I guess the Dutch take football seriously...

[amirm]

Did half the country come here for the games???

 

[LTig]

AI?

 

[MCH]

Often feels dutch are overrepresented in every holiday spot or event. Seems they just like, and can, go away often. In Germany they have jokes about dutch going with the campervan everywhere

 

[Keith_W]

I might get a lot of hate for this, but ... IMO Kansas City has the best BBQ in the USA. Sorry, Texans.

BTW, why is a city named "Kansas City" mostly in Missouri? Lots of weird things about the USA, like Washington DC is not in the state of Washington. At least New York is in New York!

 

[solderdude]

The so called 'Orangemarch' is famous all around the globe.
Google pictures: 'oranjemars'

'Snollebollekes' links rechts has been adopted by football fans.

For those that don't know where the orange color comes from... Dutch Monarchs stem from 'Willem van Oranje' (translates as 'Willem of orange'

 

[Karmacoma]

In Germany they have jokes about dutch going with the campervan everywhere

Funny cos in France we have jokes about dutch going everywhere with the campervan full of potatoes (so they don't have to eat out).

 

[Karmacoma]

At least New York is in New York!

New Amsterdam was her name
Before she was New York

 

[KenMasters]

I think the camper van thing also goes for the Belgians.

Dutch people, love them, but they treat penny-pinching like a national sport

 

[diddley]

But yes Amir, we take football very seriously.
It's a country with 18 million inhabitats and a good portion is over there enyoying American hospitality.
The reports back from the USA are very positive, so THANK YOU!

 

[Ropeburn]

Often feels dutch are overrepresented in every holiday spot or event. Seems they just like, and can, go away often. In Germany they have jokes about dutch going with the campervan everywhere

And clogging our Autobahns!

Reality: even more Germans are on the way into the other direction simultaneously. With their campers, clogging Dutch motorways.

 

[Ropeburn]

The so called 'Orangemarch' is famous all around the globe.
Google pictures: 'oranjemars'

'Snollebollekes' links rechts has been adopted by football fans.

For those that don't know where the orange color comes from... Dutch Monarchs stem from 'Willem van Oranje' (translates as 'Willem of orange'

Also fun fact: the common orange carrot is actually a hybrid of yellow and purple carrots, and was specifically bred for the Dutch royal House bcuz orange

 

[Chester]

English football fans will always be No.1

 

[GroeneLeeuw]

Interestingly, in Holland there plenty of other people of 2 countries doing well in the WC: Morocco & Cape Verde
And the next game is Netherlands vs Morocco!

 

[Rickysa]

New Amsterdam was her name

Why they changed it I can't say. People just liked it better that way..... Istanbul was Constantinople, Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople

 

[BeeKay]

Why they changed it I can't say. People just liked it better that way..... Istanbul was Constantinople, Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople

They might be giants

 

[voodooless]

It’s cool that you can see how slow sound really is by observing the motions of the crowd.

It’s not just the Dutch that know how to party:

 

[amirm]

But yes Amir, we take football very seriously.
It's a country with 18 million inhabitats and a good portion is over there enyoying American hospitality.
The reports back from the USA are very positive, so THANK YOU!

It is a fascinating thing. All the stories are that the overseas attendees are very much enjoying their stay and interactions in US. And we, are quite pleasantly surprised and pleased that they are! It is definitely a unifying thing that no one expected.

 

[Prana Ferox]

I might get a lot of hate for this, but ... IMO Kansas City has the best BBQ in the USA. Sorry, Texans.

I'll forgive you as an Aussie for thinking either state's BBQ is better than North Carolina's

 

[PristineSound]

The world cup is miserable for NY traffic.

Sorry to be a party pooper.

But at least the NY Knicks won the NBA finals, so that made it up.

 

[Audionaut]

Bill Shankly >
"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that."

That humorously sums up the attitude of many European and South American fans.