“We really like you. But please: if you don’t have to be in the Netherlands, just don’t come. ” In Zeeland, just across the border, the mayors are calling on Flemish people not to come shopping or play sports in the coming days. The compatriots we met in the shopping streets in Sluis on Wednesday were not aware of any harm. “It’s also nice not to have to wear a mouth mask here.”
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November 11, Armistice Day. A public holiday with us, but not in the Dutch Sluis, just a few kilometers from the border. Also different from ours: most shops are still open here. Only …
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