Fluff Family trips over a Molehill

[mewtopia]

Some of you may remember a trip I took to the Netherlands last summer. I noticed while wandering around Utrecht, this shop display:

I had only ever seen Miffy merchandise back in Japan/Taiwan and was a bit curious as to why there was such a dedicated section for it. Turns out that Miffy is super famous for actually being Dutch, where she was

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[mewtopia]

Aw, thanks! I loved Utrecht, I only spent a morning there I think, hope to go back and see it properly soon. Come to London and we can hang out! If I score a job I am planning to visit the US, could pop by your part of the country/state/town.

[mewtopia]

Aw yeah, I'd come to wherever you are to see you! Gonna cross the US visiting friends I think (IF I have the cash to do so).

Didn't know Sam was considering LSE! Ah well some day some day!

[furious_mold]

I love Miffy!

[kapitankraut]

The Czech words are surprisingly easy to pronounce once you know what you're doing - Czech being almost entirely phonetic.

The character's name is pronounced "Krt-e-check", with all the vowels short. The first syllable really does consist of those three letters, because you roll the "r" to make it a semi-vowel.
The creator's first name is rendered "Zden-yek", and I suspect his surname is roughly "Miller" but with a longer first vowel, so more like "Mee-ler".

[mewtopia]

Ooh, thanks for the tips

[box_of_sorrows]

The last pic brought back memories - I used to have the book "How the mole got his pockets" (English translation) when I was a child, loved the stories in it :-)