They're actually better than I expected! Everybody was so..."oh...Dutch people are cold! It's so difficult to get to know them!"...and I agree...it's not actually a piece of cake(and actually, considering the weather, who could blame them???) but actually...I think it's easier than knowing the French. Which seems weird, maybe it's the language (I'm definitely more comfortable in English than I was in French at the beginning) but still...shouldn't Latins be warmer? Of course...French people are quite special:)
Anyways...going back to the Dutch ones...it is true what's said about them. They are very direct and kind of say anything they feel the need to. But honestly, I find this refreshing. Because most talks are most honest and you actually feel that!Plus you get the feeling that you actually know something about the person sitting in front of you, not just having chit-chat. I just watched how people who knew eachother for two weeks gave the most honest feedback ever...with all the good parts and the bad ones. And everybody took it natural and normal and gave it back the same way:)
Plus, they are very organized! Everyone has an agenda...and they're quite using it! Actually, not even in VIP did I use an agenda as much as I use it here. :) I am becoming more and more organized by the day! Hopefully, one day I will get to the point where I will catch all the right trains in teh right direction:)
And another thing..here gender equality has reached such a point that guys don't have the simplest notion of being a gentleman. I mean, you know...the small stuff...holding the door open, letting the girl go first...this doesn't happen here! And it's not that they're impolite...they're just not educated that way and nobody cares about it! The girls don't even notice it and they were surprised when I told them that I had noticed that:)
All in all, so far I have a thumbs up for Dutch people. Of course they are not all smiles and fun but still...so far so good. Hopefully, it's gonna last:)