Most of us Dutchies are more or less fluent in English (over 90% of the population), and yes, many will switch to English quickly, even if you start the conversation in Dutch but are not a native speaker.

German and Dutch are closely related, but most Dutch people are not fluent in German — speaking German here is usually limited to “hallo, wie geht’s?” and ordering meals or drinks.

The Netherlands is generally very LGBTQ positive, but exceptions exist.

Immigration depends on where you’re from and if you have a job here. Visiting as a tourist is easy if you are already living in Germany - just remember to bring your passport (often it’s not checked, but there are exceptions). We love friendly tourists!

You mean I, II, III, IV, IX, V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI, XII

Psst, are you sleeping?

No. Read this.

How was this handled in the age of typewriters?

How on earth did English typography get so weird with mdash, ndash, dash, hyphen, etcetera while most of the readers have no clue about the the differences. IMHO, just use dash.

Can you explain me how the different lengths of dash add to the understanding of the text, when I usually don’t even see the difference on my mobile phone screen?

There’s at least one Kidney Lake

Just updated apps on my phone. Appears to be doing three updates at once. Still, a huge improvement.

cheese sandwich

There are apparently AIVD objections, again. He’s withdrawn as candidate by his party leader Geert Wilders.

PVV’er Markuszower na veiligheidscheck geen vicepremier en minister - https://nos.nl/l/2524433

Nevada city, California. Population 3k+. Thanks to my wife’s addiction to christmas movies.

The archive link that was supplied works for me?