Laughing at ourselves

We come from Dutch roots, as do many people in west Michigan (hence town names like Holland, Vriesland, Drenthe, Zeeland). As with every ethnicity, there are quirks that are easily stereotyped. My sister passed this along to me and I had to say "yah" at how true some of these are!

YOU MIGHT BE DUTCH IF.......

• You have a two volume address book, Volume I: A-U Volume II: V-Z.
• You have never skipped church to watch the Super bowl.
• Your main contribution to gender equality was the switch from King to Wilhelmina brand peppermints.
• Your church attendance record is not disrupted by childbirth.
• Your Sunday routine resembles: church, coffee, roast beef, jello salad, snooze, and church.
• You have a living room but never sit in it.
• All your cookies taste like almonds.
• You make the bed in your hotel room.
• You can sing "eere zij God" even though you can't speak Dutch.
• Seeing raised hands during worship causes you to look around for a stick up man.
• You are still trying to justify owning a dishwasher.
• You have attended worship services at a campground amphitheater.
• You know what an afghan is.
• You have lace on your windows but not on your underwear.
• All of your recipes are adapted to fit a 9 x 13 pan.
• You can't imagine a funeral reception without ham buns.