A Dictionary of Dutchness

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Do you have to visit the IND, are your children doing VWOand do you live in a Vinex area? Can you recognise BN’ersand do you know BOB? Have you got a DigiD and are youpaying OZB? If this all sounds like double Dutch, then youneed this book!This fully revised edition of A Dictionary of Dutchness has 400entries to help unravel the acronyms, abbreviations andjargon of everyday life in the Netherlands.‘This book will help make the Netherlands more welcoming toforeigners, thanks to its to-the-point explanation of the words andabbreviations so many of us take for granted.’Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen‘This is the perfect guidebook not only to understand what theDutch are talking about, but also to begin to understand thenational psyche.The new expanded and updated version is an idealcorporate gift for internationals or Dutch professionals working inan international environment.’Gary Hays, HR Vice President Royal Dutch Shell‘If I was any more passionate about this book, the vloekmonitorwould call me a TBS-er, and I'd never get a VOG. To find out whatI just said, read this book!’Greg Shapiro, Boom Chicago Amsterdam/Comedy Central News
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Writer
Pascoe, R.J., Daruvalla, A.
Title
A Dictionary of Dutchness
Publisher
Van Lindonk & de Bres Special Projects
Year
2009
Language
English
Pages
150
Weight
180 gr
EAN
9789081232722
Dimensions
200 x 125 x 13 mm
Binding format
Hardback

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