A boat captain posted the first picture. A 420 tag on the Jewish memorial. (April 20th the birthday of AH). The app group of Amsterdam skippers reacted immediately and the monument was cleaned within an hour. That’s my Mokum.

According to recent Eurostat data, the Netherlands had the second-highest crime reporting rate in the EU in 2023, just after Greece.

What do you think is the cause of this? Is crime actually more common in the Netherlands, or are Dutch people simply more likely to report crimes to statistics like this? Something else? Could it be influenced by better reporting systems, a broader definition of crime, or cultural differences in how crime is perceived and handled?

On the other hand, based on reported data by the police, the Netherlands is one of the safest countries. Why causes the difference?

(I do not mean to offend anyone —just genuinely curious about the data and people’s experiences. :) )

I swear I’m going to lose my shit if I walk into another clothing store and find 70% of the clothes in the same three shades of beige and the rest just black white and navy blue. If you’re lucky you might find a piece or two in red or green.

Where can a man go to get a hint of colour in clothes as a treat?

Update: got a jacket I liked on Vinted, thanks for all the suggestions. I used to have it before without as much luck tho.

Edited for tip: search for what you want in French/Spanish/Italian to get results from those countries and see better fashion than northern European beigefest.