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Local #61

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #61

r/amsterdam

And So It Begins

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I wanted to just mark off very small area for myself and our two children to sit and sell a few of their toys under our balcony (it’s in the back corner area of the picture) and someone came last night and claimed about 10 meters across the whole building!

This chalk thing is crazy. Also isn’t claiming the whole street a bit selfish? I just want to squeeze in and and relax under the balcony and people watch and sell a few little things.
Crossing ducks 🐥

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Palestinian vs micro Israeli protests in Amsterdam today

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Although the Israeli government committed a genocide in Gaza, Iran did three times that killing thousands of innocent civilians in Syria during Assad regime era
Even door het park lopen

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Paid €1250 to a gardener in Amsterdam - didn’t show up, blocked me. What can I do?

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Hi all,

I’m looking for some advice after a really frustrating experience.

Recently, I hired a gardener I found working in my neighbourhood. He had good ratings on Werkspot, which gave me some confidence. We agreed on some paving work in my garden, and I paid him an advance of €1250.

He confirmed he would start the work last Saturday — but he never showed up. Since then, he has blocked me and, before that, sent some abusive and even racist messages. The payment I did was online, he had bunq account.

I’ve already ordered tiles and materials based on our agreement, so I’m now stuck both financially and practically.

At this point, my main concern is getting my advance back. Has anyone dealt with something similar in the Netherlands/Amsterdam? What steps should I take — police report, legal action, Werkspot complaint, something else?

Feeling quite helpless, so any advice would really help.

Thanks in advance.
Helpful neighbors?

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Went to go to work this morning and discovered that some kind soul didn’t think my bike was secure enough in the rack. Weirdly, it was the only zip tied bike in the rack.

I’ve had unscrewed valve stems before, but this is a first in 32 years…

r/netherlands

Has anyone else noticed this with supermarket products lately?

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Hi everyone,

I recently bought a 1L bottle of sunflower oil from Jumbo, poured it into my oil container which i always refill when it is empty, i noticed today it was closer to ~900ml than a full liter.

Has anyone else in the Netherlands noticed this with cooking oil (or other products)? Is this normal (like some kind of filling tolerance), or are companies quietly reducing quantities?
The Netherlands vs Belgium comparison in one picture

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The solar panels used in the Artemis II mission are made in Leiden.

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Paid €1250 to a gardener in Amsterdam, didn’t show up, blocked me. What can I do?

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Hi all,

I’m looking for some advice after a really frustrating experience.

Recently, I hired a gardener I found working in my neighbourhood. He had good ratings on Werkspot, which gave me some confidence. We agreed on some paving work in my garden, and I paid him an advance of €1250.

He confirmed he would start the work last Saturday — but he never showed up. Since then, he has blocked me and, before that, sent some abusive and even racist messages. The payment was done online to Bunq account

I’ve already ordered tiles and materials based on our agreement, so I’m now stuck both financially and practically.

At this point, my main concern is getting my advance back. Has anyone dealt with something similar in the Netherlands? What steps should I take — police report, legal action, Werkspot complaint, something else?

Feeling quite helpless, so any advice would really help.

Thanks in advance. #advice #help
Map of (just) Holland!

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I’ve recently become very obsessed with the Netherlands (30 hour documentary on the 80 years war started that lol) - I drew this the other week, can’t wait to visit for the first time this summer!
DigiD takeover could give US power to access citizens’ personal data, shut down system

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The concerns center on the proposed acquisition of Dutch IT company Solvinity, which manages DigiD, by U.S.-based Kyndryl. The deal is awaiting approval from Economic Affairs Minister Heleen Herbert. “I cannot put it more simply: the U.S. can switch off DigiD for an extended period and issue secret information requests,” van Oordt said.

According to van Oordt, the takeover would place DigiD and MijnOverheid under U.S. jurisdiction, exposing “detailed personal data of all Dutch citizens” to American authorities. U.S. agencies could request data under laws such as the Cloud Act or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and potentially block access to the provider through sanctions legislation

Local #60

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #60

r/amsterdam

Oost ladies and gentlemen

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Should I report my hotel?

