>a huge rift opened in Dutch culture after WWII I'm not sure what you mean there but WWII was 65 years ago and I've not heard anyone being called a 'collaborat

>a huge rift opened in Dutch culture after WWII I'm not sure what you mean there but WWII was 65 years ago and I've not heard anyone being called a 'collaborator' in the 40 years of my life here. It's just not an issue. >It seems like a lot of Dutch social institutions are built around the fact that neighborly associations and quickly-built friendly acquaintanceships don't really happen as much in the Netherlands. I think that's largely true. If we want to meet people we tend to just go to bars and cafes, do sports or go to concerts. We tend to leave our neighbours alone, give them their space. We do practically live on top of each other so it just seems common sense. >it's not somewhere I'd want to live, especially as an outsider. Then don't be an outsider :)