What is the real life of studying in Holland? What should we pay attention to in life?

What kind of country is Holland? What's life like studying in Holland? Today, I will "reveal" the life of studying in the Netherlands for everyone. Let's have a look!

1. Introduction to Dutch living customs? Matters needing attention

1, the average height of the Dutch is the highest in the world;

2. Obesity has become a major problem in Dutch society. 198 1 year, 37% of men and 30% of women are overweight. Now, by 20 12, this phenomenon has developed into a problem that 53% of men and 44% of women face obesity affecting their health;

3. Most diabetic patients in the Netherlands are of foreign origin. For example, the number of patients in Turkey, Morocco and Suriname is three to six times that of Dutch whites;

4. In the Netherlands, a few weeks before the formal marriage, a marriage notice should be issued to give people with opinions a chance to protest;

5. People who believe in different religions wear wedding rings on different hands: Christian right hand ring finger, Roman Catholic left hand ring finger;

6. The average sleep time of Dutch people reaches 7 hours and 32 minutes every day, ranking first in the world;

7. Although the weather in the Netherlands is wet and rainy, few people wear raincoats and umbrellas in light rain, especially middle school students who ride bicycles to and from school, because they think it is not "cool";

8, windbreaker is essential in the Dutch wardrobe;

9. In Holland, you can't find parasols or lanterns in hot weather.

10, bicycles are very popular in the Netherlands, and primary and secondary school students generally go to school by bike. Many children living in rural areas even have to travel dozens of kilometers every day without their parents driving or taking buses.

1 1. Bicycles have front and rear lights. If you don't turn on the light or the light is broken at dark, you will be fined by the police.

12, the dress requirements for office workers are generally not high, but wearing shorts to work is a taboo, and wearing sports shoes and sportswear to work will make people feel strange;

13, when eating, you must wait for the people at the same table to sit down and bring your own food before you can start moving your knife and fork;

14, swallow the food in your mouth before drinking or talking;

15, when chewing food, keep your mouth shut and don't make any noise;

16, when drinking soup, don't blow it cold with your mouth, let alone make any noise;

17, the typical soup is pea soup, stewed with pork, peas, potatoes, green onions and celery heads, with bacon sausage;

18, the typical dinner is "a pot of mud", that is, potatoes and vegetables are squeezed into mud, poured with sauce, and served with fried bacon strips and bacon sausages;

19, the traditional snack on New Year's Day is sweet fried dough sticks sprinkled with white sugar powder;

20. A cup of hot chocolate milk in cold winter is the enjoyment of the Dutch;

2 1. Broken chocolate used to spread bread is a specialty of the Netherlands.

22. The typical candy in the Netherlands is black licorice, and the typical biscuit is maple syrup waffles;

23. When dining, meat dishes such as pigs and cows should be accompanied by red wine, and aquatic products such as fish, shrimp or chicken should be accompanied by white wine;

24. When drinking a glass, hold the foot of the goblet with your fingers instead of holding the cup;

25. Don't rinse food with drinks.

Second, the real life sharing of studying in the Netherlands

The Hague is the third largest city in the Netherlands, with convenient transportation between Rotterdam and Amsterdam. It takes no more than 40 minutes to drive to Amsterdam airport. Arrive in Rotterdam in half an hour. The Hague International Military Tribunal and beatrix wilhelmina Amgard are both in The Hague.

Compared with Rotterdam, Amsterdam is much quieter, with less traffic and fewer tourists. Compared with Groningen, Utrecht and Maastricht, those cities that may be completely bored and crazy after staying for a week are a little more lively.

I just arrived in Holland at the end of August. The Hague is a coastal city with strong winds. No wonder Holland is famous for its windmills. Sitting in the garden drinking tea with my roommate that night, it suddenly started to hail. Yes, in summer.

The downtown of The Hague is small and boring. There is nothing to visit. There are only two supermarkets in China. Three months have passed, and there is nothing new. Fortunately, I made many friends in Holland. We often go out, travel, chat and get together, which is the greatest comfort in our hard study abroad life.

Just arrived in Holland, roommate, two girls and a boy. One of them is a very devout Christian. It happens that a large Christian church in China is only three minutes away from our home, so we three girls go to church and attend various parties almost every week.

The aunts in the church are really enthusiastic, and almost no foreign students from China come to the church. Most of them are second-and third-generation immigrants who grew up in the Netherlands. Only one or two people can speak Mandarin. But we often play together, and we know each other. Cantonese is also learned in church.

Fortunately, when my two roommates and friends from the church just went abroad, there was no sadness and loneliness like "being a stranger in a foreign land". Instead, I go to class every day, go to the supermarket to buy food after school, chat together at night and go to church on weekends. They are very busy, and they don't have enough time. They don't have time to hurt spring and autumn.

In western Europe, the cost of living in the Netherlands is relatively high. Compared with Germany, France and Belgium, it is more expensive. Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece in southern Europe are the cheapest, and the price is only about half that of the Netherlands.

Transportation in Holland is also the most expensive. The starting price of trams is about10.5 Euro, and it is charged according to the distance. I used to live in the suburbs, and it takes about half an hour to go to school by tram, which costs about 3.7 euros each time. Of course, there are also monthly tickets. According to the division of districts, one district is about 50 euros, and two districts are about 70 euros. In Milan, the tickets for the two districts are only about 4 euros.

Most Dutch people have bicycles. If the distance is not long, cycling is also very convenient. China students usually buy second-hand bicycles in the Netherlands (the largest forum for China students in the Netherlands). About 50- 100 euros.

Dutch supermarkets usually close at 6 o'clock, and only AH supermarket 10 closes. Shops are almost closed on Sundays, and some supermarkets are only open for half a day. It is also closed when encountering various festivals. Like Christmas, many shops have to close in the afternoon or early.

There are many bars and restaurants. It's just that Dutch food tastes really bad. Besides potatoes, the most common ones are all kinds of fried foods. Most snacks sold in supermarkets are also extremely sweet. So it's easy to gain weight when studying in Holland.

There are many yogurts in the supermarket, and milk can be selected. Not expensive either. This is the brand of AH supermarket.

Potato with boiled sausage, Dutch dinner.

Harlem fish, raw, with some onions. I think it's too fishy. The Dutch like it.

Cheese is very common in Holland. Dutch eat bread, and spaghetti likes it best.

Honey cake. It will be hard to eat directly. You can put it on a teacup or coffee cup and use the hot air of tea or coffee to soften the honey inside. You like it very much and get fat easily.

There are some Chinese restaurants in The Hague, but all of them are Cantonese food, or Japanese food opened by China people and Korean barbecue. Now it looks more diverse. A friend sent a photo saying that there are snacks in Taiwan Province Province.

Eat delicious food, go to Rotterdam and Amsterdam, and choose more.

I loved eating out two years ago, but I got tired of eating later, because there were too few choices, unlike at home, the back door of a university, where I could eat different foods every day for at least three months. After that, I cooked at home. Now the Netherlands is also learning and practicing cooking.