Us Dutch Women don´t vacum.... we´re too busy picking out what clothes to wear, since we´re all fashion victims!

 Well, if I want to walk naked within my own house, why not It´s MY house right? I just think it´s silly to see Muslim men wearing very sexy clothes, thight jeans, thight shirts, the newest hairstyles, spending a LOT of many on hairgel...walking with their Muslim wive, fully covered in a black robe, in the smoldering heat! I don´t go on the street naked Don´t worry. I CHOOSE to cover myself in a way that I feel comfortable. But short shorts are always good when it´s 40 degrees, right

I agree... firstly I think it´s wrong to talk about "the Western woman" and "the Muslim woman"... what about the Western Muslims? And are there no vast differences within different Muslim countries or communities, and within Western countries?

Secondly I am conducting some research now one freedom for women in different cultures, and to say a fashion victim is as much a victim as somebody who is denied the freedom to leave her house on her own account in the clothes she wants to wear, to do what she wants to do...it´s crazy.

It´s just normal in Holland if you call first. Like "Hey, I´m in town, is it okay if I come by in 10 minutes?" I do keep a clean house but sometimes it can be a bit messy with clutter. I don´t mind my books laying all over the place, my opened post on the diner table, and my shoes in the living room. But when somebody comes by, all of that gets chucked in the closet

I agree with the difference in culture between the Dutch islands and The Netherlands itself.

As for the mainland... Some of our Dutch customs are seen as inhospitable. For example, we like it when people make a call before they come (in general!) and not stand in front of your door without notice. In Turkey tend to pop up all the time, without calling first. So, my boyfriend was wondering why Dutch people like a call first, whether we don´t like guests or something. I explained that actually, when people call that they will be over in a few hours, we start cleaning the house like crazy, go to the store to buy a cake or something else nice to snack on, and also put some better clothes on than the crap we are normally wearing at home

I know my boyfriend was disguisted when he first tried it, lol. But can we all agree that bringing some small gifts in case you meet people you want to thank in a special way, is a good idea (bringing it back to the topic )

 so now I have to make a list stroopwafels, drop, anybody else?

 Chickens also eat their own shit... you ever had chicken?

pfff, so demanding  I will also bring a bunch of Dutch cookies, called stroopwafels...you want that instead of the porcelein shoes?

everybody in Turkey already has a cellphone  What people in Turkey need is porcelein "wooden shoes" ....there´s a shortage of those in Turkey!