Give me that sweet summer storm!!!

I was sitting by the canal eating when a random guy asked for museum directions said he was a tourist. Right after, another man in plain clothes showed a fake looking badge, said he was a cop, and accused us of doing something illegal.

He pretended to check the guy’s wallet and our passports, then asked for my wallet to “check my cash.” I refused and said I wanted to go to the police station. They both panicked and quickly left together. definitely working as a team.

Watch out for this scam. Never hand over your wallet on the street, real cops won’t act like that!

Ik kwam vandaag thuis van vakantie (ironisch) en heb deze flyer in de brievenbus gevonden.

Vanaf 1 januari 2026 wordt uw buurt tourist-only.

De gemeente verwacht in 2026 minstens 28 miljoen toeristen.

Om dit aantal te accomoderen worden delen van het Stadsdeel Centrum tourist-only. Deze gebieden zullen uitsluitend toegankelijk zijn voor toeristen, zodat hun aanwezigheid ten volle kan worden omgezet in economische waarde.

Wat betekent dit voor uw buurt? * Commerciële voorzieningen in dit gebied krijgen het tourist-only keurmerk en zijn alleen toegankelijk voor toeristen. * Tiktokrijen zullen toenemen in aantal en omvang. * Niet-verhuurde woningen ontvangen een naheffing wegens onbenutte toeristische capaciteit. * Van 09:00 tot 22:00 geldt een dagklok voor bewoners: gedurende deze uren is de wijk exclusief toegankelijk voor toeristen.

Ik vind het wel een toffe actie! Weet iemand hier meer van?

Femke Halsema naast de burgemeester van Boedapest tijdens pride. Let op de Amsterdamse vlag om de man achter de burgemeester.

Just wanted to give you guys a glimps of what kind of requests we receive in the modmail from time to time.

I get sometimes there are doubts on the integrity of the mod team, but we take the modding seriously and try to do what is best for this sub, as you can see in the screenshot above.

I am giving you 24 hours to comply with my request and avoid legal actions.

Blessings 🙏🏼

I saw the last few years on a number of bridges water-hoses shooting water all the time over the bridge during summer. Sometimes there are people doing it too. Why are they doing this? Can someone enlighten me please.

[ The other post has some issues so I’ll try my best to explain more clearly in this post ] I’ve been living in the Netherlands for a while now, and I’ve been trying to adapt and understand Dutch culture more deeply, especially around social events.

Recently, I went to a Dutch birthday party, and while everyone was lovely, I found myself really confused and physically exhausted. The party started around 2PM and we were standing the whole time (until 5 or 6PM), mostly just chatting and nibbling on chips and borrelnootjes. Around 6, most people suddenly left at once.

Where I come from, birthday parties are more about sitting down together, sharing a warm meal, chatting for a longer time, and helping the host with prepration or cleanup. I’m totally happy to bring food, offer to share costs, or help however I can – but standing for hours while only snacking kind of broke me physically and emotionally.

Is this the norm for birthdays here? Do Dutch people prefer to keep things more …

I’ve been living in the Netherlands for a few years now and something I notice in almost every restaurant I go to is that when I’ve barely sat down a waiter comes and asks me what I want to drink. I have not even looked at the drink menu yet, in some cases they haven’t even given me a drink menu, but I’m supposed to guess what kind of beers or wines they have? I don’t remember having experienced this in any other country, I’ve lived in Italy, UK and Germany. Usually I would order food and drinks together, but in the Netherlands it seems to me like you can have your time to choose what to eat, while you’re supposed to know what you want to drink before you sit down. So, how do Dutch people order a drink right away? Do you research the menu online beforehand? It’s really weird to me. I usually decide what I want to drink based on what I’m gonna eat, I choose something that pairs well. Or I decide spontaneously based on what’s in …

I have lived in the NL for quite some years, but recently I particularly feel the teenager problem. Last weekend when I was enjoying my time on a boat with friends another boat filled with boys and girls bypassed us quickly when some boys threw garbage into our boat, and they laughed hard at us! A month ago when my boyfriend was walking on the street, some boys standing aside kept throwing bottles right in front of walking people and mocking at the reactions. I also hear of racism against my international colleagues and friends more and more often. What is going on here?

Edit: to everyone saying that its just me getting old, I have to say maybe I was a far decent kid so I really cannot understand fun from borderless pranks my whole life. And I am actually trying to discuss the changes here since 2018 and my character and mentality doesnt really change from late 20s to early 30s. But you all have the right to just complain over complaints and saying that I changed but I didnt feel, …

Hello everyone I’m living in Terneuzen in Zeeland since a few months and i saw recently some houses with stick dutch flag with on top a Bag (i saw already 5 houses). I didn’t took a picture nothing more suspicious than taking picture of a house in the night time so you will be really happy to see my 7 years old drawing

What is the meaning of that i guess it’s a tradition ? is it in all the country or only in Terneuzen ?