Probably trivially obvious and can probably be attributed to my ignorance more than anything around Holland:
  • They really like to drink milk! I denmark we drink milk, but here it is offered for all meals, both at CWI and my hostel
  • For some reason it is easier to get powder milk in your coffee than fresh milk. The mind boggles
  • They like their “fietsen” here. Bicycles almost as many as I see in copenhagen. I’ve seen a fair amount of normal city-bikes with aero-gear. Most of the bikes are “granma-bikes”
  • It is true: Coffee-shops exist and you can walk in and buy hash
  • They are really really really looking forward to the football World Cup in South Africa.
  • They are very proud of their orange colors. Football celebrations and elsewhere
  • Some of the houseboats looks really nice
  • June 9 was electionday for parliment. Very quiet. No posters, no marches, no demonstrations. Very quiet.