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26 augustus 2010
Typically Tilburg
T-parade – the beginning of July – city centre Not often does the Korte Heuvel move so rhythmically. The staggering audience on a regular Thursday night looks more like a peculiar Waltz. At the T-parade salsa rules. Carnival’s exotic little sister is still trying to win the hearts of the Tilbo’s but then it’s easy to get a good spot at the front. The Caribbean groups wear fantastic outfits, the ‘white’ percussion bands have to get by on enthusiasm. These are the so-called early adapters; most of them in their forties and fifties, still a bit uncomfortable at the hips but happy to be part of this cocktail.
Your guide to events, pubs and diners in Tilburg. Univers passes unrelenting verdicts. The inhabitant of the Veestraat carrying a crate of beer while cursing in a thick Tilburg accent at passing cyclists. A tramp begging for half a euro in the Heuvelstraat. Typically Tilburg? The brawling student who gets completely pissed out on the town every Thursday night. The culture lover, for whom Theatre de NWE Vorst, cinema Cinecitta and jazzclub Paradox serve as a living room. Typically Tilburg? These are all clichés but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. Take a good look around you when the worlds that normally stay segregated in their own pubs collide at one of Tilburg’s events.
Univers explored it all and made of a list of the must-do Tilburg events if you study in Tilburg. Tilburg’s pubs and diners are also scrutinized in a strict but fair way. The inhabitants of this city of the textile industry bear the honorary nickname of ‘kruikenzeikers’ (pitcher pissers) because they used to take their urine to work with them. The urine was used in the process of dyeing wool. We’re making use of this tradition to highlight this guide: one pitcher means ‘don’t go near the place’, five pitchers stands for ‘the ultimate place to be’. This bible of style will help you get through your first year here! Translation: Charles Peter 1