Some time ago I was doing a project in Germany. I worked closely with a lot of people at the client, on location in Germany. What better way to discover the cultural differences
I was surprised. Germany and The Netherlands are neighbouring countries, but there were more differences than I expected.
Compared to Dutch people [...]
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Yesterday was tipping time. A special occasion for the guides and porters because it’s an important part of their salary. Of course we thought it through and gave good tips. But, as stated in the Kili guide, the guides pretended that the tip was not enough. What a hassle. But when they found out it [...]
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From July 21 until 30 I am going to the National Jamboree (NJ) with my Scouts (Boy and Girls Scouts from Scouting Boxtel). A jamboree is a big international Scouting camp. A lot of countries organise one each four yours. Also each four years a World Jamboree is organised. The jamboree I am going to is organised [...]
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