Dutch rules of conduct

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This item appears on page 36 of the May 2017 issue.

In the small towns near Amsterdam, Netherlands, collectively known as Old Holland, visitors are being given pamphlets detailing expectations of their conduct. 

The towns, which include picturesque wooden buildings and windmills, are designed to accurately reproduce living conditions in 19th-century Holland. However, they are also actual living towns with permanent residents. 

The handouts suggest etiquette such as asking permission before taking pictures of locals, not leaving trash behind and not walking through private gardens.