How to Be Orange: An Alternative Dutch Assimilation Course

Author: Gregory Scott Shapiro
Publisher: Scriptum/Xpat Media
ISBN: 9789055948000
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Gregory Shapiro - the American Netherlander - brings you a must-have alternative to the Dutch assimilation course. What is the true Dutch identity? Shapiro shares his hilariously clumsy assimilation into Dutch culture and blasts some well-known stereotypes along the way. The book includes questions from the real Dutch Assimilation Exam, whose logic Shapiro delightfully dissects to reveal the Dutch identity they'd rather you didn't know. How to Be Orange includes a photo essay of the most awkward Dutch product names and is illustrated by award-winning cartoonist Floor de Goede. How to Be Orange makes you redefine the Holland you thought you knew. Shapiro examines the dialogue from Pulp Fiction to find out how many 'little differences' have changed. He asks 'If Holland is the Drug Capital of the world, why is it so hard to get antibiotics?' And Shapiro tells how the Dutch tradition of Zwarte Piet made his children into little racists. If you're looking for an official guide to Dutch culture, this is not it. If you're looking for one man's completely subjective and utterly biased impression of Dutch culture, this book is for you.

How to be Orange

Author: Gregory Scott Shapiro
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789055949274
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Gregory Shapiro - the American Netherlander - is a comedian, columnist and awkward Dutch-speaker. For 20 years, Shapiro has catalogued his clumsy assimilation into Dutch culture with Boom Chicago Comedy Theater, Comedy Central and VARA HumorTV. Now, Shapiro teams up with illustrator Floor de Goede (Het Parool's 'Flo,' Dansen op de Vulkaan) to bring you the comedy show in tree-killing book form. If you're looking for an official guide to Dutch culture, this is not it. If you're looking for one man's completely subjective and utterly biased impression of Dutch culture, this is for you. Praise for theater tour 'How to Be Orange: Making the Dutch Take their own Assimilation Exam': 'Shapiro plays deftly with clichés, and he knows how to transcend them. He lands his jokes with precision... as he revels in ridiculing the clumsiness of the assimilation exam - and himself.' Het Parool 'What's impressive is that he's lived in Europe long enough to be wellinformed of local politics. What's more, he has developed a nicely nuanced perspective of his homeland.' de Volkskrant 'Greg shows us Nederland as an outsider sees it, which is hilarious. Yet - all the while - one can tell he is truly proud to be a Nederlander. A perfect match.' Netherlands Board of Tourism and Conventions Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.

How to be Dutch

Author: Gregory Scott Shapiro
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789463190428
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Welcome to 'How to Be Dutch, the Quiz': the questions that SHOULD be on the Dutch citizenship exam, according to an American Netherlander who's been in the country for 20 years. If you're looking for an official guide to the Netherlands, this is not it. But if you're looking for some odd Dutch quirks - in snarky quiz form - then this book is for you. If you want to take the official Dutch exam, you can do it online. You can also see the results of many famous Dutch people who've taken the exam - and failed. So welcome to this self-made quiz. It can't be any weirder than the real one. Gregory Shapiro: Comedian. American. Dutchman. Celebrating 25 years in comedy. He has catalogued his clumsy assimilation into Dutch culture with Boom Chicago Comedy Theater, BNRfm and Comedy Central. Reviews for Mr. Shapiro's previous book 'How to be Orange: an Alternative Dutch Assimilation Course': 'Difficult topics are tackled with facts, sharp insights and often hilarious, personal anecdotes.' - DutchNews.nl 'Shapiro holds up a hilarious mirror to Dutch society that magnifies all the stereotypes and shows you how you can look past them to become a true Dutch citizen.' - Wel.nl 'Humorous columns, funny illustrations, hilarious photos and observations. Very nice book.' - Netherlands Library Council Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.

How to Be Dutch

Author: Gregory Shapiro
Publisher: Xpat Scriptum Publishers
ISBN: 9789463190152
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
After the success of his book How to Be Orange: An Alternative Dutch Assimilation Course, Comedian Greg Shapiro now writes the questions that SHOULD be on the Dutch Citizenship Exam. How to Be Dutch makes you redefine the Holland you thought you knew. Shapiro examines the dialogue from Pulp Fiction to ask: how many little differences have changed? And he asks pressing questions, such as: If Holland is the Drug Capital of the world, why is it so hard to get antibiotics? to altogether new forms of retail and of their spatial expression. This is what this new yearbook takes a look at. It provides a current overview of innovations in multi-channel commerce, from pioneering in-store technology to new products, materials and lighting solutions at the point of sale. More than 50 current examples of best practice, from temporary popup stores and avant-garde brand worlds to hybrid retail centers, present an inspiring international cross section."

