Tag Archives: Dutch attitudes to sex and drugs

Brothels Closed at 10pm and No Magic Mushrooms? In AMSTERDAM?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by wordgeyser

One thing with living in the Netherlands, visitors are always asking about the drug culture and sex industry. It’s a source of great fascination to many people that the Dutch are tolerant and open about these less than respectable, by the … Continue reading →

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Pillow Talk: The Best Way to Learn a New Language

Posted on April 5, 2011 by wordgeyser

The Dutch are an enigmatic race. On the one hand conservative to a fault, on the other broad-minded, tolerant and objective. A confusing mix for the outsider – you think you have the culture sussed then something goes and blows … Continue reading →

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