Asking
Only logged in members can reply and interact with the post.
Join SimilarWorlds for FREE »

Tell me 1 fact you know about the Netherlands

Very curious how many people know about the country
dutch people are the tallest people in the world on avarage
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@Strawberrry that's true
Everyone is 7ft tall and drink milk all day.
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@DarlingSelah Well close enough
Trippy · F
Eddie van Halen call it home 😎🤟
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@Trippy Very famous music. Are you a fan?
Trippy · F
@Soph03 Absolutely!! May he RIP 🙏❤️
Viper · M
Um, um.... Ummm....

Is that the one where it's under Sea level and they have dam like things holding the sea off?

Also is that the one with the reputation, where pretty much anything is legal and anything can goes, compared to the surrounding countries being a lot more stricter?
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@Viper Haha I enjoyed the engineering part than the last part but you're right
4meAndyou · F
2nd go round...it appears that the Netherlands may be near the cradle of a second human race on earth simply because they are near Basque, which is the origin of that race. Green eyes are one of the characteristics, as is RH negative blood.

[b]Traits and characteristics[/b]
Empathetic
Reddish hair
Green, blue or hazel eyes
Intuitive
Always look for facts
Higher than average IQ
Easily Scared
Lower body temperature
Sense of purpose in life
Compassionate
Unexplained psychic dreams
Interest in space and science
Extra vertebrate
An inclination to healing professions
A feeling of being different
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@4meAndyou I have some of those but missing others. Then again I have a scottish father :D
4meAndyou · F
@Soph03 Green or hazel eyes are supposed to be a clue. There are a LOT of green eyes in that area, and they are rare!
Beautiful Tulips, prized growers. Vast swathes of color across fields of companies shipping around the world.
4meAndyou · F
@SethGreene531 Tulip bulbs used to be a sort of currency during the Renaissance in Holland. They were immensely valuable back then.
@4meAndyou Yes I've heard that. Similar to items throughout history traded in other countries as currency. 👍
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@SethGreene531 so true
Stopmakingsense · 56-60, F
And a third fact-. In addition to being nationalist fascists, they turned their back on the world in the climate crisis.v they're fossil fuels globally, a fake clean at home in Holland.
SW-User
Also they have a Royal family Queen 👑 Maxima is very glamorous and probably one of the most educated royal person in the world
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@SW-User yes but I don't think she was born into royalty
This comment is hidden. Show Comment
SW-User
A retired couple moved into the world's first 3d printed home in the Netherlands recently.

It's a flat country, most of the land is reclaimed from the sea.
Nederlanders kunnen directer zijn dan de meeste mensen gewend zijn... 🤭
FeetAreFantastic · 41-45, M
@HootyTheNightOwl Dat is zeker waar!
@FeetAreFantastic Ja ... in het begin was ik beledigd - totdat ik me realiseerde dat hun hart op de juiste plaats zit.

Nu is het iets dat ik ben gaan waarderen - en ik wou dat meer landen niet zo bang waren om te zeggen wat ze rechtstreeks bedoelen.
They have some impressive engineering on the seawalls along the north sea
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@Callmewhatyouwill Absolutely. Look at our levees
@Soph03 I have. Many times
meJess · F
It’s pretty flat, I think the highest point is 50 metres or so
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@meJess Are mountains are most peoples hills :D
EuphoricTurtle · 41-45, M
The most amazing flood prevention program in the world.
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@EuphoricTurtle Yes we learn a lot about those in school
Your country has a very clever way of dealing with floodwater.
DaddyThomas · 46-50, M
@FIBBY yeah, google Delta works
Paulypeeps · 46-50, F
Everyone has at least one bicycle - its the law!
DaddyThomas · 46-50, M
@Paulypeeps very funny 😄 but no it is just handy but not by law.
rachelsj · 22-25, F
All the shore line was once under sea
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@rachelsj Yes quite a bit of land reclaiming
dancingtongue · 80-89, M
It includes more than just the European country we used to know as Holland. Some former colonies, like Curacao, are actually part of the country which is why some of their baseball players have been knighted and why the Netherlands always has one of the strongest baseball teams in Europe.
@dancingtongue and even the mainland is more than Holland. There are 10 more provinces besides North-Holland and South-Holland.
Dshhh · M
they have survived layers of conquest that would have exterminated most peoples
when they nee3ded more land? The BUILT it
in the oldne, days a dutch flag was often enough make the pirates turn away
" those bastards will fight to the death to protect a few barrels of salt. not worth the effort!"
Stopmakingsense · 56-60, F
Here's another-. They've abandoned the fight against fascism. Geert Wilders is a typical Dutch person.
Stopmakingsense · 56-60, F
@NerdyPotato when I was a young single mom they were targeting moms in Holland for false welfare fraud. Rutte was in on it. My state in America used the same formula to target me.
@NerdyPotato Yes... but I get told off for saying things like that, though.

