So you want to know more about the Dutch? The following pages give an overall introductionary history of the Netherlands and the Dutch for the non-Dutch. This online section contains information about numerous parts of Dutch history and is meant to be both entertaining and educational. It is history that is full of irony and factual information about the Netherlands and the Dutch people. This historical section tells you more about the Dutch and the Netherlands. Who are the Dutch? Are they all peace-loving and tree-hugging hippies who smoke hashish? Or are they cold cunning and calculative capitalists? Learn more about the Dutch and see what is true and what is false about the prejudices against the Dutch.
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