OK, so this is my second winter in NL and all I can say is that it is COLD! Really, snow, ice, significantly negative temperatures, frozen canals, you mention it.
However, I still don’t get why:
- Dutch people are in denial and keep on saying how uncommonly cold it is
- My Dutch for Dummies book says that Dutch winters are mild and average around 5C
I am not a statistician, but I do know what “uncommon” and “average” mean. First, if cold winters were uncommon then, how come we get two extremely cold winters in a row? Then, how can almost daily negative temperatures average out to 5?!?!? Maybe the Dutch for Dummies author needs to get herself Statistics for Dummies 
All I can say is that I cannot take people not accepting the facts and the fact is that Dutch winters are FREEZING COLD!!!!
Hey, but who does not like the sound of fresh snow and having a white x-mas?
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Dutch winters have always been cold but this one and the last one have been insane.
dude…global warming