Ask a Dutchman!

[Takhisis]

Sorry, my fellow former dutchfire, but it's impossibru that there are only 13 varieties of cheese in the Low Countries.

 

[mayor]

next time I'm at the supermarket, I'll make you a picture of the cheese department (Mind you, I'll be gone this week so you have to wait a while )

 

[Takhisis]

Join my mafia game, you! I'm hosting a really wonderful forum game.

 

[Takhisis]

Also, you Dutch owe us reparations for inflicting this knid of crappy article on mah daily news:
http://www.hola.com.ar/1571728-maxima-en-la-cuenta-regresiva-deslumbro-con-su-look-en-un-concierto

brrr.

 

[mayor]

Join my mafia game, you! I'm hosting a really wonderful forum game.

Bad memory is bad, I already joined

Edit: you owe us reperations for providing us with a next generation of royalty

 

[Takhisis]

I thought royalty did you lot good…?

 

[mayor]

Not as far as I'm concerned

 

[innonimatu]

Was Jeroen Dijsselbloem caught faking academic credentials?

 

[Tahuti]

Was Jeroen Dijsselbloem caught faking academic credentials?

Not that I know of. However, I do remember a case of a few years ago when some PVV politicians were caught faking their academic credentials. So if this is true, it wouldn't be unprecedented. Though if this were true, Jeroen Dijsselbloem would arguably be a very disturbing case considering his importance is significantly higher than just an ultra right-wing politician few people cared about anyway.

 

[Quackers]

I may be going to Amstedam with the BOYZ over the summer.
Apart from the standed alcohol consumption, cafe breaks and stuff - what else is there to do?

 

[innonimatu]

Not that I know of. However, I do remember a case of a few years ago when some PVV politicians were caught faking their academic credentials. So if this is true, it wouldn't be unprecedented. Though if this were true, Jeroen Dijsselbloem would arguably be a very disturbing case considering his importance is significantly higher than just an ultra right-wing politician few people cared about anyway.

This seems to have been the original source.

DUTCH Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem had to amend his official biography that accidentally claimed he obtained an MA from University College Cork.

Mr Dijsselbloem, who gave an address at the college last Thursday, was appointed Finance Minister of Holland last November and his biography was posted on official internet sites of European institutions, including the European Investment Bank, which initially claimed he had received an MA in Business Economics from UCC.

However, Mr Dijsselbloem never obtained any degree from UCC, as no such degree exists, and his biography had to be amended to say he “did business economics research towards a master's degree at the University College Cork.”

It has transpired Mr Dijsselbloem only spent a couple of months at UCC conducting research in the “Food Business” field.

On his appointment, the erroneous biography that he had obtained a Masters in Ireland was reported as fact in the national media, sparking an internal investigation within UCC and also with the National University of Ireland, which confirmed he never graduated from there.

The guy seems to be good at burying bad news, if the irish are willing to report it as merely "erroneous" and the dutch media isn't even touching the story...

 

[Tahuti]

I may be going to Amstedam with the BOYZ over the summer.
Apart from the standed alcohol consumption, cafe breaks and stuff - what else is there to do?

If you are here to get drunk anyway, get to Rembrandt Square: You may even run into me over there! It has the Cocos Outback, which was founded by Australian expats and is popular among expats and tourists from the English speaking world. It also has Studio 80 - though its quite hostile to anyone who doesn't know the DJ's present, so prepare in advance - and the Escape, the most famous of the three, for being the most famous night club of Amsterdam.

Also, go to Eye Film and 'De Uitkijk', which are all cinemas specializing in classic movies. Particularly 'De Uitkijk' is worthwhile at Friday's and Saturday's as they will screen movies such as Apocalypse Now and the like.

This seems to have been the original source.

Well, that of the PVV parliamentarians was significantly worse then, as they simply placed a false academic qualification on their resumé, while Dijsselbloem only had a false degree mentioned in a biography he presumably didn't write himself.

 

[dutchfire]

I may be going to Amstedam with the BOYZ over the summer.
Apart from the standed alcohol consumption, cafe breaks and stuff - what else is there to do?

Please don't take a cab.
Whatever you do.
Don't take a cab.

 

[dutchfire]

Was Jeroen Dijsselbloem caught faking academic credentials?

Faking academic credentials seems a bit overdone. As far as I understand it, he did his master thesis at a foreign university, but the degree was from his home university and the original curriculum was not very clear about this. Meh, not a biggie.

GeenStijl has picked it up, by the way.

 

[Quackers]

If you are here to get drunk anyway, get to Rembrandt Square: You may even run into me over there! It has the Cocos Outback, which was founded by Australian expats and is popular among expats and tourists from the English speaking world. It also has Studio 80 - though its quite hostile to anyone who doesn't know the DJ's present, so prepare in advance - and the Escape, the most famous of the three, for being the most famous night club of Amsterdam.

Also, go to Eye Film and 'De Uitkijk', which are all cinemas specializing in classic movies. Particularly 'De Uitkijk' is worthwhile at Friday's and Saturday's as they will screen movies such as Apocalypse Now and the like.

The most famous night club of Amsterdam sounds good; it might be worth a visit
If this does happen I will give you a PM. I'm assuming you do live in Amstedam?

Please don't take a cab.
Whatever you do.
Don't take a cab.

How come?
Is it all cabs in general or does Amstedam have a problem with unlicensed taxis?

 

[Tahuti]

The most famous night club of Amsterdam sounds good; it might be worth a visit
If this does happen I will give you a PM. I'm assuming you do live in Amstedam?

I actually prefer Studio 80. And yes, I live in Amsterdam.

How come? Is it all cabs in general or does Amstedam have a problem with unlicensed taxis?

Both. I never have taken an unlicensed taxi, but even the legit taxis tend to ask extortionate fares on anyone unlucky enough to take them. Also, the cars are terribly maintained.

 

[anandus]

Yeah, cabs are awful. Avoid them like the plague.
And in general the public transport system is quite decent.

 

[Tahuti]

Avoid them like the plague.

Isn't that Dunglish?

If so, we should make clean ship then...

 

[anandus]

Why would that be Dunglish?

 

[Tahuti]

Why would that be Dunglish?

AFAICR, I've never seen a native English speaker use that saying. But "Ik vermijd het als de pest" (I avoid it like the plague) is certainly a Dutch phrase.