
English life and culture through the eyes of two Dutch journalists. Patrick van IJzendoorn en Joost van Mierlo are correspondents for Dutch media, living in the UK. This is the English translation of their substack, De Stijve Bovenlip.
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The public footpath is sacred in the United Kingdom. Sometimes that is annoying. This is especially so for people with a lot of money. They think that the footpath running near their house shouldn’t be there. Usually, they are proven wrong....
Shortly after moving to Sussex, it must have been early 2008, we visited Lewes. I bought the booklet ‘The Eccentric Tour of Sussex’ there, because as long as things don’t get normal, I’m quite up for something weird.
I read it with pleasur...
The King’s Speech is a ceremonial event marking the opening of the new parliamentary year. Today it was read out by King Charles. That is the boring part. The arrival and departure of the King and his entourage are much more interesting. A...
Anyone visiting a city in England for the first time, a Dutch correspondent once proclaimed, really must do three things: go to a pub, visit a city museum, and go to a church or cathedral. In my case, there is a fourth attraction: the footb...
He, he, it is finally going to happen. The Beatles are getting their own museum in London. The museum will be located in the former Apple headquarters on Saville Row, better known for the rooftop where the Beatles gave their final performan...
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Patrick van IJzendoorn en Joost van Mierlo zijn correspondenten voor Nederlandse media in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. In deze blog schrijven ze opmerkelijke verhalen die voorbijgaan aan de waan van de dag, maar desondanks meer dan de moeite waard zijn.
Patrick van IJzendoorn is correspondent voor de Volkskrant in Londen
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