My New Roots

Author: Sarah Britton
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 0804185395
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 585

Book Description
At long last, Sarah Britton, called the “queen bee of the health blogs” by Bon Appétit, reveals 100 gorgeous, all-new plant-based recipes in her debut cookbook, inspired by her wildly popular blog. Every month, half a million readers—vegetarians, vegans, paleo followers, and gluten-free gourmets alike—flock to Sarah’s adaptable and accessible recipes that make powerfully healthy ingredients simply irresistible. My New Roots is the ultimate guide to revitalizing one’s health and palate, one delicious recipe at a time: no fad diets or gimmicks here. Whether readers are newcomers to natural foods or are already devotees, they will discover how easy it is to eat healthfully and happily when whole foods and plants are at the center of every plate.

Post-Colonial Immigrants and Identity Formations in the Netherlands

Author: Ulbe Bosma
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9089644547
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 504

Book Description
In this book Ulbe Bosma explores the experience of immigrants in the Netherlands over sixty years and three generations. Looking at migrants from all countries, Bosma teases out how their ethnic identities are informed by Dutch culture, and how these immigrant identities evolve over time.“Fascinating, comprehensive, and historically grounded, this essential volume reveals how the colonial past continues to shape multicultural Dutch society. . . . It is an important counterpart to work on France, Britain, and Portugal.”—Andrea Smith, Lafayette College

Whiteshift

Author: Eric Kaufmann
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1468316982
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 814

Book Description
“This ambitious and provocative work . . . delves into white anxiety about the demographic decline of white populations in Western nations” (Publishers Weekly). “Whiteshift” is defined as the turbulent journey from a world of racially homogeneous white majorities to one of racially hybrid majorities. In this dada-driven study, political scientist Eric Kaufmann explores how these demographic changes across Western societies are transforming their politics. The early stages of this transformation have led to a populist disruption, tearing a path through the usual politics of left and right. If we want to avoid more radical political divisions, Kaufmann argues, we have to enable white conservatives as well as cosmopolitans to view whiteshift as a positive development. Kaufmann examines the evidence to explore ethnic change in North American and Western Europe. Tracing four ways of dealing with this transformation—fight, repress, flight, and join—he makes a persuasive call to move beyond empty talk about national identity. Deeply thought provoking, enriched with illustrative stories, and drawing on detailed and extraordinary survey, demographic, and electoral data, Whiteshift will redefine the way we discuss race in the twenty-first century.

Postcolonial Netherlands

Author: Gert Oostindie
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9089643532
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
"The Netherlands is home to one million citizens with roots in the former colonies Indonesia, Suriname and the Antilles. Entitlement to Dutch citizenship, pre-migration acculturation in Dutch language and culture as well as a strong rhetorical argument ('We are here because you were there') were strong assets of the first generation. This 'postcolonial bonus' indeed facilitated their integration. In the process, the initial distance to mainstream Dutch culture diminished. Postwar Dutch society went through serious transformations. Its once lily white population now includes two million non-Western migrants and the past decade witnessed heated debates about multiculturalism. The most important debates about the postcolonial migrant communities centeracknowledgmentgement and the inclusion of colonialism and its legacies in the national memorial culture. This resulted in state-sponsored gestures, ranging from financial compensation to monuments. The ensemble of such gestures reflect a guilt-ridden and inconsistent attempt to 'do justice' to the colonial past and to Dutch citizens with colonial roots. Postcolonial Netherlands is the first scholarly monograph to address these themes in an internationally comparative framework. Upon its publication in the Netherlands (2010) the book elicited much praise, but also serious objections to some of the author's theses, such as his prediction about the diminishing relevance of postcolonial roots"--Publisher's description.

The Dutch in the Caribbean and on the Wild Coast 1580-1680

Author: Cornelis CH. Goslinga
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 1947372734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 600

Book Description
The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida’s long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands. Books in this series show how early explorers found and settled Florida and the Caribbean. They tell the tales of early pioneers, both foreign and domestic. They examine topics critical to the area such as travel, migration, economic opportunity, and tourism. They look at the growth of Florida and the Caribbean and the attendant pressures on the environment, culture, urban development, and the movement of peoples, both forced and voluntary. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series gathers the rich data available in these architectural, archaeological, cultural, and historical works, as well as the travelogues and naturalists’ sketches of the area in prior to the twentieth century, making it accessible for scholars and the general public alike. The Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series is made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, under the Humanities Open Books program.

World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration

Author: Robert M. Sauer
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN: 9789811247934
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
V. 1. World scientific handbook of global migration -- v. 2. World scientific handbook of global migration -- v. 3. World scientific handbook of global migration.