No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

In a review of a pancake house in Katwijk, it is mentions that the NO SMOKING
section is in the cellar which is designed for children. It also mentions how
badly behaved Dutch kids are. I thought only expats noticed such things.
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Martin

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

On Thu, 10 May 2007 14:20:40 +0200, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:

>In a review of a pancake house in Katwijk, it is mentions that the NO SMOKING
>section is in the cellar which is designed for children. It also mentions how
>badly behaved Dutch kids are. I thought only expats noticed such things.

http://www.leidschdagblad.nl/nieuws/...6.ece?secId14
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Martin

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

On 10 mei, 14:20, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> In a review of a pancake house in Katwijk, it is mentions that the NO SMOKING
> section is in the cellar which is designed for children. It also mentions how
> badly behaved Dutch kids are. I thought only expats noticed such things.

Why did it single out the kids? Do they imagine that the adults behave
better?

I'm amused the they show Gordon Ramsey on Clog TV - the series where
he helps out failing restaurants. The "recipe" is always the same -
it's not so much a question of the food, but the service. If they can
get the punters sitting down, eating, and out of the door, they make
money. Now why can't the Cloggies realise that.

On our recent trip out of the country it was pretty funny - we are so
used to spinning out a starter to make it last as long as possible so
that the wait for the main course is shorter, that we hadn't finished
the soup before the main courses were delivered - and that was at
Caribbean speeds !!

B;

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

On 10 May 2007 05:35:08 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

>On 10 mei, 14:20, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>> In a review of a pancake house in Katwijk, it is mentions that the NO SMOKING
>> section is in the cellar which is designed for children. It also mentions how
>> badly behaved Dutch kids are. I thought only expats noticed such things.
>
>Why did it single out the kids? Do they imagine that the adults behave
>better?
>
>I'm amused the they show Gordon Ramsey on Clog TV - the series where
>he helps out failing restaurants. The "recipe" is always the same -
>it's not so much a question of the food, but the service.

and providing quality simple food instead crap food from bullshit menus.

> If they can
>get the punters sitting down, eating, and out of the door, they make
>money. Now why can't the Cloggies realise that.


Why do the Dutch show the same episode on two consecutive evenings at the same
time, and why do they insert 10 minute commercial breaks? My daughter said it
was similar when shown in UK.

Deja vu not discovered in NL yet?

>
>On our recent trip out of the country it was pretty funny - we are so
>used to spinning out a starter to make it last as long as possible so
>that the wait for the main course is shorter, that we hadn't finished
>the soup before the main courses were delivered - and that was at
>Caribbean speeds !!

:-)
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Martin

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

Martin wrote:
>
> In a review of a pancake house in Katwijk, it is mentions that the NO SMOKING
> section is in the cellar which is designed for children. It also mentions how
> badly behaved Dutch kids are. I thought only expats noticed such things.

What??? No schmoke and a pancake?

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

Crap

"Martin" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email protected]...
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 14:20:40 +0200, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>In a review of a pancake house in Katwijk, it is mentions that the NO
>>SMOKING
>>section is in the cellar which is designed for children. It also mentions
>>how
>>badly behaved Dutch kids are. I thought only expats noticed such things.
>
> http://www.leidschdagblad.nl/nieuws/...6.ece?secId14
> --
>
> Martin
>

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

Make credence recognised that on Thu, 10 May 2007 16:06:29 +0200,
Martin <[email protected]> has scripted:

>On 10 May 2007 05:35:08 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>On 10 mei, 14:20, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> In a review of a pancake house in Katwijk, it is mentions that the NO SMOKING
>>> section is in the cellar which is designed for children. It also mentions how
>>> badly behaved Dutch kids are. I thought only expats noticed such things.
>>
>>Why did it single out the kids? Do they imagine that the adults behave
>>better?
>>
>>I'm amused the they show Gordon Ramsey on Clog TV - the series where
>>he helps out failing restaurants. The "recipe" is always the same -
>>it's not so much a question of the food, but the service.
>
>and providing quality simple food instead crap food from bullshit menus.

Reminds me of a recent flyer I saw from the USA. It was promoting a
series of restaurants, and it was all about numbers!!

12 CUTS OF MEAT!!!
14 DESERTS!!!
27 DIFFERENT SAUCES!!!

etc.

To be fair, I did feel like I was missing out, even if I wasn't.

