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    At Inholland University I have learned Dutch language and culture, I can now speak a little bit, count, read the time, read the numbers and also some verbs (conjugation). I'll explain here what I've learned. It can complete the part of cultural subject.

    The people: Dutch society is egalitarian, individualistic and modern. The people tend to view themselves as modest, independent and self-reliant. They value ability over dependancy. The dutch have an aversion to the non-essential. Accumulating money is fine, but public spending of large amounts of money is considering something of a vice and associated with being a show-off.

    Greetings: In the Netherlands shaking hands is really important the first time you meet a person, but the difference is that when you see again that same person you don't need to shake hand anymore, a simple "Hallo" is okay.  

    The dutch and foreign languageInternationally the Dutch are considered to be proficient at speaking other languages. They start learning English in the last 2 years of elementary school or primary school. According to a self reporting census, 87% of Dutch are able to speak reasonable English although the accent can be marked.

    Eating and drinking: The big difference with France is that they don't eat hot food at lunch, it is mostly bread with ham of butter. Their specialities are " Bitterballen ; stroopwaffels ; hereng ; kroket ; frikandel", they really like that.

     

     


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