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Loved almost everything about Amsterdam except our hotel experience.

When we checked in the property had a sign advising ‘hotel is not responsible for the loss, damage or theft of items’ so we took extra care to lock our bags. When we returned to our room on the second day, we found that the zips had been split open on our luggage. I immediately raised this with the hotel clerk on duty.

To ensure that I had documented my concerns, I also wrote to the hotel via my booking platform documenting my issues. The hotel manager responded, stating that they had ‘no indication of theft or attempted theft’ but to avoid further issues, the management had decided to stop housekeeping services for the duration of our stay.

I replied the evidence was my word was my statement and my opened bag. I said that I could make a police report if needed. Given the issues we had - room was advertised as having a bathtub, but it did not work, and now the lack of housekeeping - I felt …
Leidseplein Yesterday

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Gorgeous double rainbow
Any cheat-codes so that people don't put their trash in my bike?

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the title is self explanatory. I’ve always parked my bike here but since a few month I’m getting trash into my basket every day. My AH bag is not big enough to cover the whole thing.
The state of these bodies of water is truly depressing. I feel sorry for the ducks that live there...maybe people need to be more careful...

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🌈

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A LEGO Nijntje set I designed is at 8,000 supporters (10k needed for LEGO review)

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Anyone ever seen this?

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it seems a Dutch license plate
How I enjoy the landscape on a NS train

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This is how I enjoy the scenery on an NS train. @ns Could you please clean the window? I’ve been seeing so many dirty trains lately.
Something mildly interesting, my dad somehow bought Albert Heijn strawberries in Sweden

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Getting fired? Here is what you need to do to get a shit ton of money

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DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer, and I am originally not from the Netherlands. However, I’ve been through this process (and so have my wife and some friends), so while I cannot guarantee that all info is 100% correct, I am fairly confident most of it is. Please leave a comment if you spot something wrong!

This guide is aimed at people who are at risk of losing their job due to performance/disturbed relationship. It might still be useful for other cases (such as long-term sickness), but they bring additional complexity, so I will leave them out of focus here. It does NOT apply to immediate dismissal (like fraud).

A word about PIP

So, you’ve been kicking ass in your role, but suddenly the walls close in and HR invites you to a meeting, where they either put you on PIP or immediately tell you that they want you gone. Let’s get PIP out of the way first. What you need to know is: even if you fail PIP (and some people DO survive PIPs), the company can’t fire you – they still …
Let's play a game. It's called shrimp or jumbo (large) shrimp?

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Look at the first picture and guess which one is the regular shrimp and which one is the large shrimp that cost a bit more. The answer is in the second picture. Smh AH.

Local #59

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #59

r/amsterdam

25 years ago today, Amsterdam made history 🌈

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On the 1 april 2001, at exactly midnight, the very first legal same-sex marriages were performed, not just in the Netherlands, but anywhere in the world. Four couples said “I do,” and in doing so, they became part of history.

This wasn’t just a symbolic moment. It marked the first time a country fully recognized marriage equality in law, setting the stage for a global movement that would follow in the years after.
Amsterdam banning fat bikes in Vondelpark from May 11 - €115 fine

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4000 euro per month rent in Amsterdam??? .. lower your rent and give your landlord the middle finger like a Boss

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(Note to long term users of this subreddit: this is a repeat of earlier posts I made about rent control in NL. I feel its prudent to post something like this every so often so newbies and random users may become aware that they might be overpaying on their rent. The Mods permit me to post this as long as I leave a 3 month gap between posts)

Hi

I am Shane. I screw landlords for a living.

For the past four years I have being identifying rental properties on Pararius, Funda and occasionally kamernet that have rent prices that can be reduced through legal action at the Huurcommissie (the rent commission) then posting them over on my subreddit r/Rentbusters

To say the Netherlands has a housing problem would be an understatement. Supply is low, demand is high and many renters in Amsterdam are spending over 50% of their income on shitty small apartments and are caught in a vicious cycle: unable to save enough money to buy a house but getting crushed by rents that exceed a monthly …
I know there are car parkings like that in Amsterdam. Would something like this be useful for bikes or too overkiller?

