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Kinderdijk - Japanese tourists

Posted by Illuci (Hurdegaryp, Netherlands) on 13 May 2008 in Sport & Recreation.

I very much appreciate how Japanese people deal with one another - much more polite than we Dutch do. I remember having read Japanese reports about Dutch merchants visiting Japan in the 18th century: they were clumsy, ugly and brutal people and they smell. I can imagine these qualifications considering the refined manners of Japanese culture. On the other hand, the Japanese appreciated the knowledge of the Dutch in water management: several Dutch engineers designed and managed water control systems in Japanese areas. Now we know that all cultures have their own ways to deal with each other and their environment. I like the similar hats they wore that day: it symbolizes something binding as a group abroad, and it's also Japanese because the hats are of a modest color and shape (The Dutch would wear orange caps or something conspicuous :).

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