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Cytiezenship: you can have more than one cytiezenship.

Gaaf man!

The best thing you can do is in Zoetermeer, is get the hell out to the next city, ROFL.

Ridiculous 13k for having your baby. The most natural thing is woman having babies. Woman have been giving birth for ages. Laying in a hospital bed is only the convenience for the doctors. With your legs up in the air and your spine up in the air you have to push against gravity. This is not how you should give birth.

Not bacon....but 'ontbijtspek'! :-)

Should Americans move to the Netherlands. I would say no but also depends on who you are and for what reason. One thing the netherlands is already overpopulated and the other thing, this country is not and should not become an immigrant country for people outside the continent like the us.

What a city. I will visit it for sure

Gouda Cheese- is very valuable for its Vitamin K2. I always have some in my refrigerator.

Please leave your judgmental, over-the-top,preachy, far-left, "liberal" politics and opinions at home. We've seen where it lead to in the USA.

People calling the country Holland instead of the Netherlands. We're not all from Holland!

Be very careful with 🌶️ crisps; on e boy died as a reaction to that product!

Can i invite you guys to a cup of coffee?😀

Think you nailed most of the good reasons not to move to NL and in particular, the biggest one being the lack of space and housing.

Gewoon genieten

I think you forget the crucial point that the image of a country is never nuanced. The Netherlands is seen as a progressive country because they are leaders in, among other things, eutenasia, gay marriage, tolerance of drugs and prostitution. This does not mean that there are only progressive parties or citizens. That works the same in the US, where they want to convey that it is the country of opertunism, country of freedom and democracy. There are few Western countries that are as undemocratic as the American system. And you could call the quality of opportunity in the US at least a joke. The Netherlands is always referred to as the Randstad and the outskirts as the countryside, but this is not entirely true. You have a second urban area in the Netherlands, namely Brabantstad or the Brabant row of cities. More than 2 million people live in the urban area in Brabant. The largest cities in this area are Eindhoven, Tilburg, Breda, 's-Hertogenbosch and Helmond.

Jullie hebben ons bevrijd en vonden ons ook vreemd maar jullie zijn top mensen ik heb zelf amerikaanse geboorte namen ik genoemd na de jf Kennedy dus voor mijn zijn jullie mijn familie ❤

As a Dutch man, let me tell you. Fuck cheese. I hate it, its glorified spoiled milk. Having said that. ‘Gouda’ cheese isnt even from Gouda. Originally it was, but the person who created it forgot to patent it and by the time he wanted to he was too late. So now ‘gouda’ cheese gets made everywhere and the quality differs very much. It has absolutely nothing to do with Gouda except for the name

Surprised you didn't tackle the Dutch wc. Not surprising however from people that use the euphamism restroom for tiolet.

Maybe you should compare living in The Netherlands with living in a city like New York. My cousin lived in the middle of up town New York. She had a very tiny apartment for over $2400, and even had a room mate to cut the costs despite having a good job. I’m sorry you get to meet people who are narrow minded and tell you to go home. I guess they got their own problems and blame it onto outsiders. You get idiots everywhere.

We used to have a charming train station, but it got torn down around 1990, I think. It's a shame but I also understand that they had to scale up and that it wasn't enough anymore.

Partly because of expats my children are not able to find a house in the Netherlands. They are 24 and 25 now. They cannot afford to buy a house in the Netherlands, because the prices are crazy. Why do you think it is oke to move here from the United States and live here? Because we have better health insurance? More vacation days? All these things my parents and their parents fought for. Do you think you just can come here and profit from this? Please stay in the US and try to fix your own country.

It's the town where I live. It is new, dull, but a good place for living. You only visited one of the parks we have here. There are far more and that's why I like it here. You may want to know Zoetermees was the best cycling town of the country in 2023, which was well deserved into my opinion.

About the Zwarte Piet discussion: I don't think wanting to know more will annoy anyone really. It's about shoving your "learned wisdom" down the other's throat without knowing the complete story. Many foreigners get on their high horse without the back story and context. The traditional form is busy changing to accommodate our ever evolving culture but first and foremost, it's not and also never was intended to be hurtful. It's basically a Dutch-kids-Santa style celebration. The minds of children don't "go there" and the characters have nothing to do with reality of normal life. After 33+ years here I have a pretty good idea of what I'm talking about.

