A Dutch Expatriat’s Musing about Euro-Americans Life as a refugee, ex-pat, or immigrant shares one unmistakable trait: the audacity to plant roots in foreign soil. We’re all just transplants with different labels—though, isn’t it curious how some get to skip the “immigrant” designation entirely? Those who crossed the Atlantic centuries ago now simply call themselves…
Tag: history
From Cold War to Code War
The Echoes of Progress: From Luftballons to Livestreams The 1980s in the Netherlands pulsated with a diverse music scenery – British Pop, Dutch Ska, Punk, Rock, and those haunting melodies that still cling to the Berlin Wall’s remnants. That infamous barrier, an embodiment of division, stood surrounded by an eerie soundscape of political tension and…
Amexit & Brexit
A Tale of Two Gardens: From Dutch Roots to Global Retreats In 1652, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) had a simple plan: plant a vegetable garden at the Cape of Good Hope. It was just a humble patch to grow provisions for passing ships—how charmingly modest.Who could have guessed this little garden would grow…
Rednecks & Re-birth
When Angola Came to Virginia: The Delicious Irony of Southern Food Pride Oh, the sweet irony of watching proud Southerners declare their “authentic Southern cooking” heritage while waving Confederate flags. Little do many know they’re celebrating culinary traditions that crossed the Atlantic in the holds of slave ships straight from the heart of Angola. Here’s…
Patio and Patria
Dear D As they say above so below or is it underneath…anyway they are referring to mother natures law of micro and macrocosm. Astral planes or plain conspicuous, no matter it functions the same. Also in the human world. So the meddling from our neighbour with the misplaced sense of righteousness is equivalent to and…
The C.O.M.C. Files 