A couple years back, I had a nice day out with friends in the city. On my way home, someone (presumably not Dutch, judging from his accent) yelled something racist and sexist that involves genitalia to me as I was running into the station to catch my train.

On the train home, the more I thought about it, the sadder I got because this guys ruined such a lovely day I just had. I already had some drinks, so I started sobbing quietly. I also felt embarrassed crying in public so I stood next to the door the whole time since it was a short ride. When my destination came, as I was stepping out of the train, someone quickly put a note into my hand and left even without me being able to see that person’s face.

This person wrote so much nice words in the note to cheer me up. I began to cry even harder because I was so touched by this act of kindness lol. I kept this note with me along with all of my other memorabilia, because it gave me faith in people.

Over the years I had many …

I’m getting seriously fed up with being harassed by kids on electric bikes (fat bikes, VanMoof, whatever) while out running. I’m just a regular runner trying to enjoy the sport, but some of these kids think it’s funny to throw stuff, yell, or speed past you like idiots with their bikes unlocked.

Today, a kid, clearly the result of a father who probably taught him how to throw tissues and a mother who gave up halfway, actually threw urine at me while I was running. Yeah, urine. What kind of messed up behavior is this?

If this has happened to you too report it. Call the police, drop a pin, give a description. The more reports, the better chance we have of making the streets safer.

Refer to: https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/07/dutch-homes-are-unaffordable-because-thats-what-officials-want/

Small apartments in all major Dutch cities are becoming increasingly expensive as this literally could be treated as a national emergency in 2025. Personally, I feel that this overheated market has already pushed people to their limits — mentally, and especially FINANCIALLY. According to recent news reports and Dutch TV programs, new housing policies are highly expected to be announced (e.g. limited partner salary, limited mortgage lending and less/zero tax deduction for homeowners) which I believe could help cool down the real estate market to some extent until more new houses into the market, and some of these policies have been widely agreed and suggested from EU, DNB and some Dutch parties’ perspective.

That’s why I keep wondering: as a single person, is now still a good time to buy a small apartment in Amsterdam Buitenveldert? I’m really scared if I will buy it at the …

Hoihoi.

I am a 3rd generation Amsterdammer, both me and my dad were born on Waterlooplein, my grandparents were from de Jordaan. Dus ja, rasecht uit Mokum. But, I have become utterly desolate in the prospect of finding any kind of housing anywhere within an hour distance from the city.

I work in the city, my entire family lives in the city, everything I have ever known is here.

I work 3 days a week at an indefinite work contract, I can only work 3 days because of a disability, so sadly as much as I’d like to, I can’t pick up more days for the foreseeable future. I cannot and will not ever drive a car because of the same disability as well, so I need to live somewhere accessible.

There are ungodly waitlists and trying to find anything via woningnet is depressing. Most affordable shoebox apartments require you earn a minimum salary per month that I just do not get.

I cannot just “quit” my job and get something better, my work is amazing and I enjoy my job, …

I fell off my bike this morning going into a roundabout on the Postjesweg. I’m not sure how it happened; I wasn’t going fast, didn’t hit anything or make a sharp turn. My working theory is my back wheel may have been misaligned or a ghost tripped me.

Anyway, my sunglasses and headphones flew off and I ended up banging my right knee. As I tried to stand up to gather my bike and my things, I noticed fingers on my right hand were going in several different directions, with one even bent over another. It looked like I was throwing up gang signs and I honestly thought it was over for my hand.

Two very nice people stopped to help me. They called my husband, an ambulance and helped keep me calm. Luckily, there was an ambulance nearby and they were able to reset my dislocated fingers. I went to the hospital and will wear a cast for the next few weeks.

Jimmy and Leonie: thank you so much. I thanked you in person but on the off chance you’re part of this sub, I wanted to thank you publicly. …

To that joyful station

And it is a crowded train…

https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/07/enschede-council-says-no-to-fatbikes-in-the-city-centre/

When I moved to the Netherlands, I came as a highly skilled migrant – welcomed (so I thought) to work, build a life, and eventually call this place home. I left lot of things behind (A tax free salary in Dubai, a Car and a house) to come here looking for a stability and for a place where I can grow and build my own company in near future (so I thought also)

But what I’ve experienced instead is a pattern of shifting rules, and growing hostility for people like me. with chants from the government and supporting parties calling for reducing Highly Skilled Migrants, multiple attempts to reduce or abolish the 30% tax ruling, attempts to increase the Salary thresholds so companies cannot hire us, And now, with the right wing Gov. and the Dutch parliament approving the extension of the naturalization period from five to ten years, the message couldn’t be clearer: you’re good enough to work (even debatable), but not to belong.

We are getting less and less every single year already and that …