What are the Netherlands like?

I heard they have Europeans there. The_Ish

I heard they have Europeans there. The_Ish

hehe i giggled :P

I heard they have Europeans there. The_Ish

I needed that; thanks. :)

Well, what exactly would you want to know, how the Netherlands are like for a tourist?

Hard to compare to England or Germany though, unless you're talking about the "typical average" inhabitant, is that what you're looking for?

I heard they have Europeans there. The_Ish

I lol'ed at that, Mostly because I find that smilie hilarious.

Oh and.. Is it true that prostitution is legal there? I remember watching a movie, can't remember which movie, where they were in some kind of town in the Netherlands and there were prostitutes sitting in front of some glass ( just like clothing commercials and stuff )...

They closed part of those, at least in my city. I don't know how it is in a city as Amsterdam. Alphacy

The Netherlands don't exist!Bourbons3

How do you know, youve nether been:P

[QUOTE="Bourbons3"]The Netherlands don't exist!Film-Guy

How do you know, youve nether been:P

The Netherlands don't exist!Bourbons3

aren't the Netherlands under sea level? that means Global Warming could pwn them :o O NOES! save teh Netherlandz :|m4gicm4rty

It's... pretty damn boring.

There aren't that many windmills either.
-PureDemon-

Not to mention that there are not that many tulips here, perhaps in a particular small area and no one wears clogs here. :|
Alphacy

[QUOTE="Alphacy"]Not to mention that there are not that many tulips here, perhaps in a particular small area and no one wears clogs here. :|
-PureDemon-

oh and pure lives here too.. ^__^enormousaxie

It seems like such an awesome and relaxing place. Maybe it's just my stereotypical windmill and big open grassfields...But it just looks like such an awesome place from the millions of searches I've done. How does it compare to England or Germany? For anyone who has been there or lives there, I gotta know. I've been to Europe 4 times and have yet to go there.camreeno360

It's... pretty damn boring.

There aren't that many windmills either.
-PureDemon-

Well the village I live in has 2 windmills...

I live near Groningen which is anything but borring. Great spots to go party. Nice people. We actually have a lot of grass:P Really for a tourist I think the Netherlands, especially Amsterdam is a great place to visit. Compared to England. I can't see many differences. But don't compare the Netherlands with Germany. Germany is just a borring country.

Oh yeah and do you prefer being called Holland or The Netherlands. I guess The Netherlands is the politically right way to say it and I heard Holland is just a part of the country.

And why are you called "Dutch"? Why not Hollish or Netherlandic or something?

Oh yeah and do you prefer being called Holland or The Netherlands. I guess The Netherlands is the politically right way to say it and I heard Holland is just a part of the country.

And why are you called "Dutch"? Why not Hollish or Netherlandic or something?

camreeno360

We aren't called Dutch, thats what English people started calling us. I'm sure you can find the actual reason on the internet.

I'll tell you why it's called Holland as well though.:P Holland used to be one province of The Netherlands, and it was the richer province where all the trading happened, so people just started calling it Holland. Now the area that was called Holland is divided into two provinces; Zuid-Holland and Noord-Holland (I'm sure you can figure out what those mean:P)

[QUOTE="camreeno360"]

Oh yeah and do you prefer being called Holland or The Netherlands. I guess The Netherlands is the politically right way to say it and I heard Holland is just a part of the country.

And why are you called "Dutch"? Why not Hollish or Netherlandic or something?

MindFreeze

We aren't called Dutch, thats what English people started calling us. I'm sure you can find the actual reason on the internet.

I'll tell you why it's called Holland as well though.:P Holland used to be one province of The Netherlands, and it was the richer province where all the trading happened, so people just started calling it Holland. Now the area that was called Holland is divided into two provinces; Zuid-Holland and Noord-Holland (I'm sure you can figure out what those mean:P)

Isn't the New York Giants stadium called the netherlands.

[QUOTE="MindFreeze"][QUOTE="camreeno360"]

Oh yeah and do you prefer being called Holland or The Netherlands. I guess The Netherlands is the politically right way to say it and I heard Holland is just a part of the country.

