Hi I'm Eclipse-Hawk, just your average Fanfic writer.

The things that you might want to know about me:

I'm a girl.

I'm as Dutch as it can be. (Quite tall, blond, blue eyes; you know the deal)

Just like many other Dutch, I'm very blunt and speak and write very directly; instead of bringing it nicely so to say.

I quite dyslectic, mostly in spelling only, any while I'm able to write words correctly most of the time; I still will make some mistakes with the right word choice and spelling.

I'm lesbian, so many of my fanfic will include fem!slash or Yuri whatever you want to call it.

I'm quite interested in History, Geography, Architecture and art; while languages (dyslectic) and math (yes being dyslectic, hinders me in remembering calculations, numbers any many other things that has to with math.)

If there are any other questions just ask.

20 observations made about the Dutch:

1. Tolerant. The Netherlands is a very tolerant place. The Dutch permit growing and smoking marijuana. The Dutch also legalized prostitution and gave women equal rights long ago.
2. Tall. The Dutch are very tall. Most doors are eight feet high; urinals in men’s toilets are so high some have to stand on tiptoe to use them. Toilet seats are also high – some can dangle their feet while enthroned. Most Asians would say washbasins are set too high.
3. Windy. The Dutch live in a very windy land. Perhaps because they often battle the wind while walking or cycling, they relentlessly harness wind power. They did this not only in the days of old when they built windmills to drain the land; their countryside is now dotted with modern, high tech windmills.
4. Bicycles. The Dutch love to bicycle. There are more bicycles in The Netherlands than there are people. There are more bicycle thefts per head of population than anywhere else; every bike is secured with at least two locks. It’s not uncommon to see bikes with trailers, sometimes with little children, other times with groceries. People of all ages can be seen on bicycles, and the country has thousands of kilometres of bicycle lanes. At least every tenth car seems to be equipped with one or more bicycle racks.
5. Big servings. The Dutch are big eaters. The portions they serve at restaurants are enormous. The Dutch love potatoes; it’s common to have potatoes cooked two different ways at every meal – together with two other side dishes, i.e. if you order say fish, you’ll get potato chips (fries), roast potatoes (lovely, tasty, small potatoes), beans and salad – each in a separate bowl.
6. Rain. The Dutch take the rain in their stride. It rains all the time, unpredictably, in The Netherlands, so the Dutch don’t allow the weather to change their plans. They just make sure they have some means of keeping themselves dry or able to resist the wind.
7. Speeding. The Dutch respect speeding laws. It’s very rare to see anyone exceed the speed limit within city limits. It’s very rare to see anyone speeding on the fast lanes on highways. People overtake, then smartly move out of the fast lane. I don’t know whether it’s because the police cameras are very effective, or fuel is so expensive (the faster you drive the more fuel you consume) or people just follow the rules because everyone should.
8. Alcohol. The Dutch are not heavy drinkers. In six weeks in Drachten, I’ve not seen a single person who has had too much to drink. This could be partly because it's very hard to get the next drink. See next point.
9. Waiters. Table service at Dutch eateries is slow – even in Chinese restaurants. The waiter to customer ratio is smaller than anywhere else I’ve been. Servers are constantly overworked. Everyone knows this, so no one complains. Recognizing how busy the table staff are is the most probable reason why people don’t ask for the bill; they go to the counter to pay.
10. Credit cards. Something most strange: credit cards are seldom accepted – American Express is rarely accepted. I suspect credit card debt is low. This is a cash economy. I can’t help feeling many establishments keep double books: I’ve often been given handwritten receipts. Sometimes I’ve had printed receipts in different formats on different days from the same restaurant.
11. Cuisine. The Dutch have some special foods. If you ask for beef stew, you’ll get it as a filling in croquettes. They have Dutch sushi: raw herring eaten with raw onions. They have some nice waffles too, with yummy caramel.
12. Hotel laundry. You need to be wary of laundry in Dutch hotels. I’m in a 4 star hotel which says if you hand in laundry on Friday, Saturday or Sunday you won’t get it back till after 10 am on Tuesday. Even if they promise to return your clothes in 24 hours, and they don’t, they won’t apologize. They’ll just say “it was raining” and “we don’t always use the drier, you know.”
13. Tall buildings. The Dutch don’t have many multi-storey buildings; this is partly because there is a lot of land and partly because the soil is so soft that it’s prohibitively expensive to put in the foundations for multi-storey buildings.
14. Milk. The Dutch have lots of milk and cheese. There are lots and lots of cows; people like a lot of milk in their coffee, which they take strong, like the Italians. Strangely they like their tea weak; very weak, without milk.
15. Water. The Dutch are surrounded by water, and have a love for water. There are many canals and lakes, and the proportion of people who engage in water-based recreation seems very high.
16. Homes. The Dutch live in tiny homes. They leave their curtains open, so you can see through their living rooms – right through to their backyards. They love their gardens – unkempt gardens are rare.
17. Multi-lingual. The Dutch are multi-lingual. I’ve rarely met a Dutch person who didn’t expect me to speak Dutch. But the moment they realized I couldn’t speak Dutch, they switched effortlessly to English. I’ve learned that many of them speak a third language as well.
18. Fitness. The Dutch seem to love sports. Cities are dotted with sports centres. I’ve seen few overweight people. Most Dutch folks are tall, slim and fit. I don’t recall any stick-thin girls.
19. Disabled people. There are many older Dutch persons who go around on little battery powered vehicles. Drivers, cyclists and pedestrians don’t seem the least bit fazed by these slow moving persons who know their rights and exercise them.
20. Internet. The Dutch are very internet savvy. When my wife asked a hotel cleaner whether there was a coin-laundry in the city, the response was “check on the internet.” I’ve heard that internet penetration in The Netherlands is the highest in Europe. It’s also common to see people come to business meetings without pen and paper – all their notes are taken on iPads.