{"id":549,"date":"2019-07-15T12:16:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T10:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discover-magazines.com\/guide\/things-to-know\/"},"modified":"2019-07-15T17:25:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T15:25:36","slug":"things-to-know","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/discover-magazines.com\/en\/guide\/things-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.7&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.7&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.7&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.7&#8243;]<p>English is the primary language spoken on the Dutch side of the island, with Dutch and Spanish also widely spoken. 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