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I remember the thrift stores in the US are full of second hand clothing that might as well have been all new or maybe worn once. And as a Dutch person I was ama
by mrarjen 9y ago
I remember the thrift stores in the US are full of second hand clothing that might as well have been all new or maybe worn once. And as a Dutch person I was amazed how much perfectly fine clothing was disposed of. Especially since I usually wear things till they break in some manner.
Actually there was a lot more well fitting clothing (mainly shirts) in the thrift places than in the actual clothing stores. Not to mention pants... for a Dutch person looking for pants in a US store is a no go apparently, it's all far to tiny...
- radicalbyte 9y agoThrift stores sort and sell. The best stuff goes on to their stores the rest is graded and sold. You see the same thing here in NL charity shops.
- mrarjen 9y agoTrue, but quality wise it's far lower in the Netherlands than it is in the US from my experience. Plus now a days it seems most people buy from the Primark, as it's ridiculously cheap...
- klipt 9y agoEnglish does have phrases that tend to stereotype Dutch people as frugal (or sometimes even stingy) E.g. "Dutch treat": taking someone out for a meal but only paying for yourself, not also for the person you invited.
- mrarjen 9y ago"Going Dutch" also similar. But that's due to some dates would be offended if the man pays for the meals. But this is kind of drifting off topic :)