When you think about the Netherlands, one of these iconic symbols will probably pop up in your head: Tulips, Windmills, Wooden Shoes, Cheese, Bikes, Canals and maybe Vincent Van Gogh if you’re into Art. 
Netherlands or Holland?!
The Netherlands consists of 12 provinces but many people use “Holland” when talking about the Netherlands. The two provinces of Noord- and Zuid-Holland together are Holland. The 12 provinces together are the Netherlands. Holland is often used when all of the Netherlands is meant.
Are you a Cheese Lover?!
Then you should definitely taste the Gouda Cheese, its creamy and rich texture makes it one of the most loved cheeses in the world, in fact, it’s responsible for around half of the global cheese consumption, and it happens to be a Dutch speciality. Records show that this food is one of the oldest cheese delicacies we have left originating in the 12th century in a city called Gouda in the Netherlands.
What language do people use in the Netherlands?!
Dutch is the official language of the Netherlands, it’s a Germanic language that’s also known as Flemish in northern Belgium.
Why do the Dutch ride Bikes?! 
The Netherlands is known as a flat country, it’s relatively close together as most of the land is waterlogged. And as such a landscape is perfect for cycling, then bikes become a really efficient and viable transportation means.
In fact, 36% of Dutch people listed the bicycle as their most frequent way of getting around on a typical day, as opposed to the car (45%) and public transport (11%).
In addition to the countless nature parks, each with its own character, offer up wonderful landscapes.
Cost of Living
People have a high living standard in the Netherlands. It is a great place to live and even a greater place to work boasts the sixth highest hourly wage in the European Union to give you an idea that if you work in the business sector you would make an average of thirty-eight points, eight euros per hour or around forty-five US dollars.
Dutch people are the Tallest in the World
According to the study conducted by the Imperial College of London on eighteen point six million people, it showed that the average Dutchman is five feet ten inches tall and the average Dutch woman is five feet seven inches tall which is ahead of other countries such as Denmark Norway and Germany. Actually, the average height of a man in the Netherlands is eight inches more than what it used to be 150 years ago.
Why Did the Dutch Walk on Wooden Shoes?
The Dutch walked on wooden shoes because they were comfortable, durable, cheap, water-resistant, well-insulated, and provided good foot protection. That made wooden shoes well-suited for farmers and manual labourers, a large part of the population in those days.
What are all those Windmills used for?!
Windmills are a huge Dutch thing, Windmills come from this history of pumping water from lakes and the ocean to create new pieces of land.
There are a few techniques that the Dutch use for their wizardry over the water. The first one has to do with them building a wall around a body of water that they want to turn into land. After they built a wall around it, they would build a windmill next to those walls, they would use the windmill to spin, and as the windmill would spin, that would spin a pump that would pump the water out of that land.
They’ll plant on it, and they will do whatever they need to do to actually make it a firm, dry, habitable land and then they’ll build entire cities on it.
The Dutch have just mastered water and learned how to intentionally design their cities and their country around water management.
Why Tulips?!
Tulips grow in this special clay-sand-soil mixture and a lot of that exact soil is in Holland because of the fact that a lot of this land was under water before they reclaimed it, and so it’s perfect for growing tulips.
So, a lot of Dutch Culture could be attributed to water management, they are actually Living on and with the water, It’s all about Water!!