tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post5628429952595881182..comments2024-01-26T02:50:31.892+01:00Comments on Turning Dutch: Why The Dutch Refuse to Queue Like the EnglishAmanda van Mulligenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17328016562973171711noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-45238191218359309102017-01-08T20:24:12.728+01:002017-01-08T20:24:12.728+01:00Ouch!! We Dutch are terribly rude and hate queuing...Ouch!! We Dutch are terribly rude and hate queuing but comparing us to the Germans 😔😉Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776115055046150241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-72393402788026922352016-02-06T16:36:45.665+01:002016-02-06T16:36:45.665+01:00Hi Bianca, great you found the blog :-) Sounds a w...Hi Bianca, great you found the blog :-) Sounds a wonderfully colourful, rich cultural background you've gained. Thank you for your kind words :-)Amanda van Mulligenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328016562973171711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-51876580376831775072016-02-06T16:34:38.347+01:002016-02-06T16:34:38.347+01:00I don't know that movie bit it is starting to ...I don't know that movie bit it is starting to sound like being somewhere in the middle of a queue makes sense.... if there is a queue in the first place....... Every culture has there own way of working it out - but adapting takes a smidgeon longer sometimes :-)Amanda van Mulligenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328016562973171711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-84317588988880083232016-02-06T16:32:35.293+01:002016-02-06T16:32:35.293+01:00I'm not surprised to hear that at all...... th...I'm not surprised to hear that at all...... they are neighbours with many shared habits after all :-)Amanda van Mulligenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328016562973171711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-39988707156151630202016-02-04T23:29:16.521+01:002016-02-04T23:29:16.521+01:00It's brought me great joy to come across your ...It's brought me great joy to come across your blog!!! I started studying Dutch after living in French Guiana and spending most days in Suriname. The book, 'Watching the English' was brought on a trip by my Russian best-friend when we traveled to England - we had so much fun discussing subtleties we picked up on and would check the book to see if we were right. Fascinating insights you have, I must say! Biancahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243200481602599560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-39498441578125555282016-01-30T22:05:42.013+01:002016-01-30T22:05:42.013+01:00If you remember the movie 2012: the end of the wor...If you remember the movie 2012: the end of the world.... while lots of people trying to get a place on the Arch, the negative character on the movie pushed his way to be first in the line. But the Arch was not there yet and while "waiting", the crowd behind was pushing him and his off the cliff. In the movie they were Russians but as you describe them could be the dutch or many other civilizations :))<br />I believe there should be a peaceful, intellectual and educated mixture for organizing ourselves in the community. Maybe also English way or Japan way is too much but you have to agree that it works all ways :D Adrianhttp://www.rotaractmun.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-75373633645164505752016-01-29T16:17:37.043+01:002016-01-29T16:17:37.043+01:00They did this in Hamburg, too! (but possibly with ...They did this in Hamburg, too! (but possibly with more pushing? I swear those old ladies must have been sharpening their elbows!) We could always tell which gate our flight back to Hamburg was, as there would be a quasi-queue forming: there would be the start of a line, and then it would split into two lines across the place where people walk, and at least one of those would split again. Not to mention all the people who'd just jump in line willy-nilly. People queue in the US like the UK, and the lack of a line was one of the big surprises I got upon moving. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561108469761838392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-63381821749345911902016-01-29T15:12:28.631+01:002016-01-29T15:12:28.631+01:00That is absolutely right - they are brilliant at p...That is absolutely right - they are brilliant at pulling numbers and then waiting their turn. Those ticket machines should be added to bus stops!!! Problem solved :-)Amanda van Mulligenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328016562973171711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-36169951126177459952016-01-29T15:06:33.812+01:002016-01-29T15:06:33.812+01:00Dutch are great at "taking a number" at ...Dutch are great at "taking a number" at the butcher, baker, or hospital. They just need some order in their hectic lives. Forget the politeness! Linda@Wetcreek BlogLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418803664950404235noreply@blogger.com