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One of the best-known original Dutch Christmas songs is Flappie by comedian Youp van 't Hek. Listen to the song with English subtitles.

Whenever Esmée van der Hoeven’s students learn that she teaches Dutch language at both Stanford and UC Berkeley, the inevitable follow up question is: “Which school do you like more?” “I always answer ...

I get my medicine at the pharmacy around the corner. Ik haal mijn medicijnen bij de apotheek om de hoek.