Dutch girl and "see you again"

Taking a closer look at the image of the girl, we notice her big, wooden shoes, her special hat, and her cute dress with the striped apron. That particular dress code enforces American stereotypes of Dutch people. A study from 1944 about prejudices of different ethnicities with 200 sixth-grade students in a Cincinnati suburban school verifies this picture. Most of the 12-year-old students were native-born, caucasian, and either Jewish or Christian. When asked what they associate with Dutch people and ‘Dutch’, they answered: “wear wooden shoes, have windmills, […], and love flowers, especially tulips. They are spotlessly clean, wear pretty, colorful costumes, white caps, aprons, and full skirts for the girls”. Moreover, 70% of the responses were favorable, some were neutral, and none were unfavorable.[1] Hence, the Dutch had a good reputation which gives a dear touch to the postcard.