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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:16 PM Original message |
My in-laws from the Netherlands are visiting. Ask me anything. |
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MassLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. How long are they staying? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. They will have been here a week tomorrow and they go back on the 24th |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. Have they been here before? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. yes - they've been to the states about 4 or 5 times |
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huskerlaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. Oooh...what part? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Go the Utrecht and spend an evening (10 pm on ) in Het Oude Pothuys |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. Netherlands ... sounds familiar ... over somewhere near China, isn't it? |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I'd gladly trade them our advanced plumbing technology for a few of their "coffee bars". |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:12 AM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Making coffee into bars sounds like as bad an idea as making tea into cakes |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 05:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. After a few hours in a Dutch "coffee" bar |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 08:47 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. LOL!! Yes, TIP FOR TOURISTS - You want a latte? Go to a KOFFIE shop, not a COFFEE shop! |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. Are they holding? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-18-07 11:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. just the grand babies :) |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. That's...ummm..uh...uh...what I meant! And that's great about the grand babies :) |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
12. ...my mother-in-law is staying with us for 2 weeks... |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 08:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. heheheh |
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u4ic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
14. Do they eat chocolate sandwiches? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 08:43 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. In Holland they do but we're out of the "puur" (dark) sprinkles so they are eating |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 08:51 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. Do you know about Van der Veen's? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. I am a regular! :) We get our albert hijn perla coffee from them! |
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dEMOK (833 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
15. I was in Holland not too long ago... |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 08:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. When I lived there, the phrase I used was: Het spijt me maar mijn Nederlands is niet zo goed - mag |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 04:38 AM Response to Original message |
16. Are you having fun serving 6 meals a day |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. My husband and I lived in Zeist :) |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
24. Do They Like Living In A Socialist, Commie Pinko Nation? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:30 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. LMAO |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
25. Can they score me some kind bud? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:31 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Score your own |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:33 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Oh, I know...to be in Holland again... |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. heheheh! :) I only went in the shops when friends came to visit :) |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #29 |
39. Oh yeah. Right. Sure you did. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 10:22 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. :P Coffee shops and sex shows - Weeeeee! |
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nickgutierrez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
30. Did they ever get their bike back? n/t |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Where'd you put it?!?!? |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
31. Are they tall? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Yes, and my husband is "average" for Holland - 6'4" |
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China_cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 10:09 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. I have the same problem. |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 10:24 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. I'm 5' :P At least my kids have a fighting chance! |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
32. How do they feel about being legally able to own Mega Bloks? |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 09:59 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. What the hell are Mega Bloks? |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 10:00 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Hey, this is your "ask me anything" thread, not mine |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-19-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. DOH! |
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