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1 a firm handshake

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2 formal and informalforms of address

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U = formal

Jij = informal

3 keeping their distance

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4 being on time

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5 letting the otherfinish speaking

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6 “yes” means “yes”it is a commitment

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7 verbal and Non -verbal communication

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8 dropping byunannounced

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9 taking flowerswith you

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10 you won’t automatically be invited for dinner

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11 not everythingrevolves around food

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12 enjoying themselves seems tobe a sin

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13 act normal

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14 who pays in a cafe or restaurant ?

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15 announce if you speak your native language

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16 family ties are lessimportant in the Netherlands

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17 every thing in lifeis carefull planned

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18 the wheater

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19 adorable little rouges

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20 to bed on time andno playing outside after six

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21 sex

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22 whistling to woman on the street

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23 showing that you want sex

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24 do Dutch woman seems infeminineto you?

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25 breats or buttocks?

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26 relationships:understanding respect and love

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27 how do the dutch move their bodies

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28 “come in”

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29 coffee

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30 “gezelligheid”

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31 at the dinnertable

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32 television

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33 give my regardsto your wife

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34 helping a woman in her coat

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35 adapting to livein holland

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36 dogs and cats

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37 religion

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38 the left hand or the right

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39 pork or beef?

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40 conversations

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41 getting straight to the point

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42 direct languagecontradicting on another

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43 telling you thetruth an lying

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44 when do Dutchnot tell the truth

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45 arguments and opinions

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46 why?

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47 asking for a promotion

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48 I don’t know

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49 do they always Want to stay out ofthe crowd?

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50 arguing and making threads

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51 an argument hasto be cleared up

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52 mother

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53 not too enthusiatic

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54 taking the initiative

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55 making jokes about the royal family

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56 teasing

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57 emancipated woman

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58 wives and daughtes

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59 a woman boss

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60 the “me” and“we” culture

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61 “let the police tellthem to stop”

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62 body contact

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63 Dutch friends donot always have timefor you

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64 reluctance to be a nuisance

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65 indirect ordersand instructions

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66 “you must help me”

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67 “don’t be so silly”

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68 now you are reallyone of us

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69 what do they Talk about?

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WorkHouseCarFamily

70 how to ask for something nicely?

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Do you mind?Sorry !!Perdon !!Can i … ??

71 movements and guestures

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72 how do the Dutchtell each other off?

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Do you do that also at home?NO !So why do you do kit here then?

73 looking into each others eyes

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74 confessing to the crime

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75 first a warning then the punishment

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76 showing remorse“i will not do it again”

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77 aren’t there anySocial values in theNetherlands?

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78 smacking your lips at the table

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79 outings

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80 are the Dutchunpredictable?

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81 Dutch history

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82 insurance

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83 the telephone

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Hello good morning family Janssen

Hello Janssen

Janssen

84 meetings

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85 anti-german

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2nd world war

86 Belgians

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87 having or sharing

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88 keeping business and private matters separate

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Busniess = formal

Private = informal

89 expressing emotions

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90 the birthdaycalender

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91 sinterklaas

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92 christmas and the new year

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93 here is to yourhealth !!!

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To your health

Proost !!!

94 the wish list

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BirthdaySinterklaasWeddingGeneral celebration

95 unwrapping presents

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Thank you very muchVery niceIt was not necessary

96 living together

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97 family celebrationsare contracted out

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98 saving stamps

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99 frugality

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