Vincent van Gogh knew a thing or two about being Dutch; you can say that Vincent van Gogh is the epitome of Dutchness (Dutchicity?).  So it's worth noting that van Gogh had little use for normality and would have disapproved of the Dutch maxim “doe gewoon normaal” (“just be normal”).

The way of the artist is to reject the ordinary, the so-called order of things. "What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?," van Gogh once asked.  "If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced."

The path of the artist is to reject normality, to find the flowers out where it's not as comfortable to walk.  Van Gogh once said, "I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day." 

The tao of the artist is rooted in love.  "I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic," van Gogh again, "than to love people."

So practice niksen, or don't.  Be normaal, at least until you don't want to anymore. In the end, it doesn't really matter and I'll love you just the same.