Yes. But it was the Germans that killed them. They made handy use of the fact that the Jewish population trusted their well-organized government enough to let it register their religion and location. Anti-semitism was relatively mild in the Netherlands and I guess Jewish people felt fairly safe.

Meanwhile, Lilianne Ploumen, minister of foreign trade and development cooperation of the Netherlands is setting up an international fund to support NGo’s thatwill lose funding due to the “global gag rule”.

It is a sobering thought that even Hitler had a cake that was intended to be shared with children while the current American president has a mostly decorative prop that serves him and his inner circle at best...

I can only say I really enjoy it. It was rather bare bones when it came out, but with all the free updates it is worth playing. Also, the packs- My favourites are Get Together, the city living pack is good, and of the cheap stuff packs I would recommend the romantic garden pack.

Schengen is in Luxembourg. You were probably thinking about Maastricht?

Same reason why I am. Only speak when I have something to say. Oh, and in the wrong time zone, I guess. Always a little late to the party...

Time to share a staple of Dutch winter cuisine, mustard soup! Creamy, hearthy and satisfying, and easy to make.

I put some more work in it and then put it on Mod the sims in case you want to download it:

I have put it in the gallery for you. You will need basegame, Get Together and the Restaurant pack for it to work. No CC!

Aww, thanks!

Sims build thread?

More Sims please! It’s the only game that works for me...Because of all the creativity it allows. And all the cheating!

I’m 46 years old and I have never had a relationship. For most of my life, I have felt crippling guilt over this- I had no real need for a relationship, which I realized was abnormal. Also, my mom really wanted a grandchild! I felt broken, and was very depressed.

Here they are, singing “Happy”. But hey, continue to think in black and white.

I’m a person of Dutch nationality, and it was mostly people of my nationality that were killed in the MH17 crash you are referring to. There is no such thing as karma. These here are human beings that died. Human beings of value, artists, people who were loved. They did not deserve to die because of another innocent…

Hugo Weaving was good in the role, but I can’t help imagining how Bowie would have done it. He had that hard to define unhuman quality that made the Elves so hard to cast. As for Gandalf- Especially Gandalf the Grey has a warm, earthy quality that Ian mcKellan does so well. He was perfect.

Once they are that far gone they believe Snopes to be a liberal conspiracy...

I looked that up and it looks nice enough but aged just two years? I give you brokkelkaas- which is Gouda aged 3+ years, until it grows crunchy salt crystals and has a crumbly texture. So nice. But we tend to keep that to ourselves.

I’m a Dutch native, so I can move to any EU nation. Even then, there was quite a bit of red tape. It’s pretty difficult to get a permit these days. Your best hope is getting a student visa or marrying a native... Employers can also bring in employees from abroad under certain circumstances.

Your loss. It is a lovely historic city with a great art and fashion scene, known for beer, good food and a generally relaxed atmosphere.