Now that Spain has beaten Germany (shocking!) 1:0 we will play against Spain in the 2010 World Soccer Championship. Whoever wins: there is going to be a new World Champion Soccer as neither country has ever won the world cup before. Everyone in Holland would have loved it if we had to play against Germany (revenge for 1974 when they beat us), but Spain it is. No doubt it’s going to be a historical match. Is 2010 the year in which we finally win the World Cup for the first time in our history? Holland has had it’s best tournament […]
Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated by the Orange Fever!
There is no escape. If you live in Holland you will get caught by the “Orange Fever” that currently sweeps our country. It happens every year on Queens Day, but even more so during any national or international sporting event that involves fellow Dutchmen. May it be soccer, cycling or – our national pride – skating. The phenomenon manifests itself very visually as people start wearing orange clothing, like T-shirts, hats, shawls etc.. Some people even paint their hair orange and decorate walls, rooms. Even whole houses and or the streets are adorned with orange beams. What most people do […]