6 in 10 Dutch people return after emigration: ‘I only realized how well everything is arranged in the Netherlands’

Whirling snowflakes, crackling fireplaces and unexpected encounters in small towns that end with a kiss under the mistletoe: Christmas romances have been a hype in the US and UK since the turn of the century. The genre is also gaining ground in the Netherlands. “We need this in an unpleasant world.”