"My first Dutch was ‘Is het een Sinterklaas of kerstcadeau?'"

"In the south of the Netherlands, you say hello to strangers"

"I'm pretty integrated but I still don't eat broodjes for lunch"

"I'm okay with herring, I am even ok with rain, 365 days a year"

"I’m a refugee here, but I have also become an immigrant"

"This country has given me space to become more than my work"

"I’m absolutely the person buying kruidnoten in July"

"We’re a true mix at home, four languages fly around our table"

"The Netherlands is innovative yet surprisingly traditional"

“Jimmies – hagelslag – go on ice cream. They don’t go on bread!”

"I love cycling in the evening sunshine when it is still warm"