Episode 4 of the series with native speakers about the Dutch language and identity: Individualism in the 'polder'.

Are the Dutch individualistic?
How about the balance between individualism and collectivism in the Netherlands?
And what is 'polderen' and the 'poldermodel'?
What is the Dutch way of seeking compromises?

Participants:
Özcan Akyol (author, tv show host), bicultural: Dutch/Turkish
Herman Brusselmans (author), Belgian
Nhung Dam (author, actress, performer), bicultural: Dutch/Vietnames
Wim Daniëls (comedian, linguist)
Kathleen Ferrier (chair person of the Dutch Unesco Commission), Dutch/Suriname
Lotte Jensen (professor of Dutch literature and cultural history), bicultural Dutch/Danish
Marc van Oostendorp (Professor of Dutch language, linguist)
Ester Naomi Perquin (poet)
Herman Pleij (Professor Emeritus of historic Dutch literature)
Maarten van Rossem (Historian, Professor Emeritus)
Ewoud Sanders (Language historian)

More about this 11episode series called 'identiteit en taal':
https://www.learndutch.org/identiteit...

Playlist: De playlist met alle uitzendingen:
   • Bestaat 'de Nederlander'?  

Participants react to the videos with the language students:
to what extent stereotypes about the Dutch are true?
to what extent the Dutch are stingy, direct, tolerant etc?

Videos with expats:
   • How about the DUTCH and ICE SKATING?  

Made by Bart de Pau (c) 2021