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• Dutch courage

  
  Michael Caine perhaps said it best in the third installment of the Austin Powers film trilogy when he said: ‘There are two kinds of people I can't stand in this world....

• Space oddity

  
  If you fly KLM frequently and have collected plenty of air miles, you can soon exchange them for a rather unusual outing....

• Ajax: the most loved and loathed club in Holland

  
  Amsterdam's legendary football club is a household name throughout the world, yet despite, or perhaps owing to, its success the Dutch either love or hate Ajax and there doesn’t seem to be any middle ground....

• Beetle

  
  The Volkswagen Beetle is the most popular 'old timer' in the Netherlands. This German-produced car's popularity is probably due to the fact that for many Dutch it was their first private vehicle....

• Act like a local (1)

  
  Here are some helpful hints and guidelines about local habits and behaviour. Get used to them. In lesson 1 we give you advice about the second most important thing in life: ordering a beer like the locals do....

• Crisis? What crisis?

  
  Of the 12.6 million Dutch who went on holiday last year, almost half chose to spend time in their own country....

• Cash or credit?

  
  That the Dutch are a frugal lot has never been up for debate, but, as it turns out, this affects your lifestyle as much as it does theirs....

• Chardongay

  
  That the Netherlands is a (reasonably) tolerant country for homosexuals has been known for ages. Now, however, gays can even sip their own wine: the Chardongay....

• Bitter… balls?

  
  The name bitterballen, or bitter balls, conjures up all kinds of images and not entirely wholesome ideas from sour edibles hardly fit for consumption to a sex toy you might find in the Red Light district....

• The Weed Pass

  
  It's still unclear at the moment whether the National Weed Pass will truly be introduced by the Dutch government....

• Have your say

  If you've had an experience to remember at any of the venues listed in this guide, be it good, bad, ugly or downright sad, let the two million regular unique visitors to our website, www....

• Shhhh! The Dutch are listening!

  
  Last year 26,000 ‘suspicious phone calls’ were monitored by the police in the Netherlands....

• The price of complaining

  
  The Dutch love to complain, especially about money and the weather. Despite of the fact that many daily products like bread, milk, cheese, eggs and beer are 10% cheaper than in neighbouring countries, they love to gripe about the cost of a trip to the supermarket....

• High times in Holland

  
  The Dutch people's laid back liberal attitude is perhaps best illustrated by its very reasonable and unprejudiced drug policy....