5. Differences in practice
Netherlands Belgium Germany
Breakfast ‘Boterham’ (bread) Bread/Nothing Bread / Cerials
Lunch Sandwiches Sandwiches Warm Meal
Diner At 18:00 At 19:00 At 19:00
Greetings Three kisses One kiss/ Shake Shake hands / hug
hands
Language Very direct Quite direct Quite direct
History, famous for Painters (Van Gogh, Cartoonists (Smurfs, Classical music
its... Rembrandt, TinTin, Spike and (Beethoven, Bach,
Mondriaan) Suzy / Suske and Mozart)
Wiske)
Mobility Bikes Cars/ Bus Cars / public
transport