Albert Heijn

Ever wondered why in Czech supermarket Albert are the native-brand goods called "AH Quality" ? Well you don't need to anymore! The truth is, that AH states for Albert Heijn, which is the biggest market chain in Netherlands. It was founded in 1889 and it is the very root of the evil multinational, Ahold.

The reason why I am writing this is not only to make a lousy promo of Dutch grocery shopping - it has got deeper meaning as well (okay, at least different meaning). That is, the great video on youtube, which describes the Dutch special attitude to shopping and the proverbial scroogeness of locals (but I think it's really not so bad as the urban legends make it). So, have fun:



Well this guy has got there also another vid describing the Dutch feastdays, but it's not very apprehensible, if you don't know the background...nevertheless, feel free to try ;-)