The document discusses family life in the Netherlands, noting the prevalence of nuclear families and traditional gender roles in childcare. It emphasizes the importance of direct communication in social and business settings while advising against small talk before negotiations. Additionally, it provides trivia about polders, land reclaimed from the sea, highlighting their significance in Dutch agriculture.

1. NETHERLANDS
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2. Family Life
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Often they are
nuclear families.
Also called the
“gezin”.
Only a few women
participate in the
workforce full-time.
Expect mothers to be in
charge of domestic
work and childcare
throughout the
entire day.

3. Social Etiquette
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Refer to family
and closer
friends by their
first names.
Direct communication
style with a lot of eye
contact is preferred.
Displays of wealth or
status are not
viewed with favor.

4. Business Etiquette
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Do not engage in small talk
before negotiations.
Prefer to get down to
business soon after a
meeting begins.
Very slow to conduct
business- they want to
understand every detail
before reaching a final
decision.
Once a decision is made,
it will not be changed.

5. Trivia
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Do you know what a polder
is? Land reclaimed from
the sea.
Did you know that two-fifths of
the country was once covered
by water?
The Dutch "created" this land
by pumping out the water.
These drained areas, polders,
have become the richest
farmlands in the Netherlands.

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