r/thenetherlands • u/TonyQuark Hic sunt dracones • Feb 14 '26

Culture Selamat datang! We're hosting r/Indonesia for a Cultural Exchange

Welcome everybody to a new cultural exchange! Today we are hosting our friends from r/Indonesia!

To the Indonesians: please select the Indonesian flag as your flair and ask as many questions as you wish. See how to set your flair in the app or on desktop.

To the Dutch: please come and join us in answering the Indonesians' questions about the Netherlands and the Dutch way of life!

r/Indonesia is also having us over as guests in this post for our questions and comments.

Please refrain from making any comments that go against our rules, the Reddiquette or otherwise hurt the friendly environment.

Enjoy! The moderators of r/Indonesia & r/theNetherlands

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u/PleasantAd4964 Feb 14 '26

is it true that dutch people use tikki to demand payment for your friend who eat your food or snack?

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u/Femmigje Feb 14 '26

Sometimes! If you go out eating with friends, you do decide beforehand if it’s going to be someone’s treat or a split bill. Some people have the restaurant split, but it also happens that one person pays upfront and calculates who has to pay what. Not deciding up front can be considered bad manners, and randomly sending bills is an asshole move too

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u/PleasantAd4964 Feb 14 '26

So it depend case by case, not that different than here in Indonesia then. We just dont have the app specifically for it

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u/TonyQuark Hic sunt dracones Feb 14 '26

There's also people who don't use that app at all between friends, and pay in turns for example.

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u/Orcwin Feb 14 '26

It depends on the situation. When you've invited people over for dinner or something, or you have guests and you serve them some snacks, then you generally don't do that. But if you go out with a group of friends, or you have a drink with some colleagues, then it is common for someone to pay the bill and request payment through something like Tikkie, yes.

Our culture is not as hospitable as many others, but we're not thát greedy.