Dutch culture stereotypes: Rude, cheap, insipid food eating bikers on clogs?

Welcome to MAG Going Dutch, the podcast in which Daria and Natasha try to uncover all things  interesting, funny, weird and fascinating about Dutch culture.

Daria and Natasha have been students in the Netherlands for a while now, but do they truly understand the Dutch already? Of course not, and that’s why they came up with the brilliant idea to create a podcast dealing with the Dutch and their weird habits.

Every episode they discuss another typical Dutch topic: food culture, festivities, dating, communication… To help them get a better insight, they invite a Dutchy to give them an insider’s perspective.

In this first episode, they discuss the many stereotypes they have about the Dutch. Are they true or false? And what were their first impressions of Dutch culture upon arrival? Dutch Hanze student Afke joins Daria and Natasha for a ‘gezellige’ conversation about stamppot, Dutch directness, frugality, clogs and windmills!

Do you know an awkward Dutch phenomenon that you want us to discuss? Send us a message or a DM on Instagram!