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Re: Tegelwippen

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Post by lucb1e »

davedx wrote: post #56
KaiserPro wrote: post #3

For those who aren't gifted with the dutch language (its easy to learn for enlgish speakers. Its like german but with english syntax. logical spelling and grammar thats really not that hard) Anyway, Tegelwippen is where you "flip tiles" and replace them with plants. The basic play is that it reduces flooding, and regulates temperature. Plus its pretty. https://interlace-hub.com/national-dutch-championship-%E2%80... T…

English speaker who moved to the Netherlands here. My experience was it isn't particularly easier or harder than any other language to learn. The grammar and word ordering is different enough that you really have to study and practice a lot how to structure sentences. Pronunciation of some sounds (like 'ui') can be pretty hard if you've never had to make those sounds before in your life. But indeed the spelling is mu…

> I am now finally at the stage where I can go on a day trip to Amsterdam and the locals don't speak English back to me when I speak Dutch.

Was in Amsterdam again yesterday for the first time in a couple years and was again surprised to notice how many people just default to English, or waiters who speak back to me in English after me ordering in (my native) Dutch. Finding people to speak Dutch back to you in Amsterdam is an impressive feat in itself! :D Either way, congrats on becoming accentless enough that people don't hear it anymore and jump on the opportunity to speak English!

Re: Tegelwippen

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Post by davedx »

thfuran wrote: post #59
davedx wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

English speaker who moved to the Netherlands here. My experience was it isn't particularly easier or harder than any other language to learn. The grammar and word ordering is different enough that you really have to study and practice a lot how to structure sentences. Pronunciation of some sounds (like 'ui') can be pretty hard if you've never had to make those sounds before in your life. But indeed the spelling is mu…

>My experience was it isn't particularly easier or harder than any other language to learn. Then I suspect you've never tried to learn languages that are very different from English like Mandarin, Hungarian, or Tamil.

I've also tried Japanese, Swahili, Arabic and Hebrew. Languages with completely different writing systems obviously have a significant extra hurdle. And of course, it depends how well you want to learn it. Becoming fluent enough to get by when you travel somewhere for a holiday or business trip is one thing; becoming proficient enough to do job interviews and work full time professionally with that language is another kettle of fish. :)

Re: Tegelwippen

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Post by lucb1e »

t0mas88 wrote: post #48
ruuda wrote: post #13

In Utrecht, the municipality will lend you a bakfiets with all the equipment you need (soil, shovel, tile cutter) to replace a few tiles in front of your house with plants. You don't need a permit to do it. https://www.utrecht.nl/wonen-en-leven/parken-en-groen/zelfbe...

Very Dutch, doing it by cargo bike.

Also practical though. If you live in Utrecht actual, you wouldn't want the municipality to give you a car which you may not be able to park where you live or, if you can, need pay quite a bit of money for the parking

Driving a bicycle to your place is always practical, also considering most of the city is within 3km of the town hall (~10 minutes cycling) and the worst terrain you'll encounter is needing to get over/under a canal

Re: Tegelwippen

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Post by telesilla »

ruuda wrote: post #13

In Utrecht, the municipality will lend you a bakfiets with all the equipment you need (soil, shovel, tile cutter) to replace a few tiles in front of your house with plants. You don't need a permit to do it. https://www.utrecht.nl/wonen-en-leven/parken-en-groen/zelfbe...

>Facade gardens help collect rainwater and plants and flowers are good for butterflies and bees. And they look cozy.

Having your house looking cozy even on the facade is the most dutch thing I've read in a while.

Re: Tegelwippen

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Post by lucb1e »

telesilla wrote: post #64
ruuda wrote: post #13

In Utrecht, the municipality will lend you a bakfiets with all the equipment you need (soil, shovel, tile cutter) to replace a few tiles in front of your house with plants. You don't need a permit to do it. https://www.utrecht.nl/wonen-en-leven/parken-en-groen/zelfbe...

>Facade gardens help collect rainwater and plants and flowers are good for butterflies and bees. And they look cozy . Having your house looking cozy even on the facade is the most dutch thing I've read in a while.

How so?

Re: Tegelwippen

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Post by simsla »

davedx wrote: post #56
KaiserPro wrote: post #3

For those who aren't gifted with the dutch language (its easy to learn for enlgish speakers. Its like german but with english syntax. logical spelling and grammar thats really not that hard) Anyway, Tegelwippen is where you "flip tiles" and replace them with plants. The basic play is that it reduces flooding, and regulates temperature. Plus its pretty. https://interlace-hub.com/national-dutch-championship-%E2%80... T…

English speaker who moved to the Netherlands here. My experience was it isn't particularly easier or harder than any other language to learn. The grammar and word ordering is different enough that you really have to study and practice a lot how to structure sentences. Pronunciation of some sounds (like 'ui') can be pretty hard if you've never had to make those sounds before in your life. But indeed the spelling is mu…

> That being said, I am now finally at the stage where I can go on a day trip to Amsterdam and the locals don't speak English back to me when I speak Dutch. :)

That's seriously impressive. Dutch is my mother tongue and they still respond to me in English! (Although I speak a slightly different dialect, Flemish, from Belgium.)

Re: Tegelwippen

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Post by davedx »

lucb1e wrote: post #61
davedx wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

English speaker who moved to the Netherlands here. My experience was it isn't particularly easier or harder than any other language to learn. The grammar and word ordering is different enough that you really have to study and practice a lot how to structure sentences. Pronunciation of some sounds (like 'ui') can be pretty hard if you've never had to make those sounds before in your life. But indeed the spelling is mu…

> I am now finally at the stage where I can go on a day trip to Amsterdam and the locals don't speak English back to me when I speak Dutch. Was in Amsterdam again yesterday for the first time in a couple years and was again surprised to notice how many people just default to English, or waiters who speak back to me in English after me ordering in (my native) Dutch. Finding people to speak Dutch back to you in Amsterd…

Thank you, that's kind of you to say. It's been a journey! :)

Re: Tegelwippen

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Post by huhuhu111 »

KaiserPro wrote: post #3

For those who aren't gifted with the dutch language (its easy to learn for enlgish speakers. Its like german but with english syntax. logical spelling and grammar thats really not that hard) Anyway, Tegelwippen is where you "flip tiles" and replace them with plants. The basic play is that it reduces flooding, and regulates temperature. Plus its pretty. https://interlace-hub.com/national-dutch-championship-%E2%80... T…

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