Correction on Dutch birthdays

I would like to make this quick correction. On my post that was concerning Dutch birthdays I said that it's a tradition to congratulate every single person that is at the birthday party. I was wrong with that. It's only every single family member. So that cuts down the number to about half. I still view it as a relatively odd tradition because the congratulations does go out to the family members, not just the lucky person. So there you have it folks...I made a mistake.

However, it does appear to be normal to greet every person that is at the party with a handshake. Instead of saying the congratulations to the friends you say your name and they then tell you theirs. After repeating this process on ten people in a row you've already forgotten all the names, but that's ok because they've likely forgotten yours too.