I've been 4 times in the US , LOVE IT !!! great people !! Back in the day the Dutch did some good things in your country ;-) ; Under the leadership of a young lawyer and landowner, Adriaen Van der Donck, a representative government was founded in 1649 called the “Board of Nine.” The men (and eventually women) where chosen to represent the citizens of New Netherland. When Stuyvesant refused to pay attention to the council’s petitions, Van der Donck drafted a “bill of rights,” including the right to have a representative government in New Netherland. He took that document all the way to The Hague in Holland were the Prince of Orange himself ratified it. Later, these rights were carried over with the English governance of the colony making New York a precursor for American democracy in the colonies. and also ;-) Perhaps one of the most enduring legacies imported through New Amsterdam was religious and cultural tolerance. To quote the New York State Library Research Center’s article on New Netherland, it “developed into a culturally diverse and politically robust settlement. This diversity was fostered by Dutch respect for freedom of conscience.” Don’t be mistaken: the Dutch certainly had their social misgivings including their employment of slavery and frequent skirmishes with the Lenape but New Amsterdam was founded as a center of commerce and trade. Anyone who wanted to conduct business was welcome.
Within the first year of New Amsterdam’s settlement it was reported that over 18 languages were spoken up and down the outpost’s narrow lanes. Much to Peter Stuyvesant’s chagrin, it becomes the first place in the New World that openly allowed Jews to worship when it welcomed a boatload of Portuguese Ashkenazi Jews into its harbor. That idea of tolerance and even that Jewish congregation are alive and well in New York today.
These are some doktors from diff. country's inc. the Netherlands. We are in code red and can't go anywere. No more then 3 people in a house, no more bars or coffeeshops open after 20.00 , no more carrying alcohol/ weed after 20.00 ( !! ) They force us to stay at home...
If we ( Netherlands ) get a alert message from the cops it's also saying 112