Decoding the Dutch, Continued
- Everyone signs their business emails “Met vriendlijke groet”. At least change things up occasionally!
- Supermarkets sell wine, mixers and things like port but they do not sell hard alcohol. Liquor is not super expensive (and beer is really cheap: 24 bottles of Amstel for €6.50 is a steal in my book) and there tends to be liquor stores right next to supermarkets (sometimes even sharing the same building entrance). The liquor stores aren’t state owned, so I don’t know why this rule exists (and there obviously is one).
Tags: Amsterdam, email signatures, liquor, Netherlands, the Dutch
December 19th, 2007 at 12:09 am
Haha, yeah I tire of the pervasive “Thanks” here. I’ve done some correspondence in Colombia and there are no deviations from “Cordialmente.” This is a fascinating topic.
December 19th, 2007 at 12:13 am
Partially what annoys me is that it’s in people’s signatures – they haven’t even taken the time to write it! As for me, I usually just sign off with my name but when I add something more I chose between “All the best” and “Sincerely” based on the occasion. I guess two options is somewhat of an improvement over one! =)
December 20th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Ah yes, I see your frustration - how friendly is that??