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Netherlands

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The Resume

    (July 26, 1581- )
    Independent from Spain
    Located between Belgium and Germany
    A founding member of NATO
    Primary language is Dutch
    Also referred to as Holland
    Has the lowest altitude of any country worldwide
    Ruled by the House of Orange
    Invented the wooden shoe
    Home of tulips and windmills

Why Netherlands might be annoying:

    Its people suffer from flooding and acid rain.
    It is a major source of US-bound ecstasy.
    Its people eat string beans with navy beans, calling it 'blote billetjes in het gras' ('bare buttocks in the grass').
    On December 5th, Sinterklaas rides horseback and fills children's stinky shoes with candy.
    They have the highest percentage of bicyclists (you know, the people you nearly run over with your car while speeding down side streets) than any other country in the world.
    Their former Prime Minister is named Wim Kok.
    Their age of consent is 13, attracting pedophiles.

Why Netherlands might not be annoying:

    Although marijuana and magic mushrooms are legal, only about 5% of the population indulges.
    It has a low unemployment rate (2.6% in 2000).
    It stays out of international disputes.
    It is an extremely liberal society that is equally orderly.
    It is home to Amsterdam's 'Red Light District.'
    Its free-lance prostitutes are well regulated and must charge sales tax, although they could write-off condoms and beds as business expenses.
    Anne Frank hid from the nazis in the Netherlands and her house now stands as a historical structure.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 111 Votes: 36.94% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 111 Votes: 50.45% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 156 Votes: 48.72% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 100 Votes: 42.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 128 Votes: 46.09% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 25 Votes: 72.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 53 Votes: 50.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 46 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 71 Votes: 49.30% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 174 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 100 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 79 Votes: 40.51% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 126 Votes: 46.83% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 457 Votes: 66.52% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 680 Votes: 43.53% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 1856 Votes: 46.50% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1495 Votes: 42.47% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1410 Votes: 39.93% Annoying