For Cor, music was as basic as food and drink (just like language, by the way). It was inextricably linked to everyday life. The fact that the café was made ‘sound proof’ by Grolsch was one of the most important if not the main reason to buy the bar. Not to turn it into a […]
Cultures, quirks and customs
To tease or not to tease that is the question
Cor-rupt was an Amsterdam café and that meant Amsterdam humour. Everyone took part in all sorts of ways. Sometimes very implicit but sometimes a bit rude. (That ‘always’ also applied to grumbling, if there wasn’t a complaint, we’d get worried). Of course, there were easy and less easy ‘victims’ although it must be said that […]
Cheers
Early one evening after work, as I sat at the bar, Cor shared a story. Some new, very well-spoken English customers had chanced into the Bar. As they ordered their drinks, one gentleman asked in his best Oxford English, “Excuse me my man, how does one say Cheers in Dutch?” I could say that Cor […]