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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....
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Sticks and stones
In other countries, the mere mumbling of swear words like 'klootzakken', 'kankerlijers', 'losers' and 'sukkels' (which are all impossible to translate) to a police officer would be sufficient for at least a night in jail....
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Bicycle Museum
A number of prominent cycling enthusiasts are working hard behind the scenes to set up a bicycle museum in ’s-Hertogenbosch....
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Street Talk (2)
Although everyone knows Amsterdam, 's-Hertogenbosch is still off the beaten path for most foreign tourists....
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Brabant's Potential Culture Capitals
’s-Hertogenbosch is, together with four other Brabant region cities, a candidate for becoming cultural capital of Europe....
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Orphaned Bikes
The Netherlands is the only country in the world where there are more bikes (18 million) than inhabitants (16....
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Dutch society
The obscure facts that follow were selected purely at random. They either give an impression of how Dutch society functions and what a small country can achieve or, perhaps, just the opposite....
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New Windmill
Den Bosch has set itself the target of being fully carbon neutral in 2050, which means all energy used in town must be generated by sustainable sources like water, wind or sun....
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Dialling God directly
Hundreds of beautiful sculptures can be found on St. John’s Cathedral depicting all sorts of heavenly or hellish scenes....
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Famous Bosschenaren Jeroen Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch (October 1453 - August 1516) is the most famous ‘Bosschenaar’ (person from ‘s-Hertogenbosch) of all time....
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Asylum Seekers & Bigots
Since last year, asylum seekers in the Limburgish village of Tienray have received a fluorescent shirt to wear if they’re out in the streets at night....
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Bavaria Beer Tour
In the Middle Ages there were dozens of breweries in 's-Hertogenbosch alone. This was a time when safe drinking water wasn't available....
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KLM in Search of its Dutch Roots
In order to refresh its image and to emphasise its Dutch roots, Royal Dutch Airlines KLM will start making more use of the colours white and orange next to their well-trusted blue....
A pat on the back
Local ’s-Hertogenbosch entrepreneurs have given the city council a pat on the back. Apparently they have heaped praise on the city for its responsible approach to traffic management and parking, communication and the ease with which it grants permits. This is all according to a study by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Only two Dutch cities scored higher in the biennial research that was conducted over the 31 biggest municipalities in the Netherlands.