I am not Dutch, and I've never been to Holland, but my friends have. Yes, like most western european countries they learn some english in school. I always encourage my friends who speak english to visit any european country and not to worry about language. The key is always learning how to say a few kew phrases in the native language: Excuse me Please I'm sorry Thank you If you say thise, and then switch to english, don't worry, they will help you. And if they don't know english they will say "You wait! I get my friend!" I found that it wasn't until I went east as far as Croatia that English wasn't well known. In some eastern european countries they know more german than english.