And why are you called "Dutch"? Why not Hollish or Netherlandic or something?

camreeno360

We aren't called Dutch, thats what English people started calling us. I'm sure you can find the actual reason on the internet.

I'll tell you why it's called Holland as well though.:P Holland used to be one province of The Netherlands, and it was the richer province where all the trading happened, so people just started calling it Holland. Now the area that was called Holland is divided into two provinces; Zuid-Holland and Noord-Holland (I'm sure you can figure out what those mean:P)

Well what is opposite of North!;)

aren't the Netherlands under sea level? that means Global Warming could pwn them :o O NOES! save teh Netherlandz :|m4gicm4rty

Yes we are under sea level, but so is DeathValley in the USA.

The Netherlanders/Dutch are tall :|Aznsilvrboy

Except for me! :cry:

I'm not quite sure what the "Zuid" means. I got "Noord" means Nord though.camreeno360

[QUOTE="m4gicm4rty"]aren't the Netherlands under sea level? that means Global Warming could pwn them :o O NOES! save teh Netherlandz :|dayzee23

Yes we are under sea level, but so is DeathValley in the USA.

I used to live in the lowest place in the Netherlands, 11 meters under sea level I think.

[QUOTE="Aznsilvrboy"]The Netherlanders/Dutch are tall :|dayzee23

Except for me! :cry:

How old are you, how tall are you and how tall are your friends? (just curious).

[QUOTE="camreeno360"][QUOTE="MindFreeze"][QUOTE="camreeno360"]

Oh yeah and do you prefer being called Holland or The Netherlands. I guess The Netherlands is the politically right way to say it and I heard Holland is just a part of the country.

And why are you called "Dutch"? Why not Hollish or Netherlandic or something?

MindFreeze

We aren't called Dutch, thats what English people started calling us. I'm sure you can find the actual reason on the internet.

I'll tell you why it's called Holland as well though.:P Holland used to be one province of The Netherlands, and it was the richer province where all the trading happened, so people just started calling it Holland. Now the area that was called Holland is divided into two provinces; Zuid-Holland and Noord-Holland (I'm sure you can figure out what those mean:P)

Well what is opposite of North!;)

[QUOTE="m4gicm4rty"]aren't the Netherlands under sea level? that means Global Warming could pwn them :o O NOES! save teh Netherlandz :|dayzee23

Yes we are under sea level, but so is DeathValley in the USA.

[QUOTE="camreeno360"]I'm not quite sure what the "Zuid" means. I got "Noord" means Nord though.Jerell_rast

Hey I'm wondering, do you learn Dutch on Curacao?

The Netherlanders/Dutch are tall :|Aznsilvrboy

[QUOTE="Jerell_rast"][QUOTE="camreeno360"]I'm not quite sure what the "Zuid" means. I got "Noord" means Nord though.MindFreeze

Hey I'm wondering, do you learn Dutch on Curacao?

Another thing, why does it seem like every Dutchman speaks fluent English and how the language is so widely spoken there? It's almost like a second native language. camreeno360

English fluency is lower than Scandinavia I think but it's taught in High school and a Lot of things on tv are in English and we use English words a lot too.

[QUOTE="Aznsilvrboy"]The Netherlanders/Dutch are tall :|dayzee23

Except for me! :cry:

theres nothing wrong being short ;)

Another thing, why does it seem like every Dutchman speaks fluent English and how the language is so widely spoken there? It's almost like a second native language. camreeno360

Well, there's a couple of reasons:

- They start teaching it at school when you're about 11 years old.

- Movies and series are not dubbed. (except for some cartoons, which is too bad :( )

- You won't get very far only speaking Dutch ;) I'm not sure how many people around the world speak Dutch, but it must be a very tiny fraction of all people who speak English lol

[QUOTE="camreeno360"]Another thing, why does it seem like every Dutchman speaks fluent English and how the language is so widely spoken there? It's almost like a second native language. MindFreeze

English fluency is lower than Scandinavia I think but it's taught in High school and a Lot of things on tv are in English and we use English words a lot too.