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‘Stinkkatten’ and Turkey Parties: How Migration Shaped Dutch in America
29 January 2026
Flemings who emigrated to North America in the 19th and 20th centuries cherished their Dutch, while combining it creatively with English. This gave rise to a unique way of speaking, showing what life was like between two worlds, a mix where drijvers (drivers) had to be careful of stinkkatten (skunks
Hospitality, to an Extent. Refugees in the Netherlands
27 October 2022
At the beginning of the First World War, one million Belgians fled to the Netherlands. About one hundred thousand remained there throughout the war, most of them in large camps. The Netherlands showed itself to be hospitable, but there was much to be said about the conditions in the refugee camps. W


