The Syndicate

Kites, do you enjoy flying kites?

I always like the dinner question. So which five persons dead, alive or fictitious will get invited to this fancy dinner party you're throwing?

What's the best Texan dish?

Was a pleasure [mention]dunya[/mention]. I'm quite the elitist myself so don't know if I'm the one to take them down. :P

rundontwalk:

- What's the greatest thing about being Texan and what's the worst thing?
- Have you ever listened to Accept's album Balls to the Wall? If so, what did you think of it?

G-Man wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:23 pm Black or white?
Pepsi or Coke?
Truth or dare?

Black.
Coke.
Truth.

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:45 am What made you want to work in the financial industry? Love for numbers?

I had working experience in it during my studies. And after I dropped out of my PhD it was convenient to get jobs in this field. In terms of Ikigai (http://www.performanceexcellencenetwork ... gust-2017/) it's something I am good at and pays the bills.

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:43 am

Iron_Dwarf wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:22 am As for directness, we still have the usual polite facade going on in social circles. But between friends or in business meetings nothing can be sacred and we don't feel offended when that is the case.

what about other Dutch strangers? Are you friendly and easy to make friends with each other?

We are quite business-like with each other. In my experience it's hard to make new friends after university, you really need to join some social clubs (e.g. sports association) otherwise people do keep distance.

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:41 am

Iron_Dwarf wrote: ↑Tue Mar 06, 2018 5:18 am

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:01 pm

Iron_Dwarf wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:39 pm For Dutch standards I'm of quite normal height (185cm).

185cm is normal? holy crap. I live in the wrong country for sure.

I love that you say the best thing about being Dutch is they are direct. Does this often translate as coldness or maybe even being interpreted as rude between each other? or foreigners? Swedes are known to be cold but it's mainly cos most of them, believe it or not, are actually shy. also unfriendly but whatever.

Not necessarily cold, but foreigners can see us as being quite rude. We don't shy away from saying it like it is sometimes.

Blunt. I like it.

Do Danes speak perfect English in general too?

What languages do you speak, if any, other than English and Dutch? What languages would you like to learn?

What's your favorite season?

When falling asleep, do you want the room warm or cool?

Danes? You mean Dutch? We have English in high school and iirc even in primary school, at least I had. We also have French and German for 1 or 2 years, and it becomes an optional subject afterward. So generally we do speak good English.

I chose French and German in high school and even had a French course for credits during university. Unfortunately the occasions to speak those languages are rare. When forced to speak it, my French is quite well despite having a weak vocabulary at the moment. I can read and understand German perfectly, but it's tough to speak nowadays (vocabulary is the problem again). During high school I could do a little bit of Italian even and I had ancient Greek and Latin.

Autumn.

Cool.

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:05 pm

Iron_Dwarf wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:40 pm

ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:55 pm What's your favorite joke to tell?

I love puns and in real life am quite known for my awwonderful sense of humor.

I don't know many Dutch people (there's a Dutch couple who live here but they really like to keep to themselves). Are they really funny and outgoing? or more reserved unless they have alcohol in them?

We can be funny, although Dutch humor is very blunt. We're also outgoing. Have you seen us during international football matches? Us taking over the local campings during Euro/Worlds makes me laugh and feel a little bit embarrassed at the same time.

As for directness, we still have the usual polite facade going on in social circles. But between friends or in business meetings nothing can be sacred and we don't feel offended when that is the case.

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:02 pm @Iron_Dwarf : as someone who is into philosophy, what's your take on determinism?

I'm more into economics and political philosophy, but I see full determinism as an unproven dogma and do believe we have a bit of free will.

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 3:01 pm

Iron_Dwarf wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:39 pm For Dutch standards I'm of quite normal height (185cm).

185cm is normal? holy crap. I live in the wrong country for sure.

I love that you say the best thing about being Dutch is they are direct. Does this often translate as coldness or maybe even being interpreted as rude between each other? or foreigners? Swedes are known to be cold but it's mainly cos most of them, believe it or not, are actually shy. also unfriendly but whatever.

Not necessarily cold, but foreigners can see us as being quite rude. We don't shy away from saying it like it is sometimes.

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 12:28 pm

Iron_Dwarf wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:51 am Because you mentioned my love for film, I'll just say that I wrote and directed a short film once which I produced myself, so I can at least say I made a movie.

