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joost

Posted on 22 July 2008 by joost

Postcodes

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.

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joost

Posted on 27 May 2008 by joost

Meeting people

So you have managed to score a date with a Nederlander or even a couple of them. A quest lies ahead: surviving the first encounter with these Nederthals who–alledgedly–only serve one cookie and shoo you out the door at 8PM.

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