'At certain moments in the year you realise you’re totally not Dutch and never will be'

'The biking infrastructure on a warm, sunny, blue-sky day is still magic'

'Dutch nature is so planned out but bike parking is totally random'

'In the Netherlands time is absolute - 3pm really does mean 3pm'

'The Dutch have a much calmer mentality when it comes to working'

'Amsterdam is so beautiful: rich and poor lived within metres of each other'

'The Dutch know how to deep-fry properly'

'At home we talk that horrible Dutch and English hybrid'

'Forget Amsterdam and come straight to The Hague'

'What is being Dutch? Maastrichtenaars are very different to Groningers'