To the dutch people

[DiveAndTurnaround]

Hey,

I need your help, since I'm going to the netherlands next wednesday. I wonder what is cheapest way to travel from the german border (bad bentheim) to amsterdam. I'm planning on going by train. the cheapest connection i could find was 26 Euro. Are there any cheaper tickets available like special tickets. And what is cheapest way to stay in amsterdam for one night? I would really appreciate your help.

Thanks

[eline.]

I think by train is the best way of travelling.. I don't think there are other direct connections from Germany to Amsterdam (other than flying, but that's even more expensive than going by train)
What are you gonna do in Amsterdam?

[Jette]

Hostels are probably cheapest (apart from sleeping on the streets, but that doesn't sound particularly comfortable). Sleeping in a dorm room (so with other people) is usually cheepest and there it's relatively easy to get a bed at the last minute. You can also book a private room, but obviously they are somewhat more expensive. I suggest you use google and compare prices.

http://www.hostelbookers.com/

http://www.hostelamsterdam.com/

[Jan]

Train is probably the cheapest way. But you can never trust the NS, there always delays.

[Jette]

Train is probably the cheapest way. But you can never trust the NS, there always delays.

Dutch people have a tendancy to complain about the rail company, but it actually isn't all that bad. Not compared to how it is in England anyway from what I hear.

[eline.]

Yeah, the english railways are even worse because there isn't just one company. But I hate the train because it's so expensive here in holland. And I've never travelled by train without having delays so.. I think we've got all the right to complain about it :P

[Jette]

I haven't experienced that many delays so far but I don't go by train all that often and when I do usually less than 1,5 hour at a time. They are getting expensive though! They keep having these small increases in prices, like 3%, but they do it quite often!

Anyway it's not like whole trains disappear or anything, just some delays.

[Jette]

This thread suddenly reminded me of something I saw on the news some time ago. It was about the Dutch Railway company. They had taken over an area in the Northern of England I think it was. All the people were so thrilled that the NS was taking over because apparently the NS has such a good reputation and maybe now the constant delays and cancellation of trains would end. Kind of ironic to see all those people rejoice about the company that we constantly complain about. Mind you, the company before the NS seemed to have really messed up....

[eline.]

Whaha, no how much would the prizes increase if they would lose trains..
I don't travel that very often by train, but even going to Amsterdam once per two weeks costs me half my pocket money..

[Ireentje]

I'd go for travelling by train too, then in Amsterdam just take the subway or the tram. Anyway, 26 euro's for a train ticket, ridiculous right :) I've got myself a discount card for the Dutch railways, it saves me almost half the money.

[DiveAndTurnaround]

I think by train is the best way of travelling.. I don't think there are other direct connections from Germany to Amsterdam (other than flying, but that's even more expensive than going by train)
What are you gonna do in Amsterdam?

I'll attend a concert. A secret concert by the band everybody likes at this site. :cool: Oh, and thanks for the help.

[eline.]

AAH :o
A secret concert? Are you kidding me? Are they giving a secret concert wednesday? Where, where? How come I don't know about that? Aargh!

[Jan]

Didn't you hear? 3fm gave tickets for that secret gig. That was last week. Unfortunately, I didn't get one :/

[eline.]

Aah.. I didn't know it was last week :(
Well, we've always got the 7th July left :P

[Jan]

I'm going to :P

[eline.]

Cool cool cool! Me too (of course, all fans are going.. :P)
Even though Arnhem's not like.. nextdoor.. but I would do anything to see them live! :D

[Jan]

Who wouldn't? :D

[Ireentje]

Me too! :) (duh, I'm going witheline. :)

[Jan]

Voorschoten, aye? :wink3:

[Ireentje]

We're all one big happy family (no we're not) :)

[Ireentje]

yeah, Voorschoten rocks :p No it's small, but anyway...where do you live?

[Ireentje]

I'll be back in half an hour, see ya.

