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Does 'king' deserve a capital letter?
In Dutch, all job titles are written with a small letter whether you’re a salesmanager, a butcher, a builder or a king.
Dutch language course for business purposes
Sooner or later, every expat in the Netherlands realizes that it would be wise to learn to communicate better in Dutch. It is never too late to learn Dutch, and everyone can learn to speak better Dutch. A course geared to business Dutch is definitely not an excessive luxury or expenditure for non-native speakers who operate in a business environment in the Netherlands.
Dutch is a must for leading a company like Heineken
Frenchman Pascal Gilet has been at the head of Heineken Nederland for quite some time now. From the very beginning, he was determined to only speak Dutch with his colleagues. At first that was in fairly straightforward, simple Dutch, but as time went by, he began communicating in increasingly beautiful and complex sentences. In fact, you can hardly catch him out on mistakes these days. The only thing that betrays his non-Dutch heritage is his French accent.