What I observed

Many people asked how's Holland? Well,  in almost eight months living here. It's really different it's a twist from the country where I've been. Wind mills and landscape are unique Tulips flowers are one of their pride and cheese. The houses are so organized and almost the same the landscape designed like a picture painting. Friesland part of Netherland where we live and it's so peaceful here there are no gates in every house the windows are made of glass, mostly people have their own car. A lot also using bicycle for its so handy because you don't have to park and pay for parking fee. Even you forgot your personal things nobody will  take it. It's a rich  and expensive  country  I can say.

As what I observed, dutch people like eating and drinking always a cup of coffee and cookies or cakes on sidings.The social aspect, the togetherness is more important than the food itself. While eating or gathering, they like to talk about personal topics and do not have specific to be discuss. Whatever comes up that's it. Most dutch people like meat and pork they don't like fish and vegetable so much. Filipino eat always rice, but dutch people eat potatoes and bread. I used to cook meat w/ vegetable and spices together, but here they like it seperately. In the Philippines, we have ate for the older sister and kuya for the older brother,  but here only calling on your first or last name even little kids. Greetings should be three times and saying doei (bye) before you go and hoi (hi) when you arrived.

It's a custom on birthday party to give presents. The people will not be curious anymore what you give because the birthday celebrant will open it directly in front of you. No malls here in our place only shopping store and it's nearby. When I arrived here, am always looking for bargain clothes 10 euro still 600 in the philippines,  but  now I'm almost used to it. Not expensive clothes will not last actually,  much more money I spend for I have to buy again and again. Doing transactions, meetings and appointment are so quickly here they are used to getting to the point straightaway no long time of waiting and done is done. The traffic rules so strict and so high when it comes to penalties. The people here have  freedom what they want to do. A christian and democratic county.