A walk through Amsterdam

this beautiful model was standing on the sidewalk today

Hierbij deel ik een foto serie die ik een aantal jaar geleden heb gemaakt over Amsterdam. Ik wilde in deze fotoserie oude en nieuwe foto’s (de nieuwe foto’s zijn door mij geschoten) op verschillende manieren combineren.

I am obviously not Dutch and look it. I also tend to run warm so when I do bike or go out, I am not as covered up as everyone else otherwise I will be a sweaty little red piglet. Nonetheless, the catcalling, the comments, the absolutely disgusting nature of how trashy some men here are - how is it somehow gotten worse in recent years? Whether it be the time some dude was literally wagging his tongue out at me from his car (I flipped him off, he followed me around the block and followed me into the store I was in/tried verbally accosting then spitting on me) or the time when standing pedaling against the wind, I had a man on an ebike speed up to grab me on my ass and then speed away - honestly, who the hell is raising these people and why???

Some people have pointed out to me bad behavior here is known to go unpunished and it emboldens those who perpetuate it. I am at my wit’s end and likely moving asap anyways but I’m curious if this is something you’ve also noticed …

Bright thing in the sky for weeks in a row. Is this normal in Dutch culture? I’m an expat.

What makes you happy about the Netherlands?

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Hi!

Before we start I’d like to introduce myself. I’m a boy, with an immigrant background. I was born and raised here in the Netherlands and go to high school every day with a relatively high education, VWO. But there is one thing that truly bugs me is that with the reputation of people with immigration backgrounds, I feel like I am less than the native Dutch people. I feel like I am less worth than my native Dutch peers at school. I do my best at school and try to abide by the law as best as I can. I feel like there is some prejudice from people, cause I don’t have blonde hair and blue eyes, but instead have black hair and brown eyes. Am I the only one who feels like this and are my feelings valid?

Thanks for reading!