Fünf Meter unter dem Meer

The Dutch manage without curtains at their windows, cycle in any weather, and are notorious for their greenhouse vegetables. Their language sounds familiar, albeit very hoarse. They are close to us yet so far away. But what are they really like? The Netherlands is the only country in Europe that owes its existence to sheer willpower; the Dutch have created their own land. This has shaped the people between the North Sea and the great rivers. ARD reporter Tilmann Bünz investigates the stereotypes. He asks what remains of the proverbial tolerance and participates in a naturalization ceremony in a hall full of headscarves. He tests tomatoes, follows bicycle thieves, and sails across the ice of the IJsselmeer. He visits elderly resistance fighters and inquires why the Dutch suddenly like Germany. His journey in the Netherlands.