Akadémia Kiadó

Holland from the Hungarians' viewpoint

What kind of country is Holland? Is there a typical Dutch behaviour

that we have to take into account when dealing with Dutch people? How

can we explain that soft drugs are forbidden in this country, yet are

available in so many places? How is it possible that this small

kingdom is more democratic than so many republics? How could it

happen that in this moderate country a pleasant-mannered

homosexual politician became so popular that he could have been

elected prime minister?

This book, written primarily for those Hungarians who have

cultural, social or business contacts with the Dutch, answers these

and many other questions. It gives us a vivid picture of the human

face of this variegated country and provides the reader with practical

advice as to what we should expect when meeting people from Holland.

It is compulsory reading for all Hungarians who wish to know more

about Holland and its inhabitants than tulips, windmills, famous

painters and world-famous dams.

This book provides the Hungarian reader with some insight into some attractive, and also some weird

Dutch characteristics, as well as a glimpse into the cultural

and historical background of their habits and behaviour. It also helps

Hungarian readers understand what their Dutch partners think

about certain Hungarian habits. Thus, the book holds up a mirror not

only to the Dutch, but also to Hungarians.