[Jan]

Bye

[Ireentje]

I'm back, muahahaha :)

[Jan]

Welcom back :)

[Ireentje]

Thankyou *bows*. So, where in Holland do you make the streets unsafe? :P

[Jan]

Sittard :wink3:

[eline.]

Wow... way away away from here :P

[Jan]

:P

[Ireentje]

Sittard, that's in Limburg right? (I'm cheating, I had no clue where it was, I thought it was in Friesland or something) :P That's quite a while from here.

[Jan]

That's in Limburg :idea2:

[Ireentje]

Wow, I really am stupid to think it was somewhere up North :P
So, what do you do in your daily life?

[Jette]

Hi! I'm Dutch! :rolleyes: And I'm going to the Gelredome gig as well! I wish I could go to the secret gig. :cry:

[eline.]

Yay, another Dutch fan :D
I'm soo looking forward to the 7 July gig.. but I would've done everything to go to the secret gig too. Has the secret gig already been now? If not, there's still hope for us.. :)

[Reilly]

Coldplay have a song called Amsterdam.

I thought I'd inform you. :rolleyes:

[Ireentje]

Duh. We knew :)

[eline.]

Whahaha.. thanks :P
Like we don't know that.. I can even play in on the piano! (well.. I can almost play it :rolleyes:)

[Reilly]

Just being helpful :P

I'll inform you the next time they name a song after a Dutch city :idea2:

[Ireentje]

Good idea :)

[eline.]

Yeah, indeed.. We dutch aren't very clever :wink3:

[Jette]

They also have a song called 'mooie ellebogen' which is Dutch for 'beautiful elbows'. :D

Jij hebt hele mooie ellebogen...

[eline.]

Yes, I've got that one! They also have 'Dutch song' .. but that's even more strange than Mooie ellebogen :)

[Ireentje]

They're both really really strange :) But who cares, they're by Coldplay, thus cool :D

[eline.]

Do you know the lyrics of 'Dutch song'? (As you're so great at the lyrics, I'm asking you Ireentje :P)

[Jette]

I have never heard of 'Dutch song'!?

I hate asking this but I would really appreciate either of you sending me the song. :anxious:

[eline.]

Sure :) what's your e-mail?

[Ireentje]

The lyrics? Ehr...It's something...I dunno, I can't make a lot of sense of that one, as I haven't heard it for like, a year or something :P Why don't you send it to me, eline. ?

[Jette]

Just when I thought I had pretty much every song out there. :disappointed:

[Ireentje]

Ahhh, you can't have everything ;)

[Jette]

Sure :) what's your e-mail?

Thank you! I've just pm-ed you.

[Jette]

Ahhh, you can't have everything ;)

I should've known better. :)

[eline.]

Dutch song is on its way to you :)

[Jette]

Dutch song is on its way to you :)

Yay! You're my hero of the day! (it rhymes too!) ;)

[eline.]

Haha, my good deed for today has been done :P
Did you receive it already?

[Ireentje]

Eline rules :D

[Jette]

Nope, I'm still anxiously waiting! :)

[Jette]

Let's make this day 'Eline day'! We have to be quick to celebrate 'cause we only have 90 minutes left! ;)

[eline.]

Hmm.. gmail sais it's been sent. Hope it comes soon..
And now I'm going to bed! Bye everybody :P

[Ireentje]

Good idea :D What day is it today? April...3rd, right? I'll tell her tomorrow when I see her at school :D

[Jette]

Bye! And thanks again. My mail server is usually a bit slow with recieving, I'm sure I'll get it soon.

[Jette]

Ahh you guys know eachother in person!

I've got the song! Everything except 'ik hou van jou' sounds German, but it's so sweet! :)

[*HildeKe*]

The lyrics? Ehr...It's something...I dunno, I can't make a lot of sense of that one, as I haven't heard it for like, a year or something :P Why don't you send it to me, eline. ?

