Is 'de Nederlander' direct?

Episode 5 of the series with native speakers about the Dutch language and identity: Straight to your face! Are the Dutch direct? rude? blunt? Are there any regional differences? Where does this directness come from? Participants: Özcan Akyol (author, tv show host), bicultural: Dutch/Turkish Herman Brusselmans (author), Belgian Nhung Dam (author, actress, performer), bicultural: Dutch/Vietnames Wim Daniëls (comedian, linguist) Kathleen Ferrier (chair person of the Dutch Unesco Commission), Dutch/Suriname Lotte Jensen (professor of Dutch literature and cultural history), bicultural Dutch/Danish Marc van Oostendorp (Professor of Dutch language, linguist) Ester Naomi Perquin (poet) Herman Pleij (Professor Emeritus of historic Dutch literature) Maarten van Rossem (Historian, Professor Emeritus) Ewoud Sanders (Language historian) More about this 11-episode series called 'identiteit en taal': https://www.learndutch.org/identiteit... Playlist: De playlist met alle uitzendingen:    • Bestaat 'de Nederlander'?   Participants react to the videos with the language students: to what extent stereotypes about the Dutch are true? to what extent the Dutch are stingy, direct, tolerant etc? Videos with expats:    • How about the DUTCH and ICE SKATING?   Made by Bart de Pau (c) 2021