This is a collection of columns from Herman Koch, the Dutch author most known for his novel "The Dinner", which I have not read. In fact I've read none of his novels and I don't plan on doing so now.
If you're curious what the prototype of an old school Dutch "Old white man" sounds like, be my guest. You get your fill of "Men like football and women like shoes and men like cars and women are...." columns. However, I don't think this was ever translated, so unless you speak Dutch, you won't get to enjoy this even as a case study.
This wasn't just boring, it was also so mean-spirited, bitter and trying so hard to come across as "normal". God, you know how some people try so very much to be "normal", and think anyone who isn't is just wrong? "You don't like shopping? You're a weirdo", "You are a vegetarian? Freak".
At what age do men have to stop wearing sneakers? You really care about that? That's just sad.
Wat een klootzak.