Hi, I know the lyrics:

Ik ben een ezel, ja ik ben een ezel, ik hou van jou
Ik ben een ezel, ja ik ben een ezel, ik hou van jou
Ik vind dat stro lekker, ik vind springen leuk
Ik ben een ezel, ja ik ben een ezel, ik hou van jou.

funny huh ;)

[Ireentje]

YEAH :D

[Jette]

Hahaha!! I never would have gotten that! Thanks! :lol:

I love how English people pronounce 'leuk'.

[*HildeKe*]

When the English try to speak dutch, it kinda sounds like german :P

[Jette]

It does! My brother's friend, who is English, came to stay with us for a couple of days and said Dutch sounds just like German. It's so weird because for me it's very different. It's kind of like people saying Keane is like Coldplay. When you're not familiar with it, you can't see/hear the difference.

[*HildeKe*]

I think it's sexy when the English speak french. :wink3: That I prefer over them speaking dutch or german

[eline.]

I believe I've never heard that.. But I can imagine how it could sound
The lyrics of 'Dutch song' are great, by the way! If you didn't told me, I guess I would've never found out what Chris was singing.. :)

[Jan]

The way chris sais 'leuk' :lol:
It sounds like 'loik' :lol:

[eline.]

It's soo cute.. :)

[Ireentje]

Chris is cute :D His pronunciation of 'lekker' is very odd too, it sounds something like 'laycker' and he pronounces 'ezel' like 'aitzer' :)

[Jan]

He has a very heavy accent. :lol:

[Ireentje]

I bet his Dutch friend just taught him some lines at random, he's probably got no idea at all what he's singing :)

[eline.]

Hey, that's not fear! That was MY idea!
How dare you, stealing my ideas! :P

[Ireentje]

I luv stealing your ideas :P

[Jan]

I bet his Dutch friend just taught him some lines at random, he's probably got no idea at all what he's singing :)

He probably told them that ellebogen is dutch for eyes or sometjing :lol:

[eline.]

Hehe yeah.. or Chris falls for elbows :P

[Jan]

Gwyneth's elbows :lol:

[eline.]

I haven't ever looked at her elbows.. but in Dutch song Chris sings 'ik ben een ezel, jij bent een ezel'. Would that be supposed for Gwyneth too? :P

[Jan]

:wink3: maybe... :lol:

[Ireentje]

I hope she never hears it then :)

[Petit Prince]

I'm going to Amsterdam in a week. :)

Does someone have some good tips?

Where do you absolutely have to go there?

[eline.]

Err.. a coffeeshop maybe? :P Dunno really, I only go to Amsterdam to go shopping..
What's so fantastic of Amsterdam, does anyone know? I don't know, to be honest :embarrased:

[*Ali*]

Not compared to how it is in England anyway from what I hear.

dear lord you have noooo idea :P it's enough to drive anyone nuts, public transport in general is terrible

[Petit Prince]

Yeah, we'll go there of course. :rolleyes:


Well, I don'tknow what special about Amsterdam... maybe I can tell you after I 've been there. ;)

[Jan]

I'm going to Amsterdam in a week. :)

Does someone have some good tips?

Where do you absolutely have to go there?

Van Goghmuseum (there lots of artmuseums you know)
Vondelpark
Grachtengordel

There's plenty to do in Amsterdam :D

[eline.]

Yeah, we'll go there of course. :rolleyes:


Well, I don'tknow what special about Amsterdam... maybe I can tell you after I 've been there. ;)

Haha I hope so :) I'm sure there are enough things.. Hope to hear it when you come back ;)

[Petit Prince]

I'm going to Amsterdam in a week. :)

Does someone have some good tips?

Where do you absolutely have to go there?

Van Goghmuseum (there lots of artmuseums you know)
Vondelpark
Grachtengordel

There's plenty to do in Amsterdam :D


Thanx for the tips!

I also heard Amsterdam is a great town to go shopping... I'm really lookin forwad to our trip.

[Petit Prince]

I'm going tomorrow.

