<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa hiyo, ingawa nchi hizo mbili ziko mbali sana, upande wa Uholanzi, licha ya vitu kama vile sigara nyepesi, gin, na rissi ya Indonesia, umeanza kufanana na mji mkuu wa Marekani, baada ya miaka mingi ya kuwasili kwa makundi ya wanunuzi wa meli za kusafiri.  <response>: So near, yet worlds apart, the two sides maintain their separate the Dutch side, despite such hold-outs as thin cigars, gin, and Indonesian rijstafel, has begun to resemble an American beachhead, after years of landings by hordes of cruise-ship shoppers. 