002_cultural cocktail

[BE] We all know that one of the strongest points of the European Union is its great variety of cultures. Different languages are spoken even within the same country, for example Belgium; people from the northern part mostly speak Dutch while their country fellows on the lower part of the nation prefer French. The majority of people in Europe can speak more than two languages. This makes transnational culture, economy, labour, technology and whatever effortless. (Singapore is also a multilingual nation, see 003_multi-cultural society at http://urban-o-mania.blogspot.com)

001_koninginnedag

[NL] Koninginnedag is Queen’s day in the Netherlands. On 30 April of every year, Dutch people will dress up in orange and get out of their house to celebrate this national holiday outdoor. It is an interesting phenomenon to see Dutch urban landscapes filled up with orange colour everywhere. The colour is a symbol of the nation, which stems from the royal family name – The Family Nassau, House of Orange. A similar spectacle could be found when the Dutch national football team hits the stadium. Learn more about koninginnedag at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koninginnedag