A curious folk, these Dutch……That’s not mayonnaise I also see on that hot dog, is it? Is it true they slather the stuff on everything? I was thinking that we too here in the States should have a queen for whose birthday we should celebrate…..and then I realized we did have Richard Simmons, but in no way should he be celebrated…….;-)
Stu!
How, after what, five years is it? Can you NOT own an article of orange clothing?!? I even managed to move over here with an orange shirt! (Proudly worn on the 30th too). This was topped off my my orange jacket, and a silly orange crown with the NL flag running through it and bells on the tips :)
Though at least you managed to get to it this year, rather than being laid up with a hang-over :)
Oh, and no, it wasn’t Croydon College, unless for 2 years I was subject to some weird time/space anomally that meant I was living in Exeter, then somehow being transported to Croydon on the journey to college….
Hi Stu, I’ve just been catching up on your posts and had a good chuckle over the lift one and the one before this too. Seems you haven’t lost your keen eye when it comes to all oddities of a Dutch nature. It also seems you haven’t forgotten how to enjoy yourself!
As for orange, I am proud to say I have managed to avoid ever wearing anything remotely resembling that hideous colour. I even avoid Queen’s day just so I won’t have to see it ;-)
The only place for orange is on the orange itself!
That was a very long and pointless post, but very informative though. I learnt a lot from it, i.e., that the Dutch are completely insane, and that there is chance that orange can mutate into a vicious life-form.
Through a rather circuitous route, to complicated to even remember, I found your blog and have been giggling insanely over the three posts I’ve read. I was living in Holland in 1979-80 so got to witness the old and new queen standing on the balcony and waving thing that they do. Don’t remember there being quite so much orange then. This is bringing back many fond and odd memories.
a usual suspect Says:
A curious folk, these Dutch……That’s not mayonnaise I also see on that hot dog, is it? Is it true they slather the stuff on everything? I was thinking that we too here in the States should have a queen for whose birthday we should celebrate…..and then I realized we did have Richard Simmons, but in no way should he be celebrated…….;-)
May 5, 2008 @ 4:45 pm
Anneke Says:
I managed to escape the Queensday celebration in Wales. Whoohoo! I don’t hate Queensday, but overdoses of Orange can happen…
May 5, 2008 @ 5:07 pm
Isabella Says:
The one thing I’d ever buy from a vrijmarkt happened to be in one of your photos! The weepul or wuppie (sp?) ;)
Great post!
I love your blog.
May 5, 2008 @ 8:46 pm
Gez Says:
Stu!
How, after what, five years is it? Can you NOT own an article of orange clothing?!? I even managed to move over here with an orange shirt! (Proudly worn on the 30th too). This was topped off my my orange jacket, and a silly orange crown with the NL flag running through it and bells on the tips :)
Though at least you managed to get to it this year, rather than being laid up with a hang-over :)
Oh, and no, it wasn’t Croydon College, unless for 2 years I was subject to some weird time/space anomally that meant I was living in Exeter, then somehow being transported to Croydon on the journey to college….
May 6, 2008 @ 8:20 am
VallyP Says:
Hi Stu, I’ve just been catching up on your posts and had a good chuckle over the lift one and the one before this too. Seems you haven’t lost your keen eye when it comes to all oddities of a Dutch nature. It also seems you haven’t forgotten how to enjoy yourself!
As for orange, I am proud to say I have managed to avoid ever wearing anything remotely resembling that hideous colour. I even avoid Queen’s day just so I won’t have to see it ;-)
The only place for orange is on the orange itself!
See you soon Vallyp
May 6, 2008 @ 9:21 pm
Keith Says:
That was a very long and pointless post, but very informative though. I learnt a lot from it, i.e., that the Dutch are completely insane, and that there is chance that orange can mutate into a vicious life-form.
May 8, 2008 @ 8:18 am
Sanna Says:
Through a rather circuitous route, to complicated to even remember, I found your blog and have been giggling insanely over the three posts I’ve read. I was living in Holland in 1979-80 so got to witness the old and new queen standing on the balcony and waving thing that they do. Don’t remember there being quite so much orange then. This is bringing back many fond and odd memories.
May 13, 2008 @ 2:26 pm
Invader Stu Says:
a usual suspect – Yes, they put it on ‘everything’ but I could never eat it myself. My hotdog is mayonnaise free.
Anneke – I’m still blind in the orange colour spectrum from that day.
Isabella – Is that what the orange life form is called?
Gez – It is a mystery.
VallyP – And yet strangely there was not an orange fruit in sight.
Keith – Thanks… I think.
Sanna – I’m glade to hear you have happy memories of it :)
May 13, 2008 @ 8:57 pm
Bruce Banner Says:
Yes, we use mayonaise on everything and we Love it ;)
If there’s something else you need to know about the Dutch just ask me. Was born there a long time ago and lived there eversince ;)
October 26, 2008 @ 1:20 pm