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The Dutch by numbers

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) on Dec 7th 2008 at 9:00AM

This month's issue of Holland Herald, KLM's in-flight magazine is devoted to a numbers theme. For example, California's Highway 1 is touted as being one of the world's most scenic drives in an article devoted to pointing out the highway's finer points.

Another article was perfect for in-flight reading. By browsing two pages filled with random statistics, I found out several interesting facts about the Dutch that might be useful to toss out at parties if there is absolutely nothing left to talk about.

Here are five of them:

In 2008, Sophie has been the most popular name for a girl, and Daan the most popular for a boy.
On average, women don't marry in the Netherlands until age 32.7, and men don't marry until 35.8.
When the Dutch want to go on a vacation, France is their number one destination.
The average Dutch person eats 16.7 kilos of cheese per year.
On average, a person in the Netherlands drinks 77.4 liters of beer per year. This is a considerable drop from the 300 liters the same person would have downed during the Middle Ages.

Here's one more fact about the Dutch I found out. Each year, they produce 3 million pairs of clogs.

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Food and Drink, Stories, Netherlands, Airlines

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Laura Dec 22nd 2008 9:22AM

Hi Jamie,

I am very interested in having those statistics but impossible to find them on Internet!

Would it be possible for you to send me few more statistics or to tell me how I could have a sample of this magazine?

Thank you a lot for your help,

Regards,

Laura

Jamie Rhein Dec 22nd 2008 2:21PM

Laura, I'd go to the magazine's contact info link and write to see about ordering it, or call KLM to find out how to get a back issue. Usually back issues can be ordered. On the contact link, there's an email address for the editorial department. It's for people who are making a query to publish in the magazine, but I'm sure you'll be directed to how to get a copy. Good luck. I liked this issue a lot.

Laura Jan 5th 2009 3:25AM

Thanks Jamie for your reply and Happy new year!

Laura

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