an oresome country until some time after WW2 where people like...

I love our liberal ethics, regarding gay marriage and adoption, abortion, euthenasia etc. I also think regulating prostitution and soft-drugs usage is a good idea. Our school system is good (though having trouble due to lack of funding) and our little language is nice and quirky.

What I hate is the people's love of mediocrity. 'The common man' is revered as some sort of half-god, an ideal we all must strive to be. If you're exceptional at something and get rich with that, you must be punished by harsh taxes and are looked down upon by the common man. Well, except if you're a footballer. We have two sayings that best describe this attitude:

'Act normal, that's crazy enough' and 'Don't pop your head out of the cornfield' (or it'll be chopped off).

... .Turned it into hippieland. Golden age of Holland is long gone. Funny enough those liberal ethics are now bring it down via Islam (Want freedom? How about freedom in the face of an ideology that contrasts against your own values? BAM). I might actually start THANKING the extremists soon, their good at waking up silly liberals.

Either way the best part of Holland is Fryslan.

 

[emeraldrafael]

Ok, you may not be on pot, but... maybe you should start? Because i had to reread your post three times before any of that made sense.

Im kidding... (it was only twice).

Ok , first of all, we can hardly be blamed for those people from Pennsylvania not being recognized as Germans. They should really be called the Pennsylvania Deutsch.

Also, the Netherlands and Holland are not two different countries. Holland is simply the best known and most wealthy part of our country (which is called the Netherlands). Also, FYI, people from the Netherlands who are NOT from Holland (like myself) really hate it that the rest of the world seems to consider the two synonymous. You wouldn't call a Scotsman English, would you? Never mind, its just my pet peeve.

Easy now, it was all in good fun.

And sorry, thats just what i think of when I hear Holland and/or the netherlands, and it seems like anytime I meet someone, they talk about it like they're two different countries.

And yeah, i probably would. Just to make him mad.

 

[Custard_Angel]

My opinion is that the Netherlands is too inconsequential to get a mention anywhere removed from Europe.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Well, atleast we don't dub every piece of foreign media that gets aired in this country. That's something, I guess.
Other than that, the Dutch are Dutch... And so am I.

I'm forever grateful to the Netherlands, though, because they gave us Tom Poes. I really like that comic.

<--- Hurray for Maarten Toonder!

 

[Dyme]

I lived close to the boarder to Holland in Germany for the most part of my life, where the trains had their announcements in German and Dutch.

Dutch is a hilarious language. Sounds like a funny dialect of German with some English-influence.

Everyone over there seems to at least understand German. They are good at football.

There is no reason not to like them.

 

[TheIronRuler]

Disregard this. Already posted that.

 

[frans909]

Bye! Don't let the door hit you on your way out!

Look everyone, that's how tolerant the average Dutch person is after their mask falls off.

 

[ZeppelinFan29]

To be honest the Netherlands doesn't really have much of an impact (at least as far as Americans are concerned). We think of Amsterdam's Red Light District and coffeeshops when we think of the Netherlands and that's about it. Politically, culturally, and economically the country is unfortunately surrounded by larger players in the UK, France and Germany. That's a very general analysis.

However, on a more personal note I can't wait to visit the Netherlands when I am studying in France next spring. Then I'll be able to judge for myself.

 

[00slash00]

We are a small country, but we are still quite important to the rest of the world. I just wondered how other people see us. As a country which has a very strong economy and has been playing a special role in the European economy for many centuries or as a country full of weed smoking idiots ?

Don't care how you reply. You can say whatever you want. Topics may vary from soccer to the current economy.

it seems to be one of the less evil countries and it seems to value freedom a lot more than most. sadly, i have heard that you cannot live there, unless you were born there

 

[William MacKay]

Also, why are there no drugs in the poll? I don't think most people know that we are supposed to be known for clogs (wooden shoes), (wind)mills, tulips and even cheese and the color orange, but every damn foreigner I talk to mentions the legal drugs.

you forgot america. question: how the fuck can you be known for a colour? specifically orange? thats better than britain, who are known for rain.
dutch people are pretty cool though. i met one online on Halo 3 and he was by far the sanest person there (me included). interesting culture but when you make legal what most other countries dont, thats all youll be known for. shame.

What do you mean "I forgot America"?

I'm not trying to say that we invented the color orange or anything, but I wouldn't be surprised when people think of that color when they think of the Netherlands. It seems to be a fairly unpopular color with most other countries (and people), and it is pretty much ingrained in our culture. If you ever saw any official sports event where Dutch people were competing or in the audience, there's about a 99% chance they were wearing orange. Whenever anything remotely patriotic is happening (like a sports event or Queensday), everybody wears orange. It's just our color.

right. ok, that makes sense, and many of the american founding fathers were dutch, so you helped make america.

 

[Sir Broccoli]

I tend towards clicking Klompen, although I have no actual idea what it is.

Doen pinguïns een helm dragen wanneer gaan skiën?

They're wooden shoes.

Also: Pinguins skiën niet. Ze hebben geen duimen en kunnen dus die kloteschoenen niet aantrekken.

echte mannen spelen de bas gitaar

fixed