Why do only the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium have a ‘washandje/Waschlappen’? It’s made from terrycloth and is like a glove. In other countries people use just a regular cloth. Why? Who invented this?
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Washing Cloth
Posted in daily life, household, tagged customs, household, waschlappen, washandje, washing cloth on October 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Complicated Women
Posted in daily life, thoughts, tagged life, women on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why do we woman always want what we can’t have? Why can we never be satisfied with what we have and why do men seem to cope with this better? Or is this just a miscomprehension?
The world of Fashion Shops
Posted in daily life, tagged brands, clothes, everyday life, primark on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Amazed! That is what I am sometimes about the power of clothes. Today I was introduced to the power of Primark in London. Being in the city for a while now I have noticed that everywhere you are and go there are Primark bags in London attached to all sorts of people. So I became [...]
More
Posted in daily life, thoughts, tagged choices, excess, life, more on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Why are there so many choices, do we want more than we have, is it never enough? There is excess in everything. Isn’t more just a lesser fulfilling life really?
Croque-Monsieur
Posted in daily life, thoughts, tagged cheese, croque monsieur, customs, Edam, food, Gouda, grilled cheese sandwich, Gruyère, orginal, queijo-quente, thoughts, tosti, tosto on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Almost everyone has eaten this delicious simple cheese/bread meal. For me the right way to eat this is with dutch cheese (preferably old) without the ham. But when I was in London recently people were also eating this (was called by the french name, but the english name is grilled cheese sandwich) and then I started [...]
Customs in Winter?
Posted in daily life, thoughts, tagged Amsterdam, clothes, cold, customs, life, London, winter on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As you walk around in February it depends on in which country you live what people wear. Not only is weather a factor but customs seem to be too. I always wonder why people are so tied to a season. Why do you have to wear three scarves and a jacket like you live on [...]