Bye everyone... have a nice week! :)

[Ambergris]

Good luck for you there. :smiley:

[Petit Prince]

Thanx! I'm really lookin foward to next week. :smug:

[Ambergris]

:cool: How much time you're going to stay there?

[Petit Prince]

Only five days, unfortunately. :/

[Jan]

Have fun :)

[Petit Prince]

Thanx! I'm sure it's gonna be fun! :)

[Petit Prince]

I'm back home now. I gotta say that I really love Amsterdam.

I went to the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank Huis and we went to the Grachten.

The rest of our time, we spent in the town... we went shopping, there are many great shops.

In the evening we went to some pubs and then to a club or a disco. Some of them are really nice. And I really liked the coffeeshops.

One day we walked thru the red light district by night. I have to say we were really surprised and shocked.

[Ireentje]

Ah, the whores, the booze, the weed and the stores, our most intellectual attractions :wink3: you know that every time I speak to a foreigner, they're really surprised that not all Dutch people are constantly stoned or something. Sheesh. Bunch of biased bozos. We have intelligent stuff too! Like the Anne Frank Huis for instance ;)

[eline.]

Haha :) Good to hear you had fun ;)

[Joyce]

pass that dutch... :stunned:

[Leaver]

bIIte schön :laugh3:

[Joyce]

enchanté de faire votre connaissance!

j´ai soif! :tongue:

[Leaver]

guden tag :laugh3:
sorry i'm very bad in german
anyonce can be nice and teach me it :charming:

[Joyce]

danke...tanke!

:lol:

[Leaver]

bitte zer :smartass:

[Joyce]

wait wait...I have one!...verblüffend!

[eline.]

haha.. why is everyone talking french and german? I don't understand :P
Ich habe keine Ahnung
Je ne comprends pas?

[Joyce]

perhaps...tu as de faim... :idea2:

[Leaver]

i'm trying to do effort on my german (nicolas si tu vois çà) :sneaky:

[Joyce]

empfangen!

[eline.]

perhaps...tu as de faim... :idea2:

If I'm hungry? :confused: You see, mon français n'est pas très bon.. or something like that :P

[Leaver]

it's like dat yo im' schnappi the frog :wacky:

[Joyce]

bien bien...lea as de jambons et peperonni! :wink3:

[Joyce]

pardon salami! :lol:

[Leaver]

:uhoh:
i'm doing only that to cure ma phobie agisnt german laguage
(nico si tu vois ca :laugh3:

[Joyce]

nico vois rien!...german phobia...na...german guys :vampire:

[Leaver]

i know he's spying all :uhoh:

[eline.]

bien bien...lea as de jambons et peperonni! :wink3:

Tu n'es pas de vegétarien, non? :P

[Leaver]

nah she's eating reilly and ren for diner :laugh3:

[Joyce]

nah she's eating reilly and ren for diner :laugh3:


:cool: ...ditto! :smug:

[eline.]

:D Bon appetit :P

[Joyce]

merci! :D

[eline.]

But, since this topic was made about Holland.. I'd really like to know what everyone thinks about the stupid little country? Does everyone really think all dutchmen are constantly stoned? :P

[Joyce]

hard question for me to answer!...dunno holland guys! :P

[eline.]

ah too bad :P what country are you from then?

[Joyce]

micronesia! :wideeyed:

[eline.]

hmm.. and where is that located? never heard of it :P

[Joyce]

:lol: ...who cares!!?...Im here!... :smug:

[Reilly]

nah she's eating reilly and ren for diner :laugh3:


:cool: ...ditto! :smug:

:wacko:

[Joyce]

:kiss:

[Ambergris]

But, since this topic was made about Holland.. I'd really like to know what everyone thinks about the stupid little country? Does everyone really think all dutchmen are constantly stoned? :P

Now that you ask it :P

lol, here a pic of the stereotypical Netherlands made by me and a friend and what we think must be in there. :)


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y270/Carodri/Holland.bmp

[mc_squared]

So are you a "cheese head"?? :lol:

[Ambergris]

No, I'm a bit hyper tonight :wideeyed:

[mc_squared]

You're not Dutch!! :)

[Ambergris]

No, I am not but

Obviously we didn't forget the excellent architects that built the whole country out of the sea, the culture, art or the beautiful landscapes at drawing the picture.

