1. What's the first thing you associate with the Netherlands?
ahem. bikes, cheese, wooden shoes, tulips and smoking pot.
2. What's the first thing you associate with the Dutch?
bikes and smoking pot
3. What food do you associate with the Netherlands?
cheese. you know, the hard yellow kind.
4. Have you ever tried it?
if yes: Did you like it?
You can't go very wrong with cheese.
5. What drink do you associate with the Netherlands?
For some reason, Gin...
6. Have you ever tried it?
if yes: Did you like it?
No... but it has it's uses.
7. What sport do you associate with the Netherlands? and why?
Football or speedskating. Since they ahve a reputation to be good at these...
8. Have you ever met someone who was Dutch (IRL)?
if yes: What was it like?
someone? Well. I have been to holland. I met several there. Then we ahve it that my next door neighbour is dutch... and her friend... and then in the same room there has lived two other dutch persons. Oh yeah, and then some friends of my parents knew another guy from holland, he used to tag along at midsummer. (He's the only person I know that has been thrown out of christiania for being too high... )
The girls were of curse nice, the male ones.... well... you can't be called tjalling and be expected to be sane, now can you?
9. Have you ever dated someone who was Dutch?
if not: Would you like to date one?
*shrugs* Maybe, myabe not... it's like not going to happena nytime soon...
10. Have you ever been to the Netherlands?
if yes: Did you like it here? What do you remember?
It was pretty nice. I only remember my trip to amsterdam, and that was like... 8 years ago. so I don' remember much at all.
11. Are you Dutch?
if not: Would you like to be one?
No, not really.
12. How would you describe the Netherlands?
flat.
13. How would you describe a stereotype Dutchman?
Insane
14. Do you think I am a stereotype Dutch girl?
Dunno, do I know you well enough?
15. Do you know some Dutch words?
if yes: give me some! (and their meaning )
uit <-- that means that you should get off the road here. (I always interpreted it as 'out' but that mgiht be wrong. Oh, and my neighbour taught me other words at some party a week ago, but I have forgotten already.)
~jonathan
I mean you harm.
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