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Gespot in het wild

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RIP Tram line 3.

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Enkele foto’s die ik op 28 maart heb gemaakt van de historische trams. De donkerblauwe tram stamt uit 1910.

Some photos I took on 28 March 2026 of the historic trams. The dark blue one is from 1910.

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First time in Urk today…

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Spotted 4 in total, didn’t realise they had an Israeli community… 👀
25 years ago today, Amsterdam made history 🌈

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On 1 april 2001, at exactly midnight, the very first legal same-sex marriages were performed, not just in the Netherlands, but anywhere in the world. Four couples said “I do,” and in doing so, they became part of history.

This wasn’t just a symbolic moment. It marked the first time a country fully recognized marriage equality in law, setting the stage for a global movement that would follow in the years
Sexual harrassment on the tram - my story

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I’m writing this hoping it might help at least one person.

About an hour ago I was harassed by a man on a tram that was full of people. While we were standing, he suddenly started touching me between my thighs. At first I didn’t realize what was happening. I thought it was someone’s bag or backpack. Once I understood, I immediately moved away.

It took me about a minute to regain my composure and tell the conductor in the booth. I’m incredibly grateful to the women who were there and immediately came to help me. They talked to me, calmed me down, and made me feel at least a bit safer. They even offered to take me to the police station. Unfortunately the man fled as soon as the tram stopped.

I’m really thankful for them, but I want to add one thing: if this ever happens and you’re helping someone, please avoid hugging the victim. It can sometimes complicate things later at the police station when they’re trying to document evidence.

I called my boyfriend and he took me to the police …
Streaming doesn’t feel like a good deal anymore.

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Streaming in the Netherlands used to feel like a cheaper, simpler alternative to cable, but that doesn’t really hold up anymore. Now it feels like you need multiple subscriptions just to follow a few shows.

With platforms like Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and HBO Max all splitting content, it adds up quickly. Prices keep going up, while everything gets more fragmented.

At some point, it stops being convenient and just becomes a bit tiring to keep switching between apps hoping to find something worth watching.
Inflation in NL based on WokToWalk

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Back when I was a student I came up with the same recipe I get at Wok to Walk every single time. White rice, shrimps, tofu, pineapple and Bangkok sause. Screenshots I have added show the price change for the last 7 years.

Would I be able to afford going to Wok to Walk in another 7 years ?
Metal piece from Qroquetten

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bought this from Volmar last Friday. On the first bite, I bit into a metal piece that looks like a nail. I couldn’t believe my eyes! Now I have many more questions—where can I file a complaint?

Local #58

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #58

r/amsterdam

They are Aparently filming With Brad Pitt

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Apparently they are filming The Rider starring Brad Pitt on the Herengracht canal, they made the look like the times when there were squatters in the old times.

Ps: Unfortunately couldn’t find Brad Pitt
I built a LEGO version of Amsterdam canal life

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Hi all,

I built a LEGO model inspired by everyday life along the Amsterdam canals — including the narrow houses, bridges, and even a tram crossing the water.

I’ve been working on it for years, starting from a small model of my own house and gradually expanding it into a full street scene.

I’m curious what people who actually know the city think — does it feel like Amsterdam old city center to you?

It’s a LEGO set, so the representation of events it’s silly and optimistic, not realistic. Though all building, characters and details are inspired by real life.

I’ve also submitted it to LEGO Ideas, where projects can become real sets if they get enough support. If you’re interested in seeing more, you can check it out here:

https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/20b52bb0-b6a2-4da6-9f50-46a7130779cf
Nature lives right in our streets

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The parrots are making their way outside the Vondelpark to enjoy the blossom trees.
Amsterdam Trash Problem

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Honestly, the trash situation in Amsterdam is getting worse by the week, bins overflowing, bags piling up, and streets looking like no one’s in charge. We’re paying a solid amount per household for afvalstoffenheffing, yet somehow the service keeps declining. Where is that money actually going, because it’s clearly not into keeping the city clean.
reminder to check out the blossom before its gone!

