Posted on 04 April 2010 by joost
Over here, we like things neat and tidy. We have institutionalized everything we can think of. This includes junk mail. If you don’t want to receive junk mail, in .nl we have an official sticker you can stick to your letterbox. It’s called a NEE/NEE sticker and you can get it in city hall.
Posted on 25 August 2008 by joost
Do I know first-hand about the situation regarding primary education? No (not yet). I will have to draw from personal memory and it’s been a while. On the other hand, things have stayed pretty much the same. How does primary education work in .nl?
Posted on 17 August 2008 by joost
For the tiny speck of land that is neder, a surprising number of dialects are spoken. Excuse me, there are several official languages even! Well maybe just two, and maybe the minor one is really really minor. Still, a slang-speaking person from the north will have a hard time understanding someone from the south.
Posted on 22 July 2008 by joost
What could be more boring than a postcode? Well, few things actually. But that’s not the point. The point is that Nederlandse postcodes are typical in that they are unusual and highly precise. A postcode basically tells you which block the recipient lives in.