How to survive Holland
11 journalers for this copy...
"So this must be Holland, honey... Get your camera ready and watch out for the natives", said an American tourist ariving in Amsterdam.
Reading this survival kit will prevent you from sharing his fate. It introduces nothing less than the very soul of the Dutch. Packed with humorous descriptions it explains their remarkable habits and peculiar behaviour. Whether on business or vacation, this book will guide you and make your stay more enjoyable by teaching you how to deal with the Dutch. Before they deal with you.
Offering as an international ring for the 2010 Bookcrossing Convention, held in Amsterdam (see: http://www.bcconvention2010.nl/index.html ). Please read the following rules carefully:
1. Upon arriving: read super quickly (1-2 weeks), this will allow as many people as possible to join before they're headed to Amsterdam next year. (Of course, if no one is interested in reading this one, you've got about a year to read it ;-) )
2. Please journal upon arriving, finishing (tell us what you thought of the book) and sending it out. It might keep me from harrassing you (I'm Dutch, maybe you'll find an explanation in the book about Dutch Directness, don't take it the wrong way)
3. If the next reader is not responding to PM or mail, please skip to the next reader to keep it moving.
4. If you're being skipped you can always join in again.
5. Please leave a footprint somewhere in the book, don't use more than 1cm2 (square centimeter, it's tiny), don't write your name, but make a little drawing (a footprint, fingerprint, smiley, et cetera), maybe at some point you thought there was a brilliant tip.
Ring order:
jaybob, NL (int'l shipping)
alassante, IT (EU shipping)
lucy-lemon, UK (UK shipping)
PussInBooks, UK (EU shipping)
voveryte, UK (int'l shipping)
Scruffykaz, UK (int'l shipping)
uppity, CA (CA shipping)
rebeccaljames, US (US shipping) <-- now here!
2of3Rs, US (int'l shipping)
KiwiinEngland IE (EU shipping)
chamonix44 NL (NL shipping)
And back to me!
Want to join? Please send a PM including shipping preferences and I'll add you ;)
Released 15 yrs ago (1/30/2009 UTC) at
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Mailed out to Jaybob. Have a safe trip!
Was able to smile in places when I recognized traits but still learnt things that I did'nt know even after living here for 7 years.
Did expect to read more information that was current regarding holland and its people as per the book title suggests instead of much Dutch history but still worth a read!!
Thanks again Laui.
Released 15 yrs ago (2/6/2009 UTC) at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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posted to alassante.
Enjoy the book!
But anyway, the book is now here, safe and sound, and I admit I have started reading some bits and smiling already :D
I might be biased, since I love everything holland-related, but I found the historical information very interesting, and the humoristic approach quite witty and brilliant :DDDD
It made me smile in several points, but I am going to mark a specific bit with a smiley face :)
Thank you loads, Laui! I think I will probably buy a copy to keep, next time I go to the Netherlands.
Yours is going to start its journey again tomorrow :)
Released 15 yrs ago (3/4/2009 UTC) at By Mail, Book Ring -- Controlled Releases
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The book is now travelling again, on its way to Lucy-lemon.
Sorry I kept it for 2 days longer...I wanted to re-read a few pages and bits :))
Now PMing Voveryte for address...
And another thing... I have noticed that the only foreigners mentioned in the book (who consider Dutch as "weird" people), were American, Australian or Singaporean, and I have this idea that maybe for a European many Dutch features are closer and more understandable?? Or maybe it's just me, as I come from Lithuania, where we also have clogs and are weird enough to go crazy for herring...
Sending to Scruffykaz today, as I have already got her address..
Looks like a good fun read!
Released 14 yrs ago (6/25/2009 UTC) at By mail / post / courier, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases
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Forgot to journal that I posted this book to the next on the list last week!
Unfortunately I didn't have time to read it. I sent this book to the next on the list so it can continue it's journey.
I've read a few chapters so far and although I left the Netherlands 54 years ago I think it's bang on so far. lol
July 15,2008I enjoyed this tonque in cheeck (?) book. I still try to buy salt Dutch licorice and rookworst.
By surface mail to rebeccaljames
Released 14 yrs ago (7/15/2009 UTC) at Maple Ridge, British Columbia Canada
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To rebeccaljames by surface mail.
Enjoy.
You'll be partnered with 2 Dutch people playing the game, thus forming a team of three. I'm in one of these teams and I'm absolutely psyched about playing, but I'd love for someone from abroad to join our team, and so do all the other teams (17 teams in total, so there's teams who won't be having someone from abroad to join them, which is incredibly sad, of course!).
You can post in the aforementioned thread, or send a PM to iiwi (he's organising the game) or me. I really do hope some of you will join, because it will be hilarious! Thanks!
Thanks for posting the book on rebeccaljames.
Released 14 yrs ago (11/28/2009 UTC) at Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom
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Travelling to the next on this ring.