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What is this strange rocket at the back of this building on the Prinsengracht?

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Dutch cycling mentality.

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Appearently Albert Heijn is now selling bottled bread… AI gone wrong 😑

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Brad Pitt was filming today at Herengracht!

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Apparently filming about 80’s squatters in Amsterdam
Cherry blossoms in Amsterdam

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You guys are bringing these bags around the world with you? Took this photo today in Tenerife.

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What do you think of this action of Geert Wilders?

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Local #57

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #57

r/amsterdam

The audacity

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What is going on here?

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Amsterdam Bell of the Week 😋

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@amsterdambells
Unusual to see statues of black people, depicted as slaves

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Was wondering around near the zoo and found this house with the statues. Not very usual to see black slaves depicted… at least in this part of the word

EDIT: my cultural lackings drove me to say this statues depict “slaves”. I saw half naked, muscular men, holding inhuman size weight… immediatly thought of slaved people. I welcome the callouts in the comments saying those are not inslaved individuals. Did not meant to sparkle unwelcomed debates.. although what is art if not provocation and debate…
Then vs. Now: Station Lelylaan & Schipluidenlaan in Amsterdam West

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Which is better?
Opinie van Chris de Ploeg (De Vonk): ‘Ik ben zelf Joods, maar was niet welkom bij het ‘Joods debat’ omdat ik Israëlkritisch ben’

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Idk who picked the bin location in NS trains, but I dislike you

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ITS LITERALLY WHERE ANYONE WITH LEGS WILL BE INEVITABLY SITTING.

Obviously I know I can move out the way but I just took this pic to show how ridiculous it is. I’ve had many times in peak hours where im forced to squeeze only because of it..
Raised by the bike lanes

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Living in the Netherlands made me question the ‘Americans have no culture’ take

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I’m a foreigner who lived in the US for a few years and recently moved to the Netherlands, and I keep seeing this take that “Americans have no culture.”

Honestly, that never made sense to me.

When I was in the US, I heard Europeans joke about it a lot. But now that I’m in Europe, I see people constantly consuming American culture every day. Music, movies, TV shows, fashion, even slang. A lot of what’s considered “mainstream” here is heavily influenced by the US.

So I think the issue isn’t that the US has no culture. It’s that American culture is so global that people don’t recognize it as culture anymore. It just feels like the default.

At the same time, in Europe, culture is often associated with history. Old buildings, traditional food, centuries-old traditions. The US is newer, so it doesn’t fit that definition, and people dismiss it.

But newer doesn’t mean “no culture.” It just means a different kind of culture. After living in both places, the differences feel more like …
Wilders (PVV Party) and Markuszower (Group Markuszower) want to nominate Trump and Netanyahu for the Nobel Peace Prize

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For the full information check this: https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/kamervragen/detail?id=2026D11542&did=2026D11542
It's dangerous to watch WNL

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OMG!!! 5 star hotel renovation of my house (before/after)

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OMG guys, I cant wait to share my happiness. My friend suggested me a renovator for my bathroom and toilet. First I wanted him to do toilet so I can see how the change is. Hence my friend show me his before and after works and it was really nice, I just wanted him to do small toilet to see the effect of change. I want to share the difference with you guys and this is not normalll change!!! I didnt expect he is going to make it luxury bathroom! I am extremly happy and asked him to do my 2 other bathrooms. I will share those as well when it is finish.

Local #56

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #56

r/amsterdam

Gespot in Oost. Campagnestrijd is begonnen?

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New Kamp Seedorf mural on Kattenburgerstraat

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Wil je overstappen of niet?
Ring Ring! GET MOOOOVING! BELL OF THE WEEK

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It’s actually two bells. Enjoy your bonus bell @amsterdambells
My daily use, locked, 15 yr old, Azor, omafiets bicycle was stolen at some point last night. This is a long shot, but any hints on reclaiming it? Or just hope to come across it again?

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Heart’s broken and I’m feeling rather bitter and indignant.
28 March: No Tyrants protest (against authoritarianism in general and the Trump regime in particular)

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Hello! I was hoping to publicise an upcoming protest in Amsterdam in case anyone here was interested in joining.

