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[anandus]

How about Kaiser? He would be another Kaiser Wilhelm too!

There is a significant difference between a king and a kaiser.
A kaiser is a higher rank than king.

Under Kaiser Wilhelm the German Empire had several kings, like a king of Bavaria, a king of Saxony, etc. He himself was a king too, of Prussia.

 

[Jan H]

Then have the royal family buy it and move it headquarters to the Netherlands. Hell, Willem-Alexander could automatically become the actual eponymous Burger King as well!

From Prince Pils to Burger King: very appropriate

 

[Takhisis]

Well, many kings… there can be levels of vassalage. The real question is: who'll be wearing the trousers in the royal house?

 

[Agent327]

From Prince Pils to Burger King: very appropriate

Well, it is true that our royal house is very bourgeois in character...

 

[Tahuti]

Well, it is true that our royal house is very bourgeois in character...

After all, Willem I was Koning-Koopman, or the merchant-king.

 

[The_J]

Do I assume it right that on Tuesday all people will be sitting in front of the TV, besides the ones in Amsterdam, who will go crazy on the streets?
Just want to know if it's worth looking around if anything is possibly going on on the outside here.

 

[anandus]

I think you're assuming wrong. Most people will still go outside. Every town or city has some stuff to do, bars that are open with stages and music, kids selling their stuff on the street ('vrijmarkt', in English 'free market'), etc.
And also many people will travel to Amsterdam. That's always on Queen's Day and I expect it to be more this year.

I think the people that'll watch the inauguration (or whatever it's called in English) are the once that'd have stayed in anyway.

But in the end it all depends on the weather, of course.

 

[mayor]

I think you're assuming wrong. Most people will still go outside. Every town or city has some stuff to do, bars that are open with stages and music, kids selling their stuff on the street ('vrijmarkt', in English 'free market'), etc.
And also many people will travel to Amsterdam. That's always on Queen's Day and I expect it to be more this year.

I think the people that'll watch the inauguration (or whatever it's called in English) are the once that'd have stayed in anyway.

But in the end it all depends on the weather, of course.

coronation?

 

[Glassfan]

CyberBunker, based in the Netherlands...

(CNN) -- Spanish police say they've arrested the man behind what's been called the biggest cyberattack in history.

The suspect, a 35-year-old Dutch citizen, traveled around Spain in a van he used as a mobile office, Spain's National Police said in a statement Sunday.

Spain arrests suspect in massive cyberattack

The arrest comes a month after Internet users around the globe faced slowed-down service during the prolonged denial-of-service assault on The Spamhaus Project, a European spam-fighting group.

Security experts said the attack used more sophisticated techniques than most distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks and targeted the Web's infrastructure, which led to other sites performing slowly.

In a DDoS attack, computers flood a website with requests, overwhelming its servers and causing it to crash or become inaccessible for many users.

 

[Takhisis]

How do the (Netherlands) Dutch feel about the Dutch in their (former) colonies, like South Africa, Indonesia, and the Caribbean?
Do those people have a special right to Nederland citizenship?

 

[Tahuti]

How do the (Netherlands) Dutch feel about the Dutch in their (former) colonies, like South Africa, Indonesia, and the Caribbean?
Do those people have a special right to Nederland citizenship?

The Dutch Caribbean (or more accurately, the Netherlands Antilles) are still part of the Netherlands and its people have Dutch citizenship. South Africa and Indonesia do not get special treatment by the Netherlands. In fact, in the former case, people have just forgotten about it and speak about Afrikaans as if its similarity to Dutch were a miracle.

I do believe the Netherlands considers itself to have a special relationship with Suriname, and its citizens have a few advantages when attempting to gain Dutch citizenship.

 

[The_J]

I think you're assuming wrong. Most people will still go outside. Every town or city has some stuff to do, bars that are open with stages and music, kids selling their stuff on the street ('vrijmarkt', in English 'free market'), etc.
And also many people will travel to Amsterdam. That's always on Queen's Day and I expect it to be more this year.

I think the people that'll watch the inauguration (or whatever it's called in English) are the once that'd have stayed in anyway.

But in the end it all depends on the weather, of course.

Ah, 'kay, thanks .
Will probably find that out, will go with a friend who has something to do outside.

When exactly (time) will the coronation be? At noon?

 

[Agent327]

The abdication ceremony starts at 10:00 at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, the coronation starts at 14:00 in the Nieuwe Kerk nearby.

 

[The_J]

Ah, that's very good, thanks . Means I can get to the city before that (Noon would now be too late).

 

[mayor]

For those interested there is an mobile app for queensday in Amsterdam callen 30-APPril (yeah lame pun, I could have thought of that...)

 

[anandus]

It's unfortunate that they've disabled the heat map (seeing how busy it is on a map) for that app though (apparently it would generate too much data traffic)

 

[Takhisis]

I formally blame the Netherlanders for all the fuss and the coronation information overload. It should not be done on exam days at the very least.

The Dutch Caribbean (or more accurately, the Netherlands Antilles) are still part of the Netherlands and its people have Dutch citizenship. South Africa and Indonesia do not get special treatment by the Netherlands. In fact, in the former case, people have just forgotten about it and speak about Afrikaans as if its similarity to Dutch were a miracle.

I do believe the Netherlands considers itself to have a special relationship with Suriname, and its citizens have a few advantages when attempting to gain Dutch citizenship.

Indonesia gets no special treatment? I can understand the situation with the Afrikanders (never mind that they support the Netherlands in football), but why not with Indonesian Dutch?

 

[dutchfire]

Dutch people who left Indonesia in the 50s probably still had citizenship.
Indonesia (and Japan) are still considered Western countries for immigration law purposes.

Westers:
Landen in Europa (exclusief Turkije), Noord-Amerika, Oceanië, Indonesië
en Japan.

Western: Europe (excluding Turkey), North America, Oceania, Indonesia and Japan.

This means that, for example, these people are exempt from having to do an exam about culture before immigrating (IIRC)

 

[Takhisis]

As long as I'm not quizzed on the different types of clogs and the sacredness of bicycles…

 

[Tahuti]

As long as I'm not quizzed on the different types of clogs and the sacredness of bicycles…

I'm afraid you will, since many Dutch people who have attempted this exam have failed. Something like culture cannot just be gauged by a quiz but has to be felt yourself, which is why I strongly disapprove of the test.