heywoodu 13,540 Posted November 6, 2018 Author #2901 Share Posted November 6, 2018 @kungshamra71 Since you live in the Netherlands: what's your opinion about kruidnoten? (in most places wrongly called pepernoten) If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted November 7, 2018 Author #2902 Share Posted November 7, 2018 @Agger @wumo26 Just came across this (little bit old, 2015) video of a pretty good Dutch TV program and - without taking it all too seriously - it made me think about our Danish people here Spoiler Wumo 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wumo 2,795 Posted November 7, 2018 #2903 Share Posted November 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, heywoodu said: @Agger @wumo26 Just came across this (little bit old, 2015) video of a pretty good Dutch TV program and - without taking it all too seriously - it made me think about our Danish people here Reveal hidden contents I think @Agger will be a little annoyed that Aarhus is referred to as a suburb to Copenhagen. (Also the clip with the footballer, who totally fails a throw-in, he is from a football club in Aarhus ) heywoodu and Agger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agger 1,587 Posted November 7, 2018 #2904 Share Posted November 7, 2018 21 minutes ago, heywoodu said: @Agger @wumo26 Just came across this (little bit old, 2015) video of a pretty good Dutch TV program and - without taking it all too seriously - it made me think about our Danish people here Hide contents Don't give our government any good ideas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungshamra71 687 Posted November 7, 2018 #2905 Share Posted November 7, 2018 21 horas atrás, heywoodu disse: @kungshamra71 Since you live in the Netherlands: what's your opinion about kruidnoten? (in most places wrongly called pepernoten) I have to admit that from all the crazy things related to Sinterklaas season that I found in the Netherlands, kruidnoten was the last thing I was expecting someone to ask my opinion about But yes, I like it! Only thing I despise is the dropjes, certainly created by some evil mastermind that chose to disguise the most hideous thing ever as candies heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted November 7, 2018 Author #2906 Share Posted November 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, kungshamra71 said: I have to admit that from all the crazy things related to Sinterklaas season that I found in the Netherlands, kruidnoten was the last thing I was expecting someone to ask my opinion about But yes, I like it! Only thing I despise is the dropjes, certainly created by some evil mastermind that chose to disguise the most hideous thing ever as candies Saying "I don't like drop" is like saying "I don't like fruit", as in, there are tons of different kinds and tastes Also, apart from the soooooooo tiring "Zwarte Piet" discussion (get a life or go to work or something instead of using a children's party to protest ) I like everything about Sinterklaas season (apart from the disgusting pepernoten, but kruidnoten, chocolate letters and everything, festive atmosphere, presents, yum) If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted November 7, 2018 #2907 Share Posted November 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Sinterklaas season Your American friend needs assistance in understanding your weird Dutch traditions “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted November 7, 2018 Author #2908 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Your American friend needs assistance in understanding your weird Dutch traditions Basically it's this dude who comes near the end of the year and gives presents to the children who have been good (since you're only 11 yourself, I won't spoil the fun by saying it's generally the parents buying the presents), whereas the children who have been bad get some sort of punishment (like being brought back to Spain where for whatever reason he comes from even though the whole thing is based on a saint who lived in/near modern day Turkey/Greece). And there's a lot of candies and candy-like objects involved The commercial/current version of Santa Claus was more or less modelled after this, including the whole 'old man with a white beard and red/white clothes and such' thing Edited November 7, 2018 by heywoodu If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted November 7, 2018 #2909 Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 hour ago, heywoodu said: Basically it's this dude who comes near the end of the year and gives presents to the children who have been good (since you're only 11 yourself, I won't spoil the fun by saying it's generally the parents buying the presents), whereas the children who have been bad get some sort of punishment (like being brought back to Spain where for whatever reason he comes from even though the whole thing is based on a saint who lived in/near modern day Turkey/Greece). And there's a lot of candies and candy-like objects involved The commercial/current version of Santa Claus was more or less modelled after this, including the whole 'old man with a white beard and red/white clothes and such' thing So it’s like Christmas but by Halloween instead of Christmas? Being a student of history I would imagine that the “evil” is Spain because of the historic rift between the Orange Netherlands and the Spainish Crown. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted November 7, 2018 Author #2910 Share Posted November 7, 2018 1 minute ago, Olympian1010 said: So it’s like Christmas but by Halloween instead of Christmas? Being a student of history I would imagine that the “evil” is Spain because of the historic rift between the Orange Netherlands and the Spainish Crown. No, the actual day is on 5 December (or 6 if you're Belgian) If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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