It’s part of the American group Indivisible’s protests in America on 28 March, and we’re hosting our own event on that day at the US Consulate in Amsterdam.

US citizens abroad and Dutch and international allies are invited to come together in a show of solidarity against the dangerous, cruel, selfish and inhumane authoritarian actions by the current American administration and rippling across the whole world, through tariffs, illegal and unjustified wars, detentions by ICE (including dozens of European citizens) and threats to all of our safety, privacy and prosperity.

If you’d like to join this event, you can sign up here!

If you want to learn more about Indivisible Netherlands, here’s our site.
Why is Indian food so expensive on just eat and thuizbezorgd in Amsterdam?

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Butter chicken €26 on thuizbezorgd? It’s outrageous

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First time trying bitterballen in the Netherlands… I understand the hype now

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What’s the story?

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Utrecht
Harassed, threatened and almost spat on in train to Utrecht

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Last night I was heading to a concert with my girlfriend, while on our train from Rotterdam to Utrecht, 3 young guys (15-17 yo?) entrered our wagon yelling and causing trouble. They started talking to each other in what I believe was arabic, and acting shady af. All of a sudden the wagon smelled weirdly, and we believed they threw one of those stink bombs, so we moved to the in between of the train, where the exit is to avoid them. About 5mins later, two of them come to where we were and start taking “gangsta” pictures next to us, and then then start saying “Jonghe jonghe” trying to talk to me. I turn around and I say that I don’t speak Dutch, and they ask me where I was from. My girlfriend is visibly annoyed and before I can even answer one of them (who was like 150cm height) starts yelling “Fuck you!” and showing middle finger, and we start backing away saying we don’t want problems, to leave us alone, to which they respond telling me to get down in Utrecht that they’re going to …
Odido routers forwarded customers' personal data to American AI company for years

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Finally, Netherlands is joining Gaza genocide case against Israel

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https://www.dutchnews.nl/2026/03/dutch-will-intervene-in-gaza-genocide-case-at-world-court/
Dutch PM not ready to cut fuel taxes, then gas prices jumped 30% on Monday

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Local #55

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #55

r/amsterdam

Sneaky old woman

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Lovely old lady tries to get her car into a much too small space. Proceeds to smash into the car behind so hard that it actually moves the car. She doesn’t get out to check the damage, just starts to drive off.

My honking makes her stop. Long story short, her reasoning is: “It’s Amsterdam, it doesn’t matter” and she drives off. Likely to cause more damage to other peoples property.

I leave a note on the windscreen with her license plate and my contact details, then go to park around the corner.

When I’m walking back along the street she happens to be in front of me, zimmer framing up to the car. She lets the frame bump into the car while leaning over and removing my note.

Guess it did in fact matter enough for her to come back and take the note off.
Mijn Mooiste Foto's Van Amsterdam

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Foto’s die stuk voor stuk mooie herinneringen oproepen: sneeuw die de stad stil maakte, bevroren grachten, de mooiste zonsopkomsten en ondergangen, maansverduisteringen en nog veel meer. Wat het extra bijzonder maakte was hoe dichtbij alles voelde. Ik stapte op de fiets en stond vaak binnen een kwartier op de juiste plek.

Sommige beelden maakte ik tijdens COVID, een vreemde en onwerkelijke tijd. Ik herinner me nog goed hoe de stad compleet leeg was. Ik fotografeerde de Dam met tulpen, het Red Light District en de Amstel, zonder mensen en zonder verkeer. Momenten van een stilte die je in Amsterdam zelden meemaakt.

Amsterdam is een prachtige, fotogenieke stad. Een stad waar ik met veel plezier heb gewoond — en waar deze fotos me altijd weer even naar terugbrengen.

