http://www.investoralist.com/its-not-always-what-it-seems/ where curious minds meet Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.investoralist.com/its-not-always-what-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-2325 Paola Franco Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:40:50 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=1481#comment-2325 I must agree with everything you've said, except that the Dutch are not curious about foreigners. I am constantly bombarded with all sort of questions about my personal life, the reason I came to the Netherlands, how is this or that in Brazil, etc. I already got used to have to "explain myself" in birthday parties, for instance. And as far as I know, most of my brazilian acquaintances living in The Netherlands experienced the same. At the beginning it sounded a bit invasive, but now I just think this is the way Dutch people are, which gives me the excuse to also dig their lives. I must agree with everything you've said, except that the Dutch are not curious about foreigners. I am constantly bombarded with all sort of questions about my personal life, the reason I came to the Netherlands, how is this or that in Brazil, etc. I already got used to have to “explain myself” in birthday parties, for instance. And as far as I know, most of my brazilian acquaintances living in The Netherlands experienced the same. At the beginning it sounded a bit invasive, but now I just think this is the way Dutch people are, which gives me the excuse to also dig their lives.

]]> http://www.investoralist.com/its-not-always-what-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-2306 Paola Franco Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:40:50 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=1481#comment-2306 I must agree with everything you've said, except that the Dutch are not curious about foreigners. I am constantly bombarded with all sort of questions about my personal life, the reason I came to the Netherlands, how is this or that in Brazil, etc. I already got used to have to "explain myself" in birthday parties, for instance. And as far as I know, most of my brazilian acquaintances living in The Netherlands experienced the same. At the beginning it sounded a bit invasive, but now I just think this is the way Dutch people are, which gives me the excuse to also dig their lives. I must agree with everything you've said, except that the Dutch are not curious about foreigners. I am constantly bombarded with all sort of questions about my personal life, the reason I came to the Netherlands, how is this or that in Brazil, etc. I already got used to have to “explain myself” in birthday parties, for instance. And as far as I know, most of my brazilian acquaintances living in The Netherlands experienced the same. At the beginning it sounded a bit invasive, but now I just think this is the way Dutch people are, which gives me the excuse to also dig their lives.

]]> http://www.investoralist.com/its-not-always-what-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-2304 investoralist Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:59:47 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=1481#comment-2304 I live here, I can't help myself! I live here, I can't help myself!

]]> http://www.investoralist.com/its-not-always-what-it-seems/comment-page-1/#comment-2303 grijsz Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:48:29 +0000 http://www.investoralist.com/?p=1481#comment-2303 Yeah, put the Dutch on Sigmund Freud's Couch, (again) Yeah, put the Dutch on Sigmund Freud's Couch, (again)

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