Well, this was the original land of one of modern times first consumer craze; Tulipmania. It was as bad as Gold Fever in California.
And, if I am not mistaken, the Dutch were also the first country to hold democratic elections, be ruled by a "constitutional" monarch and practice freedom of religion.
There was a reason why the Pilgrims migrated to Holland first, before they came to America.
Yet, today the Dutch people are having to fight their government in order to keep their culture from being destroyed by immigrants who refuse to assimilate.