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    I must say, I'm impressed.

    The beach of Holland is indeed full of German tourists during the summer.

    People from Groningen are indeed stoic (often misperceived as gruff; used to have a few friends from there, only know one from that period still and one of them was farmer of profession even).

    I didn't know Limburgers were also Belgian in the corruption part of the equation though. Some of them tend to still prefer having been part of Belgium, whereas in Belgium itself such people are declining in number. The grass being greener on the other side and all.
    Oss is a bit dramatised due to modern murder cases. And I believe they shoud've highlighted Maaskantje for North Brabant.

    Personally I would have added one other category. Zeelandic Flanders is isolated from the rest of the Netherlands by the Western Scheldt, culturally very Belgian-like, yet very proud of being part of the Netherlands. Only one toll tunnel connects them to the rest of the country (used to be a ferry up to 2003). I swear, it very much feel as if you haven't left Belgium driving there. Also a very Catholic region except for Terneuzen, Zaamslag and Axel which used to be islands governed from Middelburg, those have a strong Calvinist character. Terneuzen is de largest city there, but Hulst the nicest IMO.

    Anyway, I'm deviating from the subject. It's no secret I have a soft spot for Zeeland.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Lawspeaker View Post
    The South: civilised, the North: filthy heathens.
    Having been occupied by Spain for another 60 years was enough to keep the Catholic character in touch. It might have been a boon rather than anything else. Nah, it's not about religion. Zeeland is also Southern.

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