2. There is a collection of strange cheese in your fridge.
3. The lesbots look different. Don't take this the wrong way, but I think that a lot of Dutch and German women have that kind of queer look about them anyways...must be the specs... ;-)
4. You're facial hair is socially acceptable.
5. You rehydrate with coffee instead of water.
6. You add 'eh/he' on to the end of every sentence.
7. You break out in a sweat about the supermarket not being open 24 hours or shops being closed on a Sunday.
8. You pig out on Speculoos until you get a sugar headache and feel sick.
9. You cant find poached eggs, anywhere! Who wants to peel a boiled egg???
10. You drink cola light instead of diet coke.
11. You write stupid lists and procrastinate more.
12. The changing room in the gym is full of unhidden, unabashed bodies.
13. You can't find an adapter for your expensive 2-prong electric toothbrush!14. The guy in the supermarket asks if you have one cent, and you, smiling, hand over one euro instead.
15. Cyclists rule the road, pedestrian crossings and the pavement.
16. You see women standing in *ahem* shop windows modelling nothing but day-glow bikinis.
4 comments:
Lol. Poor you. Funny, though.
3. I agree (luckily we are Belgian, not Dutch! :P)
4. Seriously?
10. Just drink Cola/Coke :P
Happy adapting!
I love your Gent pictures! So neat!
Maybe you should visit Den Haag to see that there actually is Dutch-speaking territory where:
1. The locals tend to be against fur coats; it's synthetic materials instead.
7. Shops are open in the evening and on Sundays.
8. You can eat speculaas filled with almond paste (or is that for sale in Belgium as well?!)
9. Have Sanne make you a poached egg ;)
13. Find an adapter for your expensive 2-prong electric toothbrush.
14. Not have to bother with 1 or 2 cents - we start at 5.
17. Find out that there is a country where you're allowed - well, encouraged - to eat chocolate sprinkles and butter sandwiches!
18. Enconter people who voluntarily live below sea level.
Sara: enjoy the trip :)
Greet: re point 4 - totally true, twas on my welcome pack and one of the main reasons I moved here! ;)
Sanne: Thx for the list. Do your poaches eggs come with Errrrol Grrrrey? :)
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