Canals, tulips, drugs and the red light district.
Netherlands
01.01 New Year
April 27.04, King's Day
November 05.05, Liberation Day
December 25.12, Christmas
December 26.12, Boxing Day
112, single emergency number
0900 8844, non-emergency police calls
0800 7060, anonymous line Meld Misdaad Anoniem
– Vincent van Gogh, artist
– Rembrandt van Rijn, artist
– Hieronymus Bosch, artist
– Anne Frank, writer
– Johann Cruyff, footballer
– Rutger Hauer, actor
– smoking tobacco and vaping on trains
- use of drones over ports
– export of tulip bulbs without a phytocertificate
– photographing “red windows”
– When meeting, it is customary to shake hands and make eye contact
– Polite address in "Meneer/Mevrouw"
– Order is strictly observed in queues
– Politeness and punctuality are valued
Permitted drugs:
– Marijuana is permitted for personal use (up to 5 g).
– Growing up to 5 bushes is allowed.
– Sales are possible in coffee shops, but production remains illegal.
– greeting / Hallo / hallo
– gratitude / Dank u / dank u
– please / Alstublieft / alstublieft
– sorry / Sorry / sorry
– Where is the bus…? / Where is the bus…? / waar is the bus
– how much does a ticket cost? / Hoeveel kost het kaartje? / hoeveel kost het kaartje
– pharmacy / Apotheek / apotheek
– I need a doctor / Ik heb een dokter nodig / ik heb en dokter nodig
– I need help / Ik heb hulp nodig / ik heb hulp nodig
– call the police / Bel de politie / bel de politie
– call an ambulance / Bel een ambulance / bel en ambulance
– Very tasty! / Heel lekker! / heel lekker
– bill, please / De rekening, alstublieft / de rekening alstublieft
– toast / Proost! (To your health!)
– joke / In the Netherlands, bicycles are more important than cars!
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (cheese, herring, waffles)
– Cycling
– Canals and nature
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and the colonial past
– Immigration
– ride bicycles
– walk around Amsterdam
– visit museums
– to taste cheese
Canals, tulips, drugs and the red light district.
/
World
/
World
01.01 New Year
April 27.04, King's Day
November 05.05, Liberation Day
December 25.12, Christmas
December 26.12, Boxing Day
112, single emergency number
0900 8844, non-emergency police calls
0800 7060, anonymous line Meld Misdaad Anoniem
– Vincent van Gogh, artist
– Rembrandt van Rijn, artist
– Hieronymus Bosch, artist
– Anne Frank, writer
– Johann Cruyff, footballer
– Rutger Hauer, actor
– smoking tobacco and vaping on trains
- use of drones over ports
– export of tulip bulbs without a phytocertificate
– photographing “red windows”
– When meeting, it is customary to shake hands and make eye contact
– Polite address in "Meneer/Mevrouw"
– Order is strictly observed in queues
– Politeness and punctuality are valued
– greeting / Hallo / hallo
– gratitude / Dank u / dank u
– please / Alstublieft / alstublieft
– sorry / Sorry / sorry
– Where is the bus…? / Where is the bus…? / waar is the bus
– how much does a ticket cost? / Hoeveel kost het kaartje? / hoeveel kost het kaartje
– pharmacy / Apotheek / apotheek
– I need a doctor / Ik heb een dokter nodig / ik heb en dokter nodig
– I need help / Ik heb hulp nodig / ik heb hulp nodig
– call the police / Bel de politie / bel de politie
– call an ambulance / Bel een ambulance / bel en ambulance
– Very tasty! / Heel lekker! / heel lekker
– bill, please / De rekening, alstublieft / de rekening alstublieft
– toast / Proost! (To your health!)
– joke / In the Netherlands, bicycles are more important than cars!
Permitted drugs:
– Marijuana is permitted for personal use (up to 5 g).
– Growing up to 5 bushes is allowed.
– Sales are possible in coffee shops, but production remains illegal.
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (cheese, herring, waffles)
– Cycling
– Canals and nature
It is not accepted to discuss:
– Politics and the colonial past
– Immigration
– ride bicycles
– walk around Amsterdam
– visit museums
– to taste cheese