There wasn't just enough space. :cool:

[eline.]

Whahaaa.. that pic.. FANTASTIC :D I like it, I like it.. and that about the normal people riding bikes always is true ;) I go everywhere by bike.. I love my bike (even though it gets stolen twice a month, but OK :P )
I love prejudices :dozey:

[Professor Peedston]

I have nothing to contribute to this thread, but I did want to express my surprise that a thread called "To the dutch people" has gotten 9 pages of replies. :lol:

[eline.]

Hey, 10 already :P We dutchmen are cooler than you might think :wink3:

[Petit Prince]

Ah, the whores, the booze, the weed and the stores, our most intellectual attractions :wink3: you know that every time I speak to a foreigner, they're really surprised that not all Dutch people are constantly stoned or something.

No, probably not, but that's Holland's reputation here. Probably the reason why many foreigner go there, but was't mine.

But you're right, Dutch people aren't stoned constantly. But there are so many coffeshops and they are full all the time. So...
And there are even those magic mushrooms legal in Holland.

But I have to say I had a really good impression of the Dutch people, most of them were really kind. And they seemed to be very relaxed. Guess why. :P

I didn't ride a bike coz the fact you can't break made me feel scared...

[eline.]

Break? What d'you mean by that?
And why all the coffeeshops are filled.. just one word: Tourists :P

[Petit Prince]

Break? What d'you mean by that?
And why all the coffeeshops are filled.. just one word: Tourists :P

Sorry brake.. just wrong spelling. :embarrased:

Well I saw there many Dutch people as well. Why shouldn't they use their coffeeshops? Of course they do...

[eline.]

Don't bikes have brakes? :huh: Never knew that :)
And about the coffeeshops.. just joking :P But it ís true that almost all tourist go to a coffeeshop when they're in Holland, isn't it? :)

[Petit Prince]

Yeah, I mean the bikes you can rent. The other bikes are probably different.

And what you said is true. Of course every tourist has to go there. They are a great invention. There should be some in Switzerland too.

[eline.]

:D agree with that.. I'm going to Switzerland this summer :P

[°°°Morning°Glory°°°]

Ik houd erg veel van jou :rolleyes:

[eline.]

:o You can talk Dutch! Where did you learn that? :)

[Petit Prince]

:D agree with that.. I'm going to Switzerland this summer :P

Where in Switzerland are you going to?

[eline.]

hmm.. I believe it was some lake called Lago Maggiore.. somewhere near Italy

[Petit Prince]

Dutch is a strange language. It sounds like German, but somehow I don't understand it anyway. :/

[Petit Prince]

hmm.. I believe it was some lake called Lago Maggiore.. somewhere near Italy

Yeah, I know that. It's in the Tessin, the part of Switzerland where you spak Italian.

I've been there with my class a few years ago.

[eline.]

Dutch is a strange language. It sounds like German, but somehow I don't understand it anyway. :/

Dutch is soo hard to understand for foreigners :P Aber Holländer sind ganz gut in andere Sprachen :rolleyes: (well, that's not completely true, but we háve to be good in other languages because no one understands our language :P )

hmm.. I believe it was some lake called Lago Maggiore.. somewhere near Italy

Yeah, I know that. It's in the Tessin, the part of Switzerland where you spak Italian.

I've been there with my class a few years ago.

Oh noo.. I can't understand Italian :stunned: German is OK, but Italian.. help!
But is it a good place to go on vacation?

[Petit Prince]

Yeah it's really a nice place. You shoulda go to Ascona, it's one of the most beautiful villages in Switzerland. It's a lot warmer there than where I live.