I think you would love to visit the Wadden eilanden and the hills in Limburg and places like Vierhouten Nunspeet heathland de Veluwe. great for a biking weekend

The main problem right now, is that there is a unlimited influx of migrants. And all these people have be taken care of in the form of housing, food, livingspace, and also to give them an allowance that they can spend for whatever they choose. And this is all being done at the expense of the Dutch taxpayer, An increasing number of working Dutch can't pay the cost of living anymore, while the migrants get everything free of charge.

Your living in Delft, tray eeting in " restaurant de Mol" especially vr and zat special dinners it is all reel old Dutch food even the beer is old . Think it over.

You can tell that you came to the Netherlands without properly thinking it through. You only have experience on the west side of the country, have to look beyond that and compare that to Texas. That would be like I would migrate to New York City and then assume that the whole of the US is like that. New York is crowded and expensive, New Yorkers are unfriendly and the city is dirty, especially compared to the Netherlands. In terms of salary, your comparison is nonsense. Living costs are totally different, social security is so much better, including employee protection etc. In terms of progressiveness I find it quite funny you mention that, coming from a country where basic rights like abortion are being denied. In general, the Netherlands is quite a bit more progressive compared to the US. In terms of culture you may want to take into account that the Dutch culture roughly is a 1.500 years older than the US. There is no 24/7 economy and most Dutch are quite happy about that. If you really dislike all the above, I seriously wonder why you came here in the first place. Then again, if you would have picked France or Italy, your experiences would be quite different.

What about cityzenship/New couple loan for new place and marriage?

Yes, as a Dutch person I have had expat friends, but at some point they always leave so you also need to make new friends, which is hard. That's why we do not invest too much in those relationships. Sorry. I hear a lot of complaints on that part, but this is the reason and you need to learn to acknowledge that point of view. Besides, we distinguish hugely between friends and acquaintances. As an expat, you need to keep dat in mind.

About the salary part… how is the cost of living in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 compared to the U.S. 🇺🇸? Because that could also set off the difference in salary.

Zwarte Piet never was a problem until around 2000-2010 when some people started to complain about the word Zwarte Piet. And that movement grew a lot.

if this is your home now then learn bloody dutch !!!! or do go home !!

They think dutch food is bitterbal, tmpouce and stroopwafel. Fools and horses

When you don't know everything, you CAN'T say some things that are wrong. Every land is better then America, that's for sure.

Is there anything you DO like in the Netherlands?

USA is the best because we don't know the rest :-) lol

You have 2 kind of friends as you will find-out during your life. Real caring friend and friend to have fun with. That is not sad. It is reality. You never know who is who until you end up in problems though 😊 Go out and make new friends and make it gezellig ! (You know that there is an old english word 'Gesellig/geselig! ?)

Texel is actually the larger of the islands, almost like being on thr mainland. I'm frisian and I advise you to go the smaller islands. You need to travel to Harlingen for Vlieland/Terschelling. Or to Lauwersoog for Schiermonnikoog. Rent a bike !

We do have those brushes in America. I've always had them in my home and have seen them in other people's homes as well as some restaurants. Maybe not in big office buildings or more corporate environments where they have dedicated staff for cleaning.

Why you moved to NL stay away from Europe

In the late 90s-2004, i lived in Roermond, Maasbree and lots of time in Amsterdam. Best time of my life.

Welp...it is called choosing the better of two evils: would you rather have a Texan or Indian (South Asian) living next door? Former would throw barbecue parties for neighbours, invite you for fishing and be respectful of God, and latter will stink up the block with cumin and onions.

Hi there, I have some reccomodations, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Delft, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Zuiderzeemusem, Keukenhof but go there when the season is good for it and buy a ticket in advance. Also Muiderslot, Ruine van Brederiode, Haarlem and MedemblikI think that with this list your year is booked. Also the steamtrain from Hoorn to Enkhuizen is really great. Kind regards, Roelof from the Nehtelrands.

Make religious Dutch Christians upset with saying there is no God, etc. Make secular Dutch people upset with incisting God does exist, etc. Make Islamic Dutch people upset with Koran verbrandingen & Mohammed cartoons, etc. Every type of Dutch person will have strings to pull. Make a Dutch LHBTI+ person upset by denying their rights; Nashville manifest as an example, etc. We are just humans, and humans can get upset, just a fact of life. We all got our button/trigger issues.

