Help me figure out this line of Dutch dialogue! [more inside]
posted by media_itoku on Nov 2, 2009 - 6 answers

Looking for good books/resources about the 17th century Anglo-Dutch maritime wars. For a project I'm doing, I'd like to get more historical detail about what the Dutch call the English Wars and what the English call the Dutch wars. While I am interested in the specific facts, I'm more interested in getting a sense of time and place, both for those who were at sea and for those at home in the two countries. Do you know any fascinating books (non-fiction or historical fiction) that reference these events?
posted by judith on Oct 18, 2009 - 10 answers

I'm half Dutch, but I've never been to The Netherlands. On my first trip there, where should I go, and what should I do, to get a better understanding of contemporary Dutch culture and language? [more inside]
posted by embrangled on Oct 8, 2009 - 11 answers

I have found a written reference to a person with a last name of: ten Thije ook genoemd Boonkkamp. I am assuming that it is Dutch? and can anyone transliterate it into English, especially the non-capitalized parts? Does it mean 'Thije' who is married to 'Boonkkamp' or anything like that?
posted by eaglehound on Sep 25, 2009 - 8 answers

NetherlandsFilter: As a Dutch citizen, am I eligible for financial aid for school in the United States? [more inside]
posted by zvs on Sep 10, 2009 - 2 answers

I want to get me some traditional Dutch trousers, like these. [more inside]
posted by TiredStarling on Mar 21, 2009 - 4 answers

How much Dutch do I need to learn if my goal is to be able to read Donald Duck comic scans online ? More details and sample pages inside. [more inside]
posted by joewandy on Mar 4, 2009 - 9 answers

Unidentified Dutch pen-and-ink drawing: anyone familiar with this type of ship? [more inside]
posted by RedReplicant on Feb 25, 2009 - 10 answers

Please help me create the greatest scavenger hunt in Amsterdam ever! [more inside]
posted by Unred on Feb 21, 2009 - 5 answers

How do you make truly tender, succulent Jewish-style brisket? [more inside]
posted by roxie110 on Feb 16, 2009 - 14 answers

Where can I buy bessengenever? [more inside]
posted by Arch1 on Dec 19, 2008 - 11 answers

Walking down the street one day in Amsterdam, you encounter an art-thing (sculpture/installation) that's broadcasting audio. The audio includes spoken poems. Would you expect these poems to be in Dutch? Would you feel alienated if they were in English, or if some were in English and some in Dutch? [more inside]
posted by kalapierson on Sep 19, 2008 - 12 answers

Is there an online Dutch dictionary that shows diacritical marks for the pronunciation and stress of the word? [more inside]
posted by softsantear on Jul 23, 2008 - 4 answers

How can I support the Dutch? [more inside]
posted by TheWhiteSkull on Jun 18, 2008 - 14 answers

Welke Nederlandse podcasts kun je me aanbevelen? [more inside]
posted by ponystyle on Apr 21, 2008 - 11 answers

I'm looking for a copy of the 1979 Dutch film "Opname" (U.S. title: "In for Treatment"), to rent or buy. [more inside]
posted by JimN2TAW on Sep 18, 2007 - 7 answers

I would like to learn to speak Dutch. Would it be better to move to London and practice Dutch on weekends in the Netherlands, or just relocate there for full immersion? [more inside]
posted by four panels on Aug 30, 2007 - 5 answers

Where can I find Eleanor Farjeon's poem 'Cats Sleep Anywhere'........ in Dutch? [more inside]
posted by pootler on Aug 23, 2007 - 6 answers

Looking for accurate English translations of two poems written in ancient Dutch. [more inside]
posted by lhall on Jul 23, 2007 - 5 answers

Can someone translate a couple of Dutch sentences for me? [more inside]
posted by leesh on Jun 28, 2007 - 6 answers

Where oh where have all of my wifes clothes gone? A postal Mystery in 3 parts. [more inside]
posted by Lord_Pall on May 31, 2007 - 7 answers

Dutch as a second language [more inside]
posted by AdamOddo on May 20, 2007 - 25 answers