I don't think it would be difficult to learn Dutch for someone who speaks German. But when I hear people talkin I don't understand anything.

[Aad]

Dutch is a strange language...I don't even really like it....And I'm dutch!!

Bye the way, I really like the place in Switserland called Bellwald...
ever been there?

[eline.]

Ascona.. I'm gonna remind that ;)

I think it isn't difficult to understand Dutch when you speak German.. but speaking might be harder to learn

[Aad]

a lot of words automatically make sense when you hear them, because they are closely related to german words..

[Petit Prince]

I understand Dutch a lot better when I read it, but it's difficult to understand people who speak Dutch.

[Petit Prince]

Dutch is a strange language...I don't even really like it....And I'm dutch!!

Bye the way, I really like the place in Switserland called Bellwald...
ever been there?

No, I don't think so. :/

I like Dutch somehow. I think it sounds funny.

[Aad]

Yeah, well, dutch people also have a lot of different accents, which makes it harder to understand them
Even I don't understand certain accents

[eline.]

not? :) From where in Holland are you then?

[Petit Prince]

Do people in Amsterdam have a strong accent?

[eline.]

I actually don't know.. many people in Amsterdam speak Standard Dutch, but there are also people that I can't understand because of their accent

[Petit Prince]

Hm I didn't understand much, but maybe that wasn't because of their accent...

[eline.]

:D Is it just like when you go to France?.. once you say one word in French, they think you can speak the language and start talking to you in an amazing :P speed

[Ireentje]

They start correcting you in France too. I once had this guy correcting me for not pronouncing 'croissant' correctly, he kept hammering on for 10 minutes about the proper pronunciation. I was like, 10 or something :P

[Petit Prince]

Exactly. But in France I don't have that problem coz I can speak French. But I always have to ask them to speak slower.

[eline.]

I can't speak French :(
The only French sentence I know by heart is a movie quote :P

[Ireentje]

...why did this post multiply itself?

[Ireentje]

Yeah is it just me, or do people just speak faster in some countries? I always get that feeling with the Spanish, the Italian and the French people. Okay, maybe with Italian and Spanish my problem is more that I can't tell one word from another, but I'm actually quite okay at French, and still I get the feeling they speak incredibly fast, a problem I don't have with for instance the Germans or the english.

[eline.]

You should hear me speak Dutch.. :rolleyes: I bet no foreigner can make a word out of that :P

[Petit Prince]

Yeah is it just me, or do people just speak faster in some countries? I always get that feeling with the Spanish, the Italian and the French people. Okay, maybe with Italian and Spanish my problem is more that I can't tell one word from another, but I'm actually quite okay at French, and still I get the feeling they speak incredibly fast, I problem I don't have with for instance the Germans or the english.

I really think it's like this. At least I have the same problem.

[Ireentje]

eline. speaks really, really fast sometimes :P

[*HildeKe*]

Yeah is it just me, or do people just speak faster in some countries? I always get that feeling with the Spanish, the Italian and the French people. Okay, maybe with Italian and Spanish my problem is more that I can't tell one word from another, but I'm actually quite okay at French, and still I get the feeling they speak incredibly fast, I problem I don't have with for instance the Germans or the english.

You're right.
I've taken spanish classes for two years but I always have to ask the Spanish to talk slowly. When I start speaking spanish with them they answer my at high speed :P

Even the French talk quite fast. Since I'm from Belgium I'm bilingual dutch/french but sometimes it's still hard to understand every single word they use ;)

[eline.]

Me, I'm not quite good in any language at all, except for Dutch (I rule in Dutch, I am able to talk too fast for anyone :P )

[Ireentje]

Eline, ik kan mn berichten dus niet lezen, boehoe. Maar wel hoi :)

[Aad]

French is really difficult to understand....those french people speak SO fast and at the same tone, that you really can't seperate words from each other...

