I know that the Dutch pride themselves on being tolerant and accepting people, but I feel that I must unburden myself and report a case of overt racism perpetrated in this otherwise fine town of Utrecht. Ever since I got here I’ve been looking to get a plant for my apartment. Afterall, the Dutch are famous for their plants, n’est ce pas? Right, so the national pride, the tulip, is omnipresent in this part of the world. To be fair, there aren’t a lot of florists here, but it is very evident that certain plants are not considered ‘good enough’ for this town, perhaps they don’t ‘fit in’ with the others, perhaps they don’t ‘get along’ with their peers very well. But whatever the reason, and I suspect foul play , there is not a sign of a cactus around here.