Clean windows are a civic duty

From what I've seen so far, the Dutch seem to be obsessed with clean windows. I've only been in NL for a little over 6 months and window cleaners have come by 3 times already to clean the exterior windows where there is no balcony. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to have clean windows, especially since the rain and salt water take their toll on our view. But, still!

When I take my walks around the neighborhood it's not surprising to find someone's windows being washed somewhere and it usually looks like the photo below.

How the Dutch clean windows

The weather is definitely not a deterrent for cleaning one's windows either. The photo below was taken while it was raining. But, then again, if people waited for it to NOT be raining to clean windows then the windows would never get cleaned. I don't think a week has gone by where it hasn't rained at least one day.

Window cleaning in the rain

For those that cannot afford a professional service to clean their windows they are left with committing daredevil acts to achieve the desired result as shown below.

I. MUST. CLEAN. MY. WINDOWS!!

I have to admit that I have purchased the requisite window cleaning supplies and have actually used them once. Maybe I'll use them again when it stops raining. 😏