[Joyce]

Hey, 10 already :P We dutchmen are cooler than you might think :wink3:


mwahahaha...got to prove that!... :P


french is great!... :cool:

[eline.]

Le français est un langue magnifique! :blush:

[Aad]

aaaaaaah...STOP THAT.......

let's speek dutch again:

Ik ga ff mijn e-mail checken en dan downloaden via de server van @-home...als mijn harddisk het volhoudt tenminste...moet ik nog wel even op msn-messenger kijken of mijn background wel goed staat ingesteld

(in die Nederlandse zinnen tel ik maar liefst 8 engelse woorden)



wat is nederlands toch mooi

[eline.]

Nederlands is afschuwelijk! Heb je ooit geprobeerd het werkwoord 'deleten' in het nederlands te vervoegen?

[eline.]

By the way, I believe I've asked this before but.. does everyone outside the Netherlands use a cheese-slicer too? It seems a typically Dutch thing to me, so I was just wondering...

http://www.pans.com/images/cheese.bmp

Oke this is stupid.. but I just wanna know, okey? :P

[RadioMad]

Nederlands is afschuwelijk! Heb je ooit geprobeerd het werkwoord 'deleten' in het nederlands te vervoegen?

Of in Verleden Tijd...

Ik heb het woord 'deleten' gedelete :lol:

[Petit Prince]

By the way, I believe I've asked this before but.. does everyone outside the Netherlands use a cheese-slicer too? It seems a typically Dutch thing to me, so I was just wondering...

Oke this is stupid.. but I just wanna know, okey? :P

Never seen that. :stunned:

[Petit Prince]

Le français est un langue magnifique! :blush:

I prefer Dutch actually, even though I can' speak it.

[eline.]

By the way, I believe I've asked this before but.. does everyone outside the Netherlands use a cheese-slicer too? It seems a typically Dutch thing to me, so I was just wondering...

Oke this is stupid.. but I just wanna know, okey? :P

Never seen that. :stunned:

Not? :) How do you slice your cheese, then? :P

[nellie]

i only saw them when we went on holiday to Holland and bought one to slice the yummy cheese :) Usually we grate our cheese in my house, or slice it thickly with a knife..

[Petit Prince]

Not? :) How do you slice your cheese, then? :P

With a knife.

[eline.]

Hmm.. but you can't slice it very thin then, can you?

[Ireentje]

Oops...clicked the wrong button, now I've reported sth to the mods! Shite.

[Ambergris]

Hey Dutch people! :cool:

[Ireentje]

Hey Charles :cool4:

[Ambergris]

Hey there, how are you Irene? (guess we already know our names without presenting each other :P ) is like 30°c out there right?

[Ireentje]

Even hotter. It's 32 degrees in the friggin shadow. Well it was anyway, today. I went for a swim with Eline today :)

[Ambergris]

Hey that's hot... did you go to the north sea?
I like here because it's always between 10°c and 20°c (min and max) :cool:

[Ireentje]

No, we went to some lake nearby. Well it's not really a lake, smaller, but it was cool anyway. Waaaay cooler than in the blazing sun :cool:. Over here temperatures vary from -10 (but that's rare) and 35 degrees.

[Ambergris]

What about global warming? then you would get like 40°c in some years.

That would suck... hope Europe is not getting another hot wave again. :/

[Ireentje]

Me too. By the way, may I correct your English? It's not 'getting other' but 'getting another' over there.

[Ambergris]

Thanks! and pardon me, I edited it already :)

[eline.]

Me too. By the way, may I correct your English? It's not 'getting other' but 'getting another' over there.

Always correcting people eh? :P

[Ireentje]

Yeah :P You know me.

[Ambergris]

lol

Btw, I'll try not to get ANother mistake like that again. :)

[Ireentje]

Good you :)

[Jan]

It's hot here down south :cool:

[Ireentje]

In the wild west too, Jan :)

[Jan]

I've been once in Voorschoten, you know :sneaky:

[Ireentje]

When! :)

[Jan]

In april :sneaky:

[Ireentje]

Why! :)

[Jan]

Do you know Bas den Herder?

