Painfully laborious or a wonderful insight into Dutch Culture?

If you've never been to a 'traditional' Dutch birthday party this article probably won't make any sense.

Birthdays are celebrated in most countries, some more so than others. In the Netherlands birthdays are a big thing and whether you love them or hate them you can’t deny that they have a special place in the Dutch culture.

Well.... do they.....ever...??
Have you ever been in a situation where a Dutch person makes a faux pas, you are cringing and wishing you were anywhere else she doesn’t seem the slightest bit bothered (or even have noticed that she has said something ‘inappropriate’)?