I have to be very careful about what I say about the Netherlands on the whole.
@HootyTheNightOwl that's a shame. In dangerous trends like these, it's important to point out the facts, no matter how ugly there are. That's the only wat to make the public aware of what's going on and to stop and reverse the trend.
TakenDown232 · 46-50, M
You have sex streets
DaddyThomas · 46-50, M
@TakenDown232 thats called the red light district, but it’s a lot smaller now. By the way, prostitution is legal in the Netherlands
Iwillwait · M
Liberal drug policies.
toddr13 · 46-50, M
De Stijl (Neoplasticism) art movement founded by Mondrian and van Doesburg was one of the most important contributions to abstract art in the 20th Century.
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@toddr13 You probably know way more about this than me so well done!
toddr13 · 46-50, M
@Soph03 Two leaders of a very important Dutch movement in art and architecture.
BalmyNites · F
Aka Holland, your weather is very similar to the UK & you also have a Queen 💜
@BalmyNites Holland is actually only two of the twelve provinces, but that's such a common misconception that it is indeed often used as a synonym for the entire country. The rest is spot on!
BalmyNites · F
@NerdyPotato Yes, I do actually know that 😉
DaddyThomas · 46-50, M
@BalmyNites the Netherlands is not the same as Holland
https://youtu.be/eE_IUPInEuc
This comment is hidden. Show Comment
MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M
There is an amazing market hall in Rotterdam that has the world's largest work of art and attracts more visitors than the Eiffel tower.
This comment is hidden. Show Comment
DaddyThomas · 46-50, M
@SW-User pole vaulting is used to cross ditches. Not rivers.
4meAndyou · F
I know that if were not for a system of levees, the country would be almost entirely under water now.
FeetAreFantastic · 41-45, M
@4meAndyou large parts of it for sure
LadyShagworthy · 26-30, F
There’s a region within call Frisia that has its only language and sometimes makes a move or two to be independent.
A lot of Netherlands is below sea level.
@Soph03
South of Netherlands?
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@SapphicHeart Limburg
@Soph03
That's pretty much as far away you can get and still be in the Netherlands, eh? 😅
Half the population of SW are unable to recognise Dutch - even when it is posted in a group called "Dutch language".
DestroyerOfIdeologies · 22-25, M
Beautiful girls. Nice people. KLM Dutch Royal Airlines is cool, best flight I ever had with them.
Muthafukajones · 46-50, M
Much of it is below sea level
It was the first republic in Europe
It was once owned by Spain
TexChik · F
I know how to spell it
TexChik · F
@XDHyperGirlXD1 I know how to spell “ drop it “ too ! 🤭
@XDHyperGirlXD1 *Steals stolen chocolate* 😈
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@TexChik More than most
Dolimyte · 41-45, M
Holland is just part of it, it's not synonymous with the Netherlands.
XDHyperGirlXD1 · 31-35, F
Peter pan 🤷‍♀️😂
XDHyperGirlXD1 · 31-35, F
me and @HootyTheNightOwl are friends on here she cant seem to get enough of me 😁 @Soph03 i was waiting for someone to get the joke 🥺
@XDHyperGirlXD1 Nuh... we used to be friends... until you murdered meh!!! 😇 👻
XDHyperGirlXD1 · 31-35, F
@HootyTheNightOwl I murdered you because you touch my cookies 😒
The only nether lands I’m super awared on are pretty much mine and my girls, tbh
Nyloncapes · 61-69, M
Great national football team in 70s johann cruyff a legend
Soph03 · 18-21, F
orange is a popular color there.
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@stound yes I think it is related to William of Orange
@Soph03 that was my understanding... a whole line of citrusy people for a long while.
SW-User
Flanders used to be a part of it.
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@SW-User that's right. I actually live closer to the capital of belgium than amsterdam
SW-User
@Soph03 I have no idea why I know that.
SW-User
Amsterdam is the capital and they ride a lotta bikes
Stopmakingsense · 56-60, F
They have a political party about animal rights.
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@Stopmakingsense thank god
kimlovesummer · 18-21, F
Little Dutch boys with finger in Dam.
Just kidding
uncleshawn · 41-45, M
@kimlovesummer No, it's a true story.
callis40 · 46-50, M
one of the best darts players ever is dutch, RVB....
Soph03 · 18-21, F
@callis40 don't know about that but I'll take your word!
melbeacher · 56-60, M
They have delicious Split Pea Soup there !!!
SW-User
The native language there is Dutch
DaddyThomas · 46-50, M
@SW-User and Frisian , we have two official languages here and loads of different dialects for such a small country
Cierzo · M
Pim Fortuyn was a political martyr.
DaddyThomas · 46-50, M
@Cierzo they also killed some journalists, Theo Van Gogh and Peter R. De Vries
Fauxmyope2 · 26-30, F
I have both Dutch and Irish heritage. The Dutch have a long history of speed skating. My great grandfather and grandfather were speed skating champions in western New York State. Both would skate on the frozen Genesee River into the city of Rochester. I have a pair of my great grandfather’s skates hanging in my apartment.
Alexsw · 70-79, M
A small beautiful country in Europe
SW-User
Black Pete is an old tradition there
This comment is hidden. Show Comment

 
Post Comment