[Ireentje]

Yeah, he's a guitarist right?

[Jan]

So you know him :wacko:

Then I guess you also know David van Ommen :idea2:

[Ireentje]

No, I don't, it's a coincidence I've heard of Bas den Herder. I saw a cd of him and his dad lying around in our library...

[Jan]

Ow right! He used to live in Voorschoten, but now he lives in Amsterdam.
:idea2: I had a drink in "café de lindeboom" :lol:

[Ireentje]

Whaha, our pride :P No I don't know that café...Was it a good drink? Was it cheap? :P

[Jan]

I drank a Heineken I remember, so not a very good drink.

Was it cheap? :P

You're too Dutch :D

[Ireentje]

I am the Flying Dutchwoman! No, I'm not too Dutch, I'm just flat broke :lol:

[Jan]

:lol: If you say so

[Ireentje]

I really am! Today was the first time in my life I asked my mom for money :lol:

[Jan]

I'm broke too :sick:

That ticket for the gig was too expensive :dozey:

[Ireentje]

How much did you pay?

[Jan]

I used my father's credit card :lol:

[Ireentje]

Ahahaha :lol: Go you, smart move :D

[Jan]

It was a pre-sale, so I had to use credit card :smug:

[Ireentje]

So did we for the Coldplay gig.

[Jan]

16 days and counting... :lol:

[Ireentje]

Yeah! I can't believe it's so close already :)

[Jan]

I'm wondering what the stelist will be like :)

[Ireentje]

Me too, I hope it includes some rare songs. Or new ones :)

[Jan]

Or maybe another song in Dutch :D

[Ireentje]

Yeah, 'bout donkeys or elbows :P

[Jan]

Or chocolate :lol:

[Ireentje]

That would be way cool :lol:

[Jan]

Or nude grannies :stunned:

[Ireentje]

Eww, no way, gross :P. You have too many hormones, like a lot of folks around on this board...

[Jan]

Like Ren would say: rawr :wink3:

[Ireentje]

You know him too well :P

[Jan]

Maybe... :wink3:

[Ireentje]

I repeat: rawr :wink3:

[eline.]

I had a drink in "café de lindeboom"


I think I know that! I believe it's in the Voorstraat..
*oh my gosh, my knowledge about Voorschoten is so fantastic.. :P *

[Jan]

Yeah and the den Herder family lives in the Papenstraat :idea2:

[eline.]

niet Papenlaan?

[Jan]

Ja! Dat is hem!

[eline.]

Haha daar woont mijn pianolerares :P

[Jan]

Yeah, you're piano teacher must be the mother of Bas ;)

[eline.]

Woont die daar nog steeds? Want een meisje dat ik ken woont ook in de Papenlaan en haar buurjongen heet Bas..

[Jan]

Nee, hij woont nu in Amsterdam

[eline.]

He jammer :P Hadden we toch bijna een connectie gehad..

[Jan]

Tja... ;)

[eline.]

Hoe ga jij naar het Coldplayconcert eigenlijk?

[Jan]

Ik ga samen met mijn vader in de auto. Ik vraag me af hoe laat we daar eigenlijk moeten zijn om een beetje goede plaatsen te bemachtigen. :stunned:

[eline.]

Ja dat vroeg ik me ook al af :) Ik zit nog te twijfelen of ik zal gaan fietsen of me met de auto zal laten brengen.. :rolleyes: Maar ja, moet je daar al om 6 uur smorgens op de stoep zitten om goeie plaatsen te krijgen? :P

[Jan]

Ik denk dat het wel meevalt. Het moet er ook maar net afhangen hoe laat mijn vader wil/kan vertrekken. Maar ik hoop daar eind van de middag te zijn om een beetje vooraan in de rij te staan. Als ik in het midden sta dan vind ik het ook best, maar vooraan is natuurlijk het leukste :)