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Venting on. I was browsing through Kamernet and the owners are asking €1500–1600 for absolute shitty studios. And if you’re looking for something actually decent, you’re looking at €2500+. Some even have the audacity to ask for 4x the rent as income. I mean… WTF?

At this point, what’s the point of even working in the Netherlands as an expat? The housing situation makes it feel like we’re being pushed out unless you’re okay with throwing your entire salary into a glorified shoebox.

Venting off. Thanks for reading. Stay safe and wealthy guys.

I understand the frustration, but it’s simply not true. This is a skewed, limited view of the whole picture. Who is benefitting from you shifting and limiting the blame to expats? Do you truly believe that “expats” are super happy spending most of their income in making some Dutch guy even richer?

Because yes, people making this argument also tend to forget that the landlords setting the prices are mainly Dutch. Perhaps looking inwards to why “our own” are trying to profit from a scarce resource while impacting fellow Dutchies, would be a good exercise for everyone who thinks “expats” are the issue.

Also, rent control is a market failure. Pure, basic economics. It’s been proven over, and over, and over again (see New York). And let’s not forget that most of the rentals in Amsterdam are actually social housing (to which expats have no access).

The failure is simple: you manage to rent a cheap 3 bedroom apartment in Amsterdam for your family, (you, your partner +2 kids). “It’s cheap! …

Someone posted here asking different pictures of Amsterdam beside the 10000th shot of the Rokin and such everyone knows by now.

Here is my neighbourhood, of Amsterdam ZO from a different perspective you never see often.

A male griffon vulture couple at Artis have hatched an egg together. The couple, who have been together since 2018, have hatched on several artificial eggs in recent years and have now received a real egg from the zoo. The chick is doing well.

https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/232096/homoseksuele-gieren-broeden-ei-uit-in-artis

Just want to share this amazing price with people who can appreciate it. But seriously, these prices make absolutely no sense.

I’m curious about the logistics of this because after giving birth myself and having a completely healthy and uncomplicated birth in the US, I just know I would not have been able to get out the door in a few hours. I was in shock, in pain, bleeding like crazy, had just been given 10 stitches in my nether-regions. Not to mention how strange the idea of transporting a few hour old baby to a different location is. Is that really what happens? You put a 2 hour old in a car seat or on the train or something? I’m curious about it in general but also because my husband (Dutch) and I may move to the Netherlands before having more kids.

Not sure how else to say it. The air itself feels fresh on most days (except for if you are nearby a factory/plant or it’s that time of the year - farms) and the official air quality stats are not that bad. As far as I know coal burning is not common enough to create soot in the air here.

So my question is, why does it get so dusty in the house with actual lumps of dust collecting in corners, with surfaces and cars covered in a thick layer of dust in just a couple days after cleaning?

I have heard this from multiple people who come from other countries so it’s not just me it seems. Is this your experience as well?

And does anyone have a logical explanation for this phenomenon?

Hi All,

First of all, this is not meant as hate towards Dutch anything but more of a cultural confusion on my end.

For context, I was born in India and then relocated to America where I spent my youth. Then I finally moved to NL to start a life with my Dutch husband. I’ve been living here since 2019. My husband is from east of NL (“tukkerland” as we jokingly call it) and has lived there all his life. His family is relatively close and meet up almost every other weekend. I say relatively because there is still a lot of “formal hospitality” from my point of view. For instance, they’re always dressed in their nicest clothes. We cannot just chill on the couch with legs up etc. In my family, it’s quite normal to be yourself and do whatever. There is never any obligation.

Now the question, how much help can I expect from them? Especially my MIL. Do I need to ask for it?

I’m struggling because whenever they come (4 brothers and fam + MIL), we are silently expected to welcome them to a …