Remco de Boer: Government scolds citizens who shower too long, but citizens have a perfect sense of who the real ‘douchebag’ is.

Anyone who spends more than five minutes in the shower in the morning is an ‘asshole’. At least that’s what the central government says in a new TV commercial. “Don’t become a douchebag, fresh in five minutes,” is the slogan. ‘Douchebag’ is an American swear word meaning ‘bastard’. And since the Dutch person showers for an average of seven minutes, you are probably one too.

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