"De Duitste stad van Nederland"

October 29, 2007

Well, we thought the city of Tilburg had the best slogan with “Tilburg, je bent er.” (Tilburg, you are there.) But now there was a referendum in Venlo. Guess what they voted: “Venlo, de Duitste stad van Nederland.” Translation? “Venlo, the German city of The Netherlands. And don’t mention the war.


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