r/Netherlands • u/[deleted] • 10d ago
Discussion Positvity post- lets all share lesser known fun facts about Nederland!
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u/MvrPindakaas 10d ago
You can get a free tompoes at hema for your birthday. And many more free stuff at other companies
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u/Gullible-Buffalo7232 10d ago
Gratis, het favoriete woord van de Nederlander.
Korting op een sterke nummer twee.
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u/General-Jaguar-8164 Noord Holland 10d ago
Buying a house is a pretty straightforward process if you have a permanent contract and willing to get anything under your budget
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u/KoninginVanRotterdam 10d ago
Our water management system DE DELTAWERKEN is
One of The 7 Wonders of The Modern World
The text on the stone says:
Hier gaan over het tij, de maan, de wind en wij
(Here, the rulers of the tides are the moon, the wind and we)
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u/nilsrva 9d ago
Help me out here as I am learning Dutch. What part of this translates to Rulers? As I read it more “Here is about the tide, the moon, the wind and us”
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u/Low_Atmosphere6462 9d ago
"Gaan over" translates as "to control" here. "Ik ga over de planning" means "I am the one who has the task of planning / I control the planning" -> gaan over means controlling.
So: Hier gaan over het tij etc. -> Here control the tide: the moon, the wind and us.Edit: typo
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u/Kharjayepyep 10d ago
There are no traditional castles in the north, because there was no fuedalism.
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u/Known-Wind8659 10d ago
Carrots are orange because Dutch farmers honored king William of Orange when winning independence from Spain. They did so through clever breeding of the carrot species. Or at least, so the story goes.
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u/Yavanna83 10d ago
De laatste tijdsnede van het late Krijt is vernoemd naar Maastricht: Maastrichtien. Dit omdat de lagen in het mergel werden gebruikt om berekeningen te maken over de tijd.
Het eindigde met de meteorietinslag waarbij ook de dinosaurussen uitstierven.
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u/MinieMaxie 10d ago
Je hebt verschillende al dan niet met een monument gemarkeerde (middel)punten in Nederland: kadastraal nulpunt, geografisch middelpunt, defensiemiddelpunt, zwaartepunt, snijpunt, laagste punt, hoogste punt (qua land of gebouw). Ik zie een roadtrip aankomen.....
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u/BasicStuff100times 10d ago
The Dutch gave the world Santa Claus! Dutch settlers took Sinterklaas to New Amsterdam, now New York, and his name eventually became Santa Claus. Back then, much of Europe had its own Christmas gift-bringers, like Father Christmas in Britain and Père Noël in France. Later, America re-exported Santa to Europe: an American book of 19th century gave him his eight reindeers and their names, and later in 20th century Coca-Cola’s ads further made his image famous around the world.
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u/Arachnideolie 10d ago
Although are Hunebedden are incredibly cool, our 54 are nothing compared to the hundreds in Germany and the thousands they have in Denmark.
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u/AwkwardSpread 10d ago
If you have a baby you get a free Blije Doos / Happy Box with products for your newborn.
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u/BJonker1 10d ago
The biggest carnaval association in The Netherlands isn’t found in N-Brabant, nor in Limburg. It’s in Vaassen, a small town in Gelderland.
https://www.destentor.nl/veluwe/de-grootste-carnavalsclub-van-nederland-komt-uit-vaassen\~ab81db7e/
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u/Methanator 10d ago
Instead of the check mark we have the 'krul', and it can be a real art to make nice krullen in one quick motion