battles around Belgium between the Belgians and the Dutch army. This conflicts were known as the Days of September since they were between the 23rd and 27th of September 1830 . These events occurred due to a multiple reasons ranging from religious conflicts to economic‚ social and political conflicts. One of the major causes of the Belgian revolution‚ which took place between August and September 1830‚ was the fact that the Belgians were under Dutch rule. The ruler of the United Kingdom of Netherlands
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valley or Joachim’s dale. This name found its way into other languages: Czech tolar‚ Hungarian tallér‚ Danish and Norwegian (rigs) daler‚ Swedish (riks) daler‚ Icelandic dalur‚ Dutch (rijks) daalder or daler‚ Ethiopian ታላሪ ("talari")‚ Italian tallero‚ Flemish daelder‚ Polish Talar‚ Persian Dare‚ as well as - via Dutch - into English as dollar. A later Dutch coin depicting a lion was called the leeuwendaler (English lion daler). The Dutch Republic produced these coins to accommodate its booming international
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in cross-cultural perception. We do so by way of exploratory case studies in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the police in the Netherlands and Curaçao. We demonstrate how crosscultural perception between two specific ethnic groups‚ European Dutch and African Curaçaoans‚ changes depending on the amount of power imbalance in the various organizational and national contexts. With this article‚ we follow the call for research on the impact of power dynamics on cross-cultural perception‚ an approach
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varied backgrounds. The language‚ food‚ religion‚ and celebrations on Aruba are composed of a healthy mix of these countries. Aruba is closely tied to Holland because of its long occupation and present partnership in the Netherlands kingdom. The official language is Dutch‚ which is seen on the street signs‚ official documents‚ and many local newspapers. However‚ many aspects of Aruba’s culture reveal strong influences of contributing cultures‚ such as the common language Papiamento. Papiamento
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I. Introduction II. Brief Discussion of Belgium’s relevant history III. Geographical Setting a. Location - between France (S) and Holland (N); Germany and Luxembourg (E); and North Sea (W) b. Climate - Belgium has temperate weather‚ warm in summer (May to September) and cool to cold in winter‚ with snow very likely. temperate; mild winters‚ cool summers; rainy‚ humid‚ cloudy c. d. Topography - The coastal region‚ extending about 16–48 km (10–30 mi) inland‚ consists
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Environment Every country has a private culture‚ and “culture consists of many components that interrelate with another” (Kotabe & Helsen‚ 2010‚ p.118). There are many factor relate to cultural environment of Belgium including material life‚ language‚ aesthetics‚ religion‚ education and value systems. Material life The life quality of Belgian people is better compared to the Taiwanese. The health care service is also better and the cost for one person who visits to the doctor is 22€
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Curaçao is located in the Caribbean‚ in the middle of neighboring islands Aruba & Bonaire‚ together known to travelers as the ABC islands‚ and just 40 miles off the coast of Venezuela The island Curacao is only 141 square miles and has a population of about 150‚000. Due to influxes of immigrants from different ethnic backgrounds‚ most Curaçaoans today are of mixed descent‚ with Afro-Caribbean being the majority. Curaçao has a sunny weather year-round with average temperatures of 80 degrees Fahrenheit
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proper name of the area in both Dutch and English is "Holland". "Holland" is a part of the Netherlands. "Holland" is informally used in English and other languages‚ including sometimes the Dutch language itself‚ to mean the whole of the modern country of the Netherlands.[1] (This example of pars pro toto or synecdoche is similar to the tendency to refer to the United Kingdom as "England".).[4][5] The people of Holland are referred to as "Hollanders" in both Dutch and English. Today this refers specifically
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and unorganized. But it had character. The Van Dorth Hotel should have been a depressing place‚ but somehow it wasn’t; its quaintness saved it. It was the third time I had stayed at the Van Dorth. I had been told about it first by the skipper of a Dutch tramp‚ the S.S. Utrecht‚ on which I had travelled from Merauke in New Guinea to Macassar. The captain‚ chief officer‚ engineer‚ the supercargo‚ and I piled into the launch and went ashore. There was no unique characteristics about them. They were the
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Students Declaration 22 Appendix 23 1. Introduction 1.1 Background Netherlands is a part of the mainland Western Europe‚ densely populated and recognized globally for its windmills and Clogs. The Dutch United Provinces proclaimed their independence in 1579 from Spain. During the 17th century‚ the Dutch United colonies gained a reputation as a leading seafaring and commercial power. The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815 after it regained independence from a 20-year French occupational
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