'The Dutch have a bedroom window open for fresh air, even in winter'

'It’s nice to live your life where, most of the time, you’re able to say what you think'

‘Street life here was a good lesson. I see people differently.’

‘Somehow, Dutch people have this smile built in’

'I love sandwiches and I love Tikkie so I’ve become Dutch in those ways'

‘I’m a foreigner, basically... I'm definitely not an expat or something like that’

'The sea is too cold and not blue, but the beach clubs are fantastic'

‘I plan to be here until I’m dead and buried. This is home’

'The Irish could do with being 30% more Dutch, the Dutch 20% more Irish'

‘It took me 10 years to learn Dutch – but language is only a small part of communicating’