Presentation about some aspects of Dutch culture and characteristics.
(Besides my own pictures, I used pictures from the internet. In case I used pictures with copyright, please let me know and I will delete those).
11. Step up to Saxion.
The Netherlands,
Holland or
Dutch?
Dutch is bad?
1. Dutch courage
2. Going Dutch
3. Double Dutch
4. Dutch comfort
12. Step up to Saxion.
The Netherlands,
Holland or
Dutch?
Dutch is bad?
1. Dutch courage
2. Going Dutch
3. Double Dutch
4. Dutch comfortA piece of Dutch comfort:
In Belgium things are more confusing
13. Step up to Saxion.
The Netherlands
• General information:
• Area: 41850km2 (Rank #130)
• Inhabitants:
16,7 million people (Rank #63, 0.24%)
Density: 405 km2 (Rank #30, 405)
• Capital city: Amsterdam
• Government centre: Binnenhof The Hague
• Constitutional Monarchy
14. Step up to Saxion.
The Dutch
Some important facts about the country:
Average coffee consuption: 140 liters per
person per year, 3.2 large cups a day…8.4
kg per capita. (avg. 1.4 kg per capita)
15. Step up to Saxion.
The Dutch
Some important facts about the country:
Average coffee consuption: 140 liters per
person per year, 3.2 large cups a day…8.4
kg per capita. (avg. 1.4 kg per capita)
But… Netherlands is not the world
champion. That honour goes to the
Finnish. A staggering 12 kg per capita per
year…
16. Beer
Beer consumption in the Netherlands,
75 liter per capita per year…
Nothing compared to the 140 liters per
capita in Czech republic
17. Beer
Beer consumption in the Netherlands,
75 liter per capita per year…
Nothing compared to the 140 liters per
capita in Czech republic
However…. we do win from the Belgians…
They just drink 74 liter per capita
(by the way, this is not a discussion about quality)
19. Step up to Saxion.
Transport in Netherlands
Total number of cars in Netherlands:
7.9 million = 0.47 cars per person
Total number of bicycles in Netherlands:
18 million = 1.07 bikes per person
20. Step up to Saxion.
Lowest point
of Europe
-6,76 m
0 m
21. Step up to Saxion.
Highest point in The Netherlands
Mount Scenery, 877 meter
22. Step up to Saxion.
Highest point in The Netherlands
Vaals mountain, 322 meter
24. Typical Dutch city landscapes
Canals were the highways of the past, they are abundant in
Dutch cities (although many have been filled up over time).
Amsterdam
25. Typical Dutch city landscapes
Canals were the highways of the past, they are abundant in
Dutch cities (although many have been filled up over time).
Utrecht
26. Typical Dutch city landscapes
Canals were the highways of the past, they are abundant in
Dutch cities (although many have been filled up over time).
Den Haag
33. Understanding the Dutch
Understanding the Dutch: main concern is independency.
Already from the Middle Ages. The country was never really
feudalized. “Democracy of the dry feet”
41. National Anthem
• Founder of the dynasty: William
of Nassau-Dillenburg, prince of
Orange:
• Rebel leader who was the
driving force behind the Dutch
revolution. Murdered in 1584
• The National anthem is about
him
42. National Anthem
• Founder of the dynasty: William
of Nassau-Dillenburg, prince of
Orange:
• Rebel leader who was the
driving force behind the Dutch
revolution. Murdered in 1584
• The National anthem is about
him
Dutch National anthem (Wilhelmus):
William of Nassau, I am of German blood.
I'm faithful to the fatherland until I die.
I'm a prince of Orange, free and without fear
I have always honoured the king of Spain
(written by Philips von Marnix, lord of
Saint Aldegonde and West Souburg, 1572)
44. According to our queen, who is of
Basque-Argentinian offspring, Dutch
culture is like:
• 1 Cookie rule (3 variants)
• Open curtains and big windows
in the houses
• Money savers – heating off at
night
Typical Dutch: Does it exist?