I don't have pets and neither do I want to have any.

ok, I have a billion follow up questions to these:

first; WHAT!????? what kind of film? is there any way we can see it? what's the story? what motivated you to do that? who was your inspiration? how long ago was this?

second question: @Kylemii, the guy said he doesn't want pets. I think your job here is to convince him that he does. cos everyone wants a pet but you just may not know it yet

You never read my RYM profile then, where it's linked. I just always wanted to make a film and participated in some project where I made a film with 5 others in 3 months using feedback of professional film makers. I was the production designer there and our film even screened on a few festivals. After I tried to write/direct myself and this was the result. It's obviously very low budget although I did spend a lot on special effects/make-up.
https://vimeo.com/136496722 (It's in Dutch though).
Here it is in English:
https://vimeo.com/137005717

dunya wrote: ↑Mon Mar 05, 2018 12:26 pm @Iron_Dwarf isn't seeing these questions! oops!

Here's another question I_D: what sports did you/do you watch? What's your team?

I watched football quite fanatically until two years ago. My favorite team is Feyenoord, based in Rotterdam.

I also watched e-sports for quite some time, the game Hearthstone. Even played in a team for a short while myself. Was a huge fan of Firebat.

juliets wrote: ↑Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:11 pm Hi Iron_Dwarf, I don't know you at all so my questions are pretty simplistic -

Two of my bestest online friends are from the Netherlands - they are tall (as opposed to Kites friends)
What do you do for a living?
Instead of just listing your favorite movie please your top 5.
What movie that was popular or critically acclaimed did you think was lame?
Are you a better mafia or civilian? Why?
What are your interests outside mafia and movies?
Whats the best thing about being Dutch?

And welcome to the syndicate!

I work in financial services both parttime and as a freelancer. And at the side I'm a writer.

I can go on and on about favorite film lists, here is my top 50 which I compile at the end of each year:
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Iron_Dwa ... mber-2017/

But for your convenience, the top 5 is:
1. A Woman Under the Influence
2. Eyes Wide Shut
3. Sunrise, A Song of Two Humans
4. Tokyo Story
5. City Lights

Quite a few, but the most recent one is Call Me By Your Name.

Not sure, but I think mafia, because people never really know how to read me. On the other hand, this means I often get read as scum.

Music (I'm from the site rateyourmusic after all), philosophy and Dungeons & Dragons.

The one thing I really like about the Dutch is our directness.

lapluie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 03, 2018 2:32 am hallo, ik ben lapluie & wie ben jij als persoon?

Jij spreekt Nederlands?

ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:55 pm What's your favorite joke to tell?

I love puns and in real life am quite known for my awwonderful sense of humor.

Kites wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:50 pm I have a Dutch friend irl He is really short though, are you tall? cos I’ve heard Dutch people are tall

Uhh since you like movies what’s your favorite movie?

If you had to get a tattoo on your chest, what would it be?

Do you prefer cycling or driving?

Would you eat JJJ’s nutella cheese for $1000?

For Dutch standards I'm of quite normal height (185cm).

My favorite film of all time at the moment is A Woman Under the Influence, although Eyes Wide Shut is a close second.

I love mum obviously.

Cycling all the way/

Yes.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:17 pm Are you Bruenor Battlehammer?

Had to look up who that was. I love D&D btw.

ColinIsCool wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:52 pm Iron_Dwarf, where does your username come from?

I was about 14 or 15 and had to create a username for the Age of Empires server. I just made it up and here we are 14 years later.

dunya wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 11:15 am Iron_Dwarf, to get things started: what's your greatest accomplishment till today?

What's the best dish from your cuisine?

Do you have any pets?

What's the first physical feature you notice in the opposite sex first?

Greatest accomplishment? That's a great way to start things off. :P

Because you mentioned my love for film, I'll just say that I wrote and directed a short film once which I produced myself, so I can at least say I made a movie.

Dutch cuisine is not that exquisite but I love hutspot. It's the delicate act of mashing potatoes, carrots and onions together with some butter.

I don't have pets and neither do I want to have any.

The face.

[mention]ColinIsCool[/mention] If you could have dinner with any 5 persons living or dead, who would they be?