The Dutch are incredibly proud of their alleged directness. To quote a common saying, the Dutch are never rude, just direct. Now, being British, I might disagree with that statement and say that the Dutch are often rude rather than direct. But ok. You say 'scone' and I say 'scone'. But one area where Dutch directness runs away faster than a man after a Tinder one-night stand … [Read more...] about Dutch people angry that a TV presenter is being called racist for making racist comments
Dutch Tolerance
A Third of Housing Agencies in Amsterdam Are Willing to Discriminate
Recently the Dutchnews.nl site published a story about the results of research that a third of housing agencies in Amsterdam are prepared to discriminate against non-native Dutch people if requested by homeowners. via GIPHY In other news, several other earth-shattering discoveries were made this week. Water is in fact wetFire burnsDutch women like wearing clothes with … [Read more...] about A Third of Housing Agencies in Amsterdam Are Willing to Discriminate
Being Offended is a Choice and can get you beaten unconcious
Woman of Chinese Descent Beaten Unconscious for Objecting to the Racist anti-Chinese Carnival Song In a previous post, I wrote about the casual everyday racism faced by Asians in the Netherlands since the outbreak of the Coronavirus. In that post, I also translated the lyrics to a carnival song called ‘Voorkomen is beter dan Chinezen’, which is a blatantly racist hate song … [Read more...] about Being Offended is a Choice and can get you beaten unconcious
In the Netherlands Being Racist to Asians is the New Black (Darling)
Being racist to Asians is the new black Greetings dear readers. I hope that while cycling headlong into Storm Ciara that you survived. I sometimes like to write about trends in the Netherlands so am happy to let you know that the latest and hottest trend in this windy flat land is being racist to Asians. It the new black darling! The joy of being racist to Asians In the limited … [Read more...] about In the Netherlands Being Racist to Asians is the New Black (Darling)
Dutch Erasmus Student Studies Degree in English Whines About Too Much English Being Spoken
Too Much English Spoken at the Erasmus University Hello dear readers, how are you? It's been a while. I've been having a short break from writing, however, a very sad story finally got me back behind the keyboard. Before reading any further, please make sure that you have a box of tissues handy, or if you're Dutch, have your sleeve ready. ;) (Disclaimer, that was what is … [Read more...] about Dutch Erasmus Student Studies Degree in English Whines About Too Much English Being Spoken