_

Over mij zelf: Als professioneel fotograaf maak ik foto’s op vele mooie plekken van de wereld. Die doe nu zo’n 15 jaar. Maar ik heb toch altijd een zwak voor Nederland. Het is de eenvoud die het zo mooi …
My Bell of the Week

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Over the last 10+ years I have photographed 1000s of different bicycle bells in Amsterdam. Any Creative ideas of what I should do with this project next are welcomed @amsterdambells
pics by the city center

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Are people just… not picking up dog poo anymore??

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I don’t know if it’s just me, but lately I’ve been noticing more and more dog poo left on sidewalks and green areas, and honestly I’m kind of shocked.

Did something change? Are people just not bothering to pick it up anymore? I feel like it used to be basic dog-owner etiquette, but now I see it almost every walk.

Genuinely curious — is this happening elsewhere too, or am I just suddenly hyper-aware of it?
Zicht op Amsterdam naar het IJ vanaf steigers rond de toren van het nieuwe Amsterdamse Stadhuis (Paleis op de Dam). Geschilderd tussen 1665 en 1670 door Jacob van Ruysdael.

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Zie r/vaderlandsehistorie voor meer Nederlandse geschiedenis

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Every year late February I'm happy to see this patch of grass around the corner.

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Grok spreading the leaked odido data

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Gotta love Grok making our leaked data easily accessible for anyone to download.
We are really good at discrimination

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Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/edn-20260227-1
Jetten cabinet moves to cut maximum maternity pay

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So we have a new cool young prime minister and an energetic cabinet. Yay!

For anyone who thinks this will only affect high income people, think again. High income people do not need these benefits to begin with and are more likely to be making money through their investments.

The maximum dagloon for maternity pay (paid for 16 weeks) is currently around €6700 per month. Which is quite attainable for a woman of childbearing age and has 5-10 years of experience. After taxes this is around €4500.

A person with this salary pays €10k the social security system per year and after this ‘money-saving’ measure by the new government they will receive €3800 during maternity leave.

Great move for enabling women’s participation and equality in the workforce.

Will this mean that taxes are lowered or tax brackets increased because social security costs are decreasing? Of course not.
How?

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I thought it would at the very least be a B
I regret coming to the Netherlands as a lower class Eastern European

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The Netherlands is a great place to live. Sure, the weather isn’t great and it is difficult to socialize, but overall this is one of the best places to live on Earth. I have had mostly positive experiences with everything that expats tend to hate on, like getting adequate healthcare etc.

However, I do feel like I’ve reached the ceiling of my abilities in the Netherlands as a Eastern European migrant from a lower socioeconomic class, and I am starting to regret moving here 5 years ago. I got a BA from a research university, which was a mistake to begin with, but with my inadequate high school diploma, only an art degree was a possibility. Nevertheless, I worked throughout my studies and got B2 in Dutch. Couldn’t really afford a master’s because I want to pivot into business, and I need to do a pre-master’s first. I am saving up for that while trying to get more relevant job experience. I’ve started to notice however that getting any relevant job …

Local #54

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #54

r/amsterdam

Amsterdam Zuid: Harassed by motorcyclist around 20:40 Last-night

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Around 20:40 last night (Monday, 23rd of February), my partner and I were harassed by some young man. We were struggling on our bike and quickly moved over to not bother anyone else. The area was not busy and we were not in anyone’s way. Just as we were going towards the sidewalk, this young man said something and stopped in front of us. This young man was well far away from us but caught up and decided to slow down and pick a fight with us. He told me to walk over to him but I said no and told him to keep on going. He proceeded to start arguing. My partner pulled out her phone to record for documented evidence. Then this young man pulls out his phone to record us and then called us all sorts of things we couldn’t understand. He seemed to have a lot of energy for a confrontation on people who have not caused any damage to him.

We were able to walk past him but he stood there for whatever reason (not sure if to save face, protect ego, or his brain broke).

Posting this to …
Safety warning: piercer Dio Corpo

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UPDATE: Thank you for the support and the engagement on this post. I’ve noticed several requests for contact from the shop owner and Dio Corpo his colleague of Le sting piercings While I appreciate the outreach, I will not engage in private contact or provide further evidence directly to the shops. All relevant information and evidence have already been shared with the official authorities, such as the GGD and the Dutch data protection authority. I trust that these organizations will handle the matter appropriately.