15:03 LOL Yes, very much. [sarcastic] Guess you are becoming Dutch? Frank-ness/Directness, and our own offensive culture. Kanker-Tyfus-Teringlijers & De Huil-landers.* In Limburg Hollanders are at times called Huillanders Cry-Landers. Rude as hell but crying like little children when push comes to shove: "Don't touch Black Pete" hahaha But this is similar to Santa and his little slaves/workers (elves) in the USA, or Black Santa, etc. only difference for us it is not a "war" only a conflict/dispute on/in culture.

LOL Now imagine being a indigenous Dutch person, and anti-Black Face, black Pete... For me this is an 20 year thing, so longer than it was for most Dutch people, and still some people just don't understand. "Het is gewoon een kinderfeest, en laat het met rust." Not aware of the subtle messagings and programmings this entails as well. Even if it changed so many times and ways during it's history. I had this discussion passed Thursday again, in conjunction with zigeunersaus no longer bing called that, but also not being called Romasaus. With some things I get it, with others I don't. Jodenhaas = Diamant haas, actually even more racist, Jews and the Diamond trade. Moorkop, Negerzoen, etc. And its history (Sinterklaas) is quite troublesome. It has to do with the slave trade as well, which we have been brushing under the carpet for centuries. I also thought this discussion was finally over a couple of years ago, but still every Sinterklaas it still is and topic. If black people want to play black Pete, that is fine - a Black Sinterklaas will also be shocking, since he wasn't black. And we don't even really know what Saint we are talking about, we have picked one, made him the main figure of interest but left out Pope Nicolas who condoned the slave trade, and being from Spain. Mira and that stuff is mainly a decoy, like the magic ring Klaas has in modern times to enter the homes - this was not part of the lore in my youth, we banned the taking you to Spain in the bag, and the roe which children got punished and hit with. But pointing out how black face pete, is an issue, and the ties/roots to slavery and prostitution might not make it an ideal childrens festivity. But it is part of our culture. Also, this is Catholic, NL = Protestant mostly... the beelden storm and Dutch religious conflicts. It is all a bit more complex than the first glance on Sinterklaas might show. Is it intended to be racist or discriminatory, by all that partake? NO, but question is does that matter? We still have racism in the Netherlands to this current day and time, something is feeding it and keeping it alive. Also Black Pete = Krampus, and it is a Pagan festivity to begin with.... What is the big issue, with having no black Pete with black face. Black people wanting to play for Piet, no problem with that, I won't demand them getting white face. But what is it the children are taught, learn, and celebrate?!? A thing once created to keep children in line; don't behave and you get taken by Pete. The boogeyman, the devil. Sinterklaas is not just a Dutch thing, Belgium, parts of Germany, parts in Italy, it is more European in the end, christian, not specific "Dutch"... the specific Dutch way to celebrate it might be. The VOC (spice and slave trade) is part of our Golden Age, our wealth in history + independence. The Dutch and abolishment of slavery: In summary, the Netherlands banned the slave trade in 1814, but it took until 1863 (1873) for slavery to be formally abolished in all Dutch overseas territories. This marked the end of around 200 years of slavery in these colonies. 1863: The Emancipation Act abolished slavery in the Dutch West Indies (Suriname and the Dutch Antilles). However, it took a decade for slavery to fully end in Suriname due to a mandatory 10-year transition period.

If you make an appointment/set a date, and you don't show up on set time, this says: I don't really care(d) and it doesn't matter (much) to me. It is disrespectful, time is precious and once stolen can't be given back. Why there is also this work vs family time/life balance. We work to live, we don't live to work. Work is not our life, living our life is our life.

Some people are always late, it is part of their culture so to speak, since we have a mixed population in the NL, immigrants and expats, etc. *If I know you are always an hour late, I will tell you the thing starts at 13 hr, even if it starts at 14 hr.* Don't waste my time - we only have it once and it is fleeting. Ofcourse things can go off the rails, people can be late. Here we tend to be a little bit early to avoid being late. Also think OV, you have to be on time the bus or train/tram won't wait for you, it's on a schedule.