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Insight for Outsiders - Netherlands

Stephanie Kwoll - Omega Contributor

Name: Teun Roovers

Age: 20

Home Country: Vinkel, Netherlands

Field of Study: Business

Dutch culture

Three things you need to know about the Netherlands:

1. We have more than just windmills, tulips and wooden shoes.

2. We have the best cheese in the world, Dutch Gouda!

3. We have a lot of coffee shops (selling weed).

A must see in the Netherlands is: Amsterdam, the most beautiful city in the world.

The biggest difference between Canada and the Netherlands: The landscape because the Netherlands are very flat.

In the Netherlands, never ever: Say you are German.

A wrong stereotype about the Netherlands is: That we speak German.

Dutch people love: Travelling, we are everywhere!

Dutch people hate: Germans, but only in soccer.

What I like most about the Netherlands is: The people are very down to earth.

What I dislike most about the Netherlands is: The weather. It rains too much.

Here in Canada I miss most: Supertje Frikandel met and a bicycle.

Dutch cooking for beginners: Hutspot

Ingredients:

• Potatoes
• Carrots
• Onions
• Salt, pepper, nutmeg

Instructions:

Peel, cut and boil potatoes, carrots and onion in water. Drain off water and mash everything. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.