Help me find the name of a Dutch sweetbread (containing small bits of dried fruit and nuts) with entire "candied" banana baked inside. a special stollen? [more inside]
posted by ernie on Dec 5, 2006 - 9 answers

I like to listen to the AVRO klassiek Zondagochtend Concert podcast. As I speak no Dutch, I have no idea what I'm listening to. Perhaps you can help? [more inside]
posted by metaculpa on Dec 2, 2006 - 3 answers

I'm an American hosting a couple of guests from Greek Cyprus for whom I am doing professional (scientific) training. We may go out to dinner on one of those nights. Will "going Dutch" be nothing unusual to them? Or being from a Mediterranean culture where friends become extended family, might they expect one of us (me or them) to pick up the entire tab? Granted I am the host and can do what I want, but I'm still interested in what they'll expect.
posted by rolypolyman on Jul 31, 2006 - 11 answers

Planning on going to Pinkpop in The Netherlands. Any experiences? [more inside]
posted by justkevin on Apr 24, 2006 - 6 answers

I need a two fictitious pirate captain names: one French, one Dutch [more inside]
posted by jlstitt on Mar 3, 2006 - 37 answers

Can anyone translate this? I believe I was just insulted in Dutch, but Babelfish isn't translating more than a word or two, and I don't know much. Dutch. [more inside]
posted by tweak on Feb 14, 2006 - 12 answers

Seeking reccomendations for music with Dutch vocals, any dialect, any genre.
posted by phrontist on Dec 14, 2005 - 11 answers

Haunted by a movie. About ten years ago I was in France and I saw a chilling suspense movie on late-night TV. I'm not sure that it was French - maybe Dutch or German, with subtitles? I remember little: the music-box/bells theme, the murderer's slow grace, and a scene where the detective fills a room with steam to recover a victim's traced final message. A little more (and a spoiler) inside. [more inside]
posted by Marquis on Nov 10, 2005 - 3 answers

I was curious about the 1997 Dutch film 'All Stars,' directed by Jean Van de Velde. Is there a way to tell if it's out on DVD, and anyway to get a version with English subtitles?
posted by jgballard on Oct 19, 2005 - 3 answers

I'd like to take up a more rigorus study of the Dutch language, and am looking for resources to aid me in doing so. Much more inside... [more inside]
posted by phrontist on Jun 12, 2005 - 8 answers

This is going to be really difficult, I think, but it's worth a shot. A long time ago I saw (on dutch tv) a documentary about a young dutch painter/artist of the seventies. He was in his twenties back then, I believe, and he died (of cancer?) soon after (that is, probably also in the seventies). Can anyone tell me what his name is? Somehow whenever I think back of this documentary a rose pops into my mind, but I don't know why. Perhaps it was a painting of his.
posted by Skyanth on Apr 10, 2005 - 2 answers

I'm looking for examples of language survival for many generations among small groups within a larger mono-linguistic society. [more inside]
posted by beagle on Feb 21, 2005 - 27 answers

After reading this thread, a similar question came to mind. I have always been raised with the notion that you pay a girl's way as a gentleman, but as a student (and a poor one at that) this is often not entirely possible. My current girlfriend makes far more money than I do acting and modeling, and so she pays for the vast majority of our 'go out' experiences. This was fine for the first few months, but it's been over a year now and I feel like it somehow emasculates me to be taken out to dinner on a regular basis by my girlfriend. I know this seems sexist, but in all honesty I would love to just be able to pay my way (half) and not feel guilty/less-of-a-man. At times this feeling has gotten to the point that we've fought about what she can buy me, because of the way it makes me feel indebted (although she never holds it above me in any way). I do feel, though, that she uses her ability to buy me things as a way to make herself indispensable, to ensure I would never find 'anything better'. Should I tell her to stop taking me out and buying me extravagant gifts I can never repay (she took me to Amsterdam for my 21st birthday, for example), or just realize I'm the luckiest man in the world and stop bitching? Somehow I suspect the latter...
posted by anonymous on Feb 6, 2005 - 31 answers

Dutch Ovens, pt. 2: Repair. How to fix chipped enamel before the iron rusts? [+] [more inside]
posted by rxrfrx on Dec 11, 2004 - 8 answers