Originally posted by wmvink:
The Dutch are incredible cheapskates. You're right about McDonald's: both mayo and ketchup are 60 cents ($0.25) for each small packet. Don't expect any free soda or coffee refills either.
Also, most restaurants, bars and sometimes even stores will charge you for using the restroom, anywhere between $0.10 and $0.40. Imagine paying $150 for a luxurious dinner, only to find out you have to pay for using the restroom. 
This is simply NOT TRUE, I have never come across a restaurant over here where you have to pay for the restroom when eating there, it is true that public toilets are not free, this is quite normal and I see this in almost every country in the world.
Let's not forget that the USA is the only county that offers free refills on everything, that's what you get when you have that much choice, the competition creates it.