{"id":198660,"date":"2026-08-14T15:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?post_type=em_special&#038;p=198660"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:08:29","slug":"how-to-become-a-rotterdammert","status":"publish","type":"em_special","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/specials\/how-to-become-a-rotterdammert\/","title":{"rendered":"How to become a Rotterdammert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">How do you become a true <em>Rotterdammert<\/em> as an international student? Reporters Defne (from Turkey) and Saskia (from Indonesia) are on a mission to find out. From cheering at football matches and mastering Rotterdam slang to tasting local favourites and taking on the city&#8217;s quirkiest traditions, they discover everything that makes Rotterdam truly Rotterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 1: Sparta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Defne dives into Rotterdam&#8217;s football culture with Djeramy, a die-hard Sparta Rotterdam fan, to find out what it really takes to survive a Sparta match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-mocha  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/20260321_HowToBecomeARotterdammert_Afl1_thumb_Defne-Isik-In-Het-1-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1774530923\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/20260321_HowToBecomeARotterdammert_Afl1_thumb_Defne-Isik-In-Het-1-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1774530923 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/20260321_HowToBecomeARotterdammert_Afl1_thumb_Defne-Isik-In-Het-1-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1774530923 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/20260321_HowToBecomeARotterdammert_Afl1_thumb_Defne-Isik-In-Het-1-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1774530923 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 pr-11 @md:pr-12 @lg:pr-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/03\/26\/how-to-become-a-rotterdammert-defne-cheers-for-sparta-at-het-kasteel\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tHow to become a Rotterdammert: Defne cheers for Sparta at Het Kasteel\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-03-26\">26 March 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEM TV\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Article type: Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"absolute top-0 right-0 bg-brown text-white aspect-square size-9 block-theme-violet:bg-purple grid place-content-center @md:size-12 @lg:size-12 svg:size-4 @md:svg:size-6 @lg:svg:size-6\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"18\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 20\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M17.25 9.99998C17.2506 10.2546 17.1853 10.5051 17.0605 10.727C16.9356 10.949 16.7555 11.1348 16.5375 11.2665L3.03 19.5297C2.80227 19.6691 2.54144 19.7452 2.27445 19.7502C2.00746 19.7551 1.74399 19.6887 1.51125 19.5578C1.28073 19.4289 1.0887 19.2409 0.954904 19.0132C0.821111 18.7855 0.750385 18.5263 0.75 18.2622V1.73779C0.750385 1.47368 0.821111 1.21445 0.954904 0.986734C1.0887 0.759022 1.28073 0.571057 1.51125 0.442167C1.74399 0.311244 2.00746 0.244825 2.27445 0.249769C2.54144 0.254713 2.80227 0.330842 3.03 0.470292L16.5375 8.73342C16.7555 8.86511 16.9356 9.05097 17.0605 9.27291C17.1853 9.49485 17.2506 9.74533 17.25 9.99998Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 2: local slang<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Defne takes on one of Rotterdam&#8217;s biggest challenges yet: mastering the local slang. With Roel, organiser of Rotterdam dialect courses, as her guide, she discovers how to sound like a true local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-mocha  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/20260325_HowToBeARotterdammert_afl2-460x460.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777469691\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/20260325_HowToBeARotterdammert_afl2-460x460.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777469691 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/20260325_HowToBeARotterdammert_afl2-115x115.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777469691 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/20260325_HowToBeARotterdammert_afl2-230x230.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1777469691 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 pr-11 @md:pr-12 @lg:pr-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/04\/29\/how-to-become-a-rotterdammert-defne-learns-slang-phrases-tebbie-nou-op-je-muil\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tHow to become a Rotterdammert: Defne learns slang phrases: &#8216;Tebbie nou op je muil?&#8217;\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-04-29\">29 April 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEM TV\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Article type: Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"absolute top-0 right-0 bg-brown text-white aspect-square size-9 block-theme-violet:bg-purple grid place-content-center @md:size-12 @lg:size-12 svg:size-4 @md:svg:size-6 @lg:svg:size-6\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"18\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 20\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M17.25 9.99998C17.2506 10.2546 17.1853 10.5051 17.0605 10.727C16.9356 10.949 16.7555 11.1348 16.5375 11.2665L3.03 19.5297C2.80227 19.6691 2.54144 19.7452 2.27445 19.7502C2.00746 19.7551 1.74399 19.6887 1.51125 19.5578C1.28073 19.4289 1.0887 19.2409 0.954904 19.0132C0.821111 18.7855 0.750385 18.5263 0.75 18.2622V1.73779C0.750385 1.47368 0.821111 1.21445 0.954904 0.986734C1.0887 0.759022 1.28073 0.571057 1.51125 0.442167C1.74399 0.311244 2.00746 0.244825 2.27445 0.249769C2.54144 0.254713 2.80227 0.330842 3.03 0.470292L16.5375 8.73342C16.7555 8.86511 16.9356 9.05097 17.0605 9.27291C17.1853 9.49485 17.2506 9.74533 17.25 9.99998Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 3: Pom sandwich<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>International cuisine is an important part of the city. The pom sandwich, for example, has become an integral part of the Kruiskade. But how did the famous dish find its way to Rotterdam? Saskia investigates it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/19153124\/Eurekaweek-2024-opening-Ahoy-rij-buiten-studenten2_Tessa-Hofland.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139387\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/19153124\/Eurekaweek-2024-opening-Ahoy-rij-buiten-studenten2_Tessa-Hofland.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139387 2560w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/19153124\/Eurekaweek-2024-opening-Ahoy-rij-buiten-studenten2_Tessa-Hofland-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139387 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/19153124\/Eurekaweek-2024-opening-Ahoy-rij-buiten-studenten2_Tessa-Hofland-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139387 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/19153124\/Eurekaweek-2024-opening-Ahoy-rij-buiten-studenten2_Tessa-Hofland-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139387 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/19153124\/Eurekaweek-2024-opening-Ahoy-rij-buiten-studenten2_Tessa-Hofland-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139387 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/19153124\/Eurekaweek-2024-opening-Ahoy-rij-buiten-studenten2_Tessa-Hofland-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139387 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/19153124\/Eurekaweek-2024-opening-Ahoy-rij-buiten-studenten2_Tessa-Hofland-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139387 2048w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/19153124\/Eurekaweek-2024-opening-Ahoy-rij-buiten-studenten2_Tessa-Hofland-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139387 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/19153124\/Eurekaweek-2024-opening-Ahoy-rij-buiten-studenten2_Tessa-Hofland-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139387 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/08\/14\/opnieuw-minder-deelnemers-eurekaweek-team-leeft-ontspannen-toe-naar-opening\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tNumber of Eurekaweek participants drops further, team looks ahead with confidence\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-08-14\">14 August 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEurekaweek\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/specials\" class=\"alignfull py-6 md:py-8 lg:py-10 bg-sand-300\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fixed\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met specials<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-stretch grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8 text-zoom-lg:grid-cols-2\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tlg:grid-cols-3\n\t\t\t\t\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-special\" class=\"h-full relative flex bg-white flex-col @lg:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:h-full image:aspect-video image:object-cover shrink-0 w-full @lg:h-full @lg:w-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/21152315\/cantus-Eurekaweek-day-2-daan-stam-017-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139388\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/08\/21152315\/cantus-Eurekaweek-day-2-daan-stam-017-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139388 1600w, 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This year, 3,200 first-years took part in the introduction days of Erasmus University. 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