>>On our recent trip out of the country it was pretty funny - we are so
>>used to spinning out a starter to make it last as long as possible so
>>that the wait for the main course is shorter, that we hadn't finished
>>the soup before the main courses were delivered - and that was at
>>Caribbean speeds !!
>
>:-)

It was taken to the opposite extreme at a sagra in Tuscanny I went to
a few months back. We ordered our food at the makeshift counter, and
it arrived at the table before we had a chance to sit down!
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Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

Wow what an adventure !

"Deeply Filled Mortician" <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> a écrit
dans le message de news: [email protected]...
> Make credence recognised that on Thu, 10 May 2007 16:06:29 +0200,
> Martin <[email protected]> has scripted:
>
>>On 10 May 2007 05:35:08 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>>>On 10 mei, 14:20, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> In a review of a pancake house in Katwijk, it is mentions that the NO
>>>> SMOKING
>>>> section is in the cellar which is designed for children. It also
>>>> mentions how
>>>> badly behaved Dutch kids are. I thought only expats noticed such
>>>> things.
>>>
>>>Why did it single out the kids? Do they imagine that the adults behave
>>>better?
>>>
>>>I'm amused the they show Gordon Ramsey on Clog TV - the series where
>>>he helps out failing restaurants. The "recipe" is always the same -
>>>it's not so much a question of the food, but the service.
>>
>>and providing quality simple food instead crap food from bullshit menus.
>
> Reminds me of a recent flyer I saw from the USA. It was promoting a
> series of restaurants, and it was all about numbers!!
>
> 12 CUTS OF MEAT!!!
> 14 DESERTS!!!
> 27 DIFFERENT SAUCES!!!
>
> etc.
>
> To be fair, I did feel like I was missing out, even if I wasn't.
>
>>>On our recent trip out of the country it was pretty funny - we are so
>>>used to spinning out a starter to make it last as long as possible so
>>>that the wait for the main course is shorter, that we hadn't finished
>>>the soup before the main courses were delivered - and that was at
>>>Caribbean speeds !!
>>
>>:-)
>
> It was taken to the opposite extreme at a sagra in Tuscanny I went to
> a few months back. We ordered our food at the makeshift counter, and
> it arrived at the table before we had a chance to sit down!
> --
> ---
> DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com
> ---
> --

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

On 10 mei, 16:06, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 10 May 2007 05:35:08 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

> >I'm amused the they show Gordon Ramsey on Clog TV - the series where
> >he helps out failing restaurants. The "recipe" is always the same -
> >it's not so much a question of the food, but the service.
>
> and providing quality simple food instead crap food from bullshit menus.

Like the fancy (Michelin star ??) place in Wateringen - for dessert we
got a whole bunch of minute things in thimbles, teaspoons etc. Just
give me a big slice of sticky toffee pudding covered in custard !!

B;

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

On May 10, 7:20 am, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> In a review of a pancake house in Katwijk, it is mentions that the NO SMOKING
> section is in the cellar which is designed for children. It also mentions how
> badly behaved Dutch kids are. I thought only expats noticed such things.



Well, it's certainly a textbook example of the term "passive -
aggressive"...

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Best
Greg

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

On 11 May 2007 00:06:48 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

>On 10 mei, 16:06, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 10 May 2007 05:35:08 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>> >I'm amused the they show Gordon Ramsey on Clog TV - the series where
>> >he helps out failing restaurants. The "recipe" is always the same -
>> >it's not so much a question of the food, but the service.
>>
>> and providing quality simple food instead crap food from bullshit menus.
>
>Like the fancy (Michelin star ??) place in Wateringen - for dessert we
>got a whole bunch of minute things in thimbles, teaspoons etc. Just
>give me a big slice of sticky toffee pudding covered in custard !!

.. and a large portion of chips with mayonnaise, not on the same plate.

When I first moved to NL, a Belgian I worked with told me he could save me a lot
of money. He told me that the nearest good restaurant was in Belgium.
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Martin

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

[email protected] wrote:
> On 10 mei, 16:06, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On 10 May 2007 05:35:08 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
>
>>>I'm amused the they show Gordon Ramsey on Clog TV - the series where
>>>he helps out failing restaurants. The "recipe" is always the same -
>>>it's not so much a question of the food, but the service.
>>
>>and providing quality simple food instead crap food from bullshit menus.
>
>
> Like the fancy (Michelin star ??) place in Wateringen - for dessert we
> got a whole bunch of minute things in thimbles, teaspoons etc. Just
> give me a big slice of sticky toffee pudding covered in custard !!
>
> B;
>

Or the creative nouveau cuisine restaurants, where you get innovative
food combinations to tickle your palate and your mind, and run the to
bathroom when you're done.

