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Imagine you are hiking the Frisia Coast Trail in northwest Germany. After a long day of walking and searching for shelter, you try your luck at a private home. Before the owner agrees to let you stay the night, you may first be asked to show your silver. And, as if pressing an early version of a computer “confirm” button, a child in the household may be made to endure a painful tug on the ear in the process. Such were the methods of the first “legally blondes” for sealing an

How do Frisians spend their time off? Frisians in the Netherlands must have loads of it because job prospects are among the lowest in the country. In addition, those who have a job do not face traffic jams consuming precious hours every day, unlike the people in the cities further to the south of the country. Inhabitants of the province of Friesland belong to the poorest in the country and have the highest unemployment rate. Yet, these people turn out to be the happiest in th

This is one of the simplest things there is, once you’ve got the hang of it. ‘A child can do the laundry,’ they literally say in the Dutch language. This has nothing to do with a history of child labour, by the way. Understanding the logic of Frisian personal names is essential if you want to have a seamless and non-violent hiking experience along the Frisia Coast Trail . Once you get it, a Frisian—or a Dutchman with Frisian roots for that matter—is also easily recognizable b

For those never having met a native Frisian, here is a crash course. There are some remarkable things to mention and rules to live by. Before I start describing what makes the Frisians different, I have to apologize for my poor discrimination skills. I was raised in Cameroon, in Africa. All my friends were natives from the small village of Atcha Tugi, the place where we lived. I admit, that is a poor start. Once back in the Netherlands, my discrimination career took a huge t

Why did we create the Frisia Coast Trail in the first place? Do you know that feeling of having more hobbies than time? We do. We suffer...