Tag Archives: expat

Living In Holland vs UK

Posted on October 25, 2013 by

So I have been promising this for a while. A post about Holland and why I decided to leave after 6 months. I intentionally left some time to reflect on the experience and also to allow my grey matter to … Continue reading →

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Dating Dutch

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

Interesting, if controversial, post on Expatica about dating Dutch. I found the ‘research methodology’ rather amusing (mining and comparing the expat forums across countries, lol). I thought some of the observations were true, even though I am married and lived here … Continue reading →

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Dutch Food – The Basics, And Yes, The Herring

Posted on June 22, 2013 by

Get educated on the basics of Dutch national food from the very helpful Expat Support, or look at the photo of Dutch guys eating herring and have a good weekend 🙂

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Dutch Food – Filet Americain

Posted on June 22, 2013 by

I am not sure why this rather intriguing paste like looking thing is called this way. But it is essentially raw minced beef. As Expat Support educated me (I had to ask!), most Dutch people eat it spread on toast or … Continue reading →

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