The Dutch have a healthy press with multiple national newspapers that are still actually NEWSpapers; and none of the liberal end of the market got drunk on clicks and shat themselves in the digital era. That might also be a factor.
What good are notebooks?
No, it's because only 3.1 percent of the Dutch population live in poverty as opposed to 20 percent of the British population. The Guardian really needs to stop publishing irresponsible lifestyle crap as news. (The Avondvierdaagse is a nice tradition though.)
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights in a single week to explore their neighbourhoods, exercise and make friends. It’s a tradition...
