So today I learned that AVRO was a Dutch public broadcasting association. Interesting, thank you!
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So today I learned that AVRO was a Dutch public broadcasting association. Interesting, thank you!
You think?
How did you like Rotterdam? Tourists used to stay in Amsterdam mostly, but that has changed since Rotterdam is mentioned in all the hip traveling lists.
I was there for the Rotterdam Tournament run by Feyenoord FC, but we bussed in and out for the games from Amsterdam
Rotterdam seemed laid back and cool from what I saw of it.
I've known you for almost 20 years now, Santy, but that's the first time I've seen you post in DutchKan nog veel erger.. De Zevensprong.. Q&Q, Thomas en Senior.. da's erg lang geleden allemaal..
Thanks for the tips, everyone. I'll have a look at all of these during the next weeks.
Don't know if the site/videos are ip blocked but some of you might want to check out Andere Tijden (translation: Different Times)...
It's a history programme that looks at overlooked Dutch history or looks at things from a different angle...
It's slow paced and people should be able to follow the Dutch spoken...
https://www.anderetijden.nl/afleveringen
A recent episode is about Frau Antje...
It's a history programme that looks at overlooked Dutch history or looks at things from a different angle...
It's slow paced and people should be able to follow the Dutch spoken...
https://www.anderetijden.nl/afleveringen
A recent episode is about Frau Antje...
that's cool! Thank you! =) Apart from the existence of the country it was hardly ever mentioned at school. It'll be interesting to learn some of the history.
oh that sounds great! Thank you!!
Fijne koningsdag...
Of woningsdag...
Of woningsdag...
both After all, your King stays at home, too 
After all, your King stays at home, too 
Fijne Koningsdag, ik denk ook de saaiste Koningsdag ooit.
^en ik achtte dat jij je scooter van computer wrakken opbouwen zou 
Oh dear - I knew my self-taught Dutch is bad. But I had no idea it'd be bad enough to kill a thread 
Oh dear - I knew my self-taught Dutch is bad. But I had no idea it'd be bad enough to kill a thread
Nah, it was pretty solid. I'd've said verwachtte rather than achtte and most people here would tend to split up the compound verb (op zou bouwen), but I don't think that's actually mandatory, just more 'normal/common'.
I feel like a lot of people in the Netherlands (not just here) just haven't been as chatty the last two months. It's like everyone's holding their breath waiting for things to end. Except the people who are complaining/worrying about everything, but they probably don't want to bring that into a thread like this.
Or they're all out roller blading (I swear I've seen more people roller blading in the past two months than all the rest of the years I've lived here combined - and it's not even close, either).
Oh dear - I knew my self-taught Dutch is bad. But I had no idea it'd be bad enough to kill a thread
Not your fault.
Your Dutch/English is wat better then mine German/English
My children went to school and daycare last week, so I had for the first time in more then nine weeks two days for myself!
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Thank you! I'll try to remember that next time. It's a bit confusing: the words are rather similar in Dutch and German, but the grammar is very different. I should try and read more Dutch newspapers and books so that the grammatical structures get anchored in my brain.
I understand that atm nobody feels like talking about problems. So how about talking about pleasant things? I had no idea that rollerblading was so popular in the Netherlands. Are rollerbladers allowed to use the bicycle lane or do they drive on the pedestrian walk?
It never used to be. Someone apparently decided that roller blading was a way of getting outside and doing something fun without breaking quarantine rules and people just jumped on board, often with the entire family. They mainly stick to the bicycle paths. The roads here would be too bumpy for skating and the sidewalks are kind of short.
It can be disguised as sports and thus doesn't violate the quarantine rules? People did that here, too. Rollerblading isn't very popular in my region - too many mountains - but many kids use skateboards. If my balance wasn't that bad I'd like to try it myself
What I really miss are those old fashioned roller skates we had in the 60s that you could put on over your normal shoes. No stoppers on them nor an ankle guard. You really had to have skills to use those =) I'd sooo love to drive around with those again!
What I really miss are those old fashioned roller skates we had in the 60s that you could put on over your normal shoes. No stoppers on them nor an ankle guard. You really had to have skills to use those =) I'd sooo love to drive around with those again!
It can be disguised as sports and thus doesn't violate the quarantine rules? People did that here, too. Rollerblading isn't very popular in my region - too many mountains - but many kids use skateboards. If my balance wasn't that bad I'd like to try it myself
What I really miss are those old fashioned roller skates we had in the 60s that you could put on over your normal shoes. No stoppers on them nor an ankle guard. You really had to have skills to use those =) I'd sooo love to drive around with those again!
Well, there was never a full quarantine here. The government called it a 'smart lockdown', so you were allowed to go outside, you just weren't supposed to get too close to other people (and most things were closed and what was open had strict rules about distance/number of people allowed inside, you could get in trouble for having too many people in your house if they didn't live there, etc).
Cycling and walking were just as fine - it's all just as simple to do while keeping your distance from others - but I guess cycling and walking wouldn't have been too attractive for a lot of people since it's so normal and everyday. Roller blading was probably a new experience for a lot of them, and I guess one of the few new experiences they had these last few months.
and propably a lot of wounded knees 
Your smart lockdown is very similar to what we have now. Until 2 weeks ago we had much stricter rules and were allowed out only single and only for shopping and sports.
Your smart lockdown is very similar to what we have now. Until 2 weeks ago we had much stricter rules and were allowed out only single and only for shopping and sports.