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

On Sat, 12 May 2007 08:45:30 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, duh <[email protected]> arranged
some electrons, so they looked like this:

... [email protected] wrote:
... > On 10 mei, 16:06, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
... >
... >>On 10 May 2007 05:35:08 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
... >
... >
... >>>I'm amused the they show Gordon Ramsey on Clog TV - the series where
... >>>he helps out failing restaurants. The "recipe" is always the same -
... >>>it's not so much a question of the food, but the service.
... >>
... >>and providing quality simple food instead crap food from bullshit menus.
... >
... >
... > Like the fancy (Michelin star ??) place in Wateringen - for dessert we
... > got a whole bunch of minute things in thimbles, teaspoons etc. Just
... > give me a big slice of sticky toffee pudding covered in custard !!
... >
... > B;
... >
...
... Or the creative nouveau cuisine restaurants, where you get innovative
... food combinations to tickle your palate and your mind, and run the to
... bathroom when you're done.

It's "nouvelle cuisine". Cuisine is feminine. :)

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

On Sat, 12 May 2007 17:51:25 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:

>On Sat, 12 May 2007 08:45:30 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, duh <[email protected]> arranged
>some electrons, so they looked like this:
>
> ... [email protected] wrote:
> ... > On 10 mei, 16:06, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... >
> ... >>On 10 May 2007 05:35:08 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
> ... >
> ... >
> ... >>>I'm amused the they show Gordon Ramsey on Clog TV - the series where
> ... >>>he helps out failing restaurants. The "recipe" is always the same -
> ... >>>it's not so much a question of the food, but the service.
> ... >>
> ... >>and providing quality simple food instead crap food from bullshit menus.
> ... >
> ... >
> ... > Like the fancy (Michelin star ??) place in Wateringen - for dessert we
> ... > got a whole bunch of minute things in thimbles, teaspoons etc. Just
> ... > give me a big slice of sticky toffee pudding covered in custard !!
> ... >
> ... > B;
> ... >
> ...
> ... Or the creative nouveau cuisine restaurants, where you get innovative
> ... food combinations to tickle your palate and your mind, and run the to
> ... bathroom when you're done.
>
>It's "nouvelle cuisine". Cuisine is feminine. :)

It's Holland. It's normal to misuse and misspell French words.

Few Dutch boats with a French name don't cause my wife to smile.
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Martin

Re: No smoking in Dutch restaurants
 

On Sat, 12 May 2007 18:02:47 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Martin <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

... On Sat, 12 May 2007 17:51:25 +0200, Magda <magda@eu> wrote:
...
... >On Sat, 12 May 2007 08:45:30 -0700, in rec.travel.europe, duh <[email protected]> arranged
... >some electrons, so they looked like this:
... >
... > ... [email protected] wrote:
... > ... > On 10 mei, 16:06, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ... >
... > ... >>On 10 May 2007 05:35:08 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
... > ... >
... > ... >
... > ... >>>I'm amused the they show Gordon Ramsey on Clog TV - the series where
... > ... >>>he helps out failing restaurants. The "recipe" is always the same -
... > ... >>>it's not so much a question of the food, but the service.
... > ... >>
... > ... >>and providing quality simple food instead crap food from bullshit menus.
... > ... >
... > ... >
... > ... > Like the fancy (Michelin star ??) place in Wateringen - for dessert we
... > ... > got a whole bunch of minute things in thimbles, teaspoons etc. Just
... > ... > give me a big slice of sticky toffee pudding covered in custard !!
... > ... >
... > ... > B;
... > ... >
... > ...
... > ... Or the creative nouveau cuisine restaurants, where you get innovative
... > ... food combinations to tickle your palate and your mind, and run the to
... > ... bathroom when you're done.
... >
... >It's "nouvelle cuisine". Cuisine is feminine. :)
...
... It's Holland. It's normal to misuse and misspell French words.

It doesn't make it right.

... Few Dutch boats with a French name don't cause my wife to smile.

Tell her that one of those we have on the Seine is called "Par ici la monnaie". It always
makes me smile too.