Dutch people

A lot of international people think that most Dutch people are tall, blond, and rude. But how can we subscribe a Dutch person as it is in fact?

Personality

The dutch are extremely open and liberal. They talk very open about everything, including sex, drugs, and alcohol. A major aspect of this openness and liberalism is a strong sense of individuality, confidence, and independence. For this reason, some Dutch people have difficulty expressing themselves in other countries. For example, when Dutch people do not like your work or your behavior, they will say that to you in your face. This is not that they want to be impolite, but because they are used to the fact that everything is discussable. If you would like to learn something about the Dutch manners in a funny way I advise you to order this book:Dude, that's rude!

Appearance

It is true that we have tall people in Holland, statistically the tallest people in the world as measured by country, are the Dutch. The average height for all adults for the Netherlands is 6 feet 1 inch (1.85m). Most Dutch people have a light skin, and we do have a lot of blond people. However, there are a lot of different appearances; think of red, black, and brown hair people, and a lot of immigrants from different origins. You can say that we have a very multi-cultural society.

Languages

The most commonly spoken language is German. This is because Germany is their neighbor country and they do a lot of business with the Germans. Besides that, almost all Dutch can speak English or are willing to learn it. When you are at secondary school, you can choose besides learning English, learning German or French at high level.

Interests

Besides study or work, Dutch people love socializing. They like to have a drink with other people in their spare time to talk about personal things. The Dutch word of having a cosy time is 'gezelligheid'. For this they go to bars, cafes or restaurants to have a drink and some snacks. A lot of Dutch people do also like their own dutch music. 

It is also true that almost every Dutch person has a bicycle, they like to take their bicycle to school, work, or to the city, because it takes you fast and easy to another place.

A typical famous Dutch song that you might hear in bars or cafes

Computers

The Dutch are talented with computers. They produces a large number of well-known Internet personalities. The quality of the Dutch websites are very high. This might have to do with the fact that computing appeals to the logical, and their practical knowledge of the English language is a great aid.