It is up to the businesses involved to use this information to ensure a safe and professional environment for their clients. My goal was simply to look out for the community. I won’t be responding to any further comments. Thanks for understanding.

Hey everyone (NL below)

Please be careful with Dio Corpo. He has a habit of showing private photos of genital piercings of clients to third parties in social settings. He makes derogatory comments about the clients (mostly …
Whats going on in Noord and why does it what a giant crane?

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Pic taken from Centraal, the lights are so bright. If I didn’t know better I would guess construction of like a stadium? Anybody know what is actually going on here?
The great escalator conspiracy

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I’m convinced that “someone” routinely switches off the escalators at public train stations, like Zuid, Schipol and Centraal, in order to get people to exercise just that little bit extra. And whoever they are likes peak travel times. A more plausible explanation is that the maintenance company is not very good at their job but that would be too rational so I’ll go with the fitness-obsessed mastermind hypothesis.

Am I the only one who notices escalators increasingly being out of order in and around Amsterdam?
Kicked out at 3am from Aparthotel Adagio Amsterdam City South (Amstelveen) despite prepaid 2‑adult booking - what are my options?

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Hi everyone,

I’m looking for advice / guidance.

On 19 Feb 2026 around 03:00, I was forced to leave Aparthotel Adagio Amsterdam City South:

Professor J.H. Bavincklaan 5, 1183 AT Amstelveen (NL).

I had a valid prepaid reservation for 2 adults, from 18–22 Feb 2026 (4 nights). I checked in on 18 Feb in the afternoon. My partner (the second adult on the booking) arrived late at night around 03:00.

Hotel staff repeatedly knocked on my door and demanded that he leave, even though my reservation was for two adults. After I refused (because the booking was for 2), they called the police and I was required to leave the hotel during the night.

I ended up outside in the cold and had to return home in Nice, France, the next day. I don’t speak Dutch and my English is limited, which made everything more stressful.

Before the police arrived, a staff member accused me of being an “escort”. I’m a transgender woman and I’m concerned this assumption may have influenced how the situation was …
De fietsbel van de week. Proost!

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- Drink niet en rijd niet 😉

r/netherlands

For the fourth year in a row, a Dutch man has brought barrel organs to play the Ukrainian anthem in front of the Russian embassy on the anniversary of the invasion. One more every year. Out of sync.

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We’re REALLY REALLY good at frozen water sports

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€179 lesson learned: don't touch your phones while cycling 🤧🤧

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in my defense, i was holding my phone in one hand to follow navigation directions, i usually have a mobile holder, but it got stolen… Expensive reminder to keep both hands on the wheel. RIP my wallet 😭
We’re really good at producing MDMA

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We are REALLY REALLY good at quality of life

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Dutch government backs down on controversial Box 3 wealth tax after massive criticism

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Finance Minister Heinen says the newly passed Box 3 tax reform will be revised and likely scrapped due to widespread backlash, especially over taxing unrealized gains. The law may be rewritten before Senate review.

Local #53

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #53

r/amsterdam

Good thing Schiphol cancelled 150 flights for this

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Got swarmed by kids on the metro

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Using the NSFW tag as some may find it triggering.

I was on my home on Sunday taking the metro in Amsterdam and a bunch of Dutch kids got on. Maybe 8 or 10 of them? They were average age maybe 10?

They were being loud and obnoxious, and I generally ignored them. Generally loud and obnoxious kids.

I was sitting on my own when one of them saw me. They all came around me and started asking me questions in Dutch, and then they switched over to English. They were asking like all at once “how much for an hour with you “, “do you suck cock”, “are you a whore?”, “do you have a boyfriend?”, “would you fuck me?”

Meanwhile another unzipped my jacket and started touching my thighs, another reached down my top, and started touching my breasts.

I broke off with them, pushed through them and they cornered me against the opposite metro door. They just kept up the questions and pressed me up against the door. I grabbed one when his hands reached into my jacket and twisted his arm.

The one …
I mapped 80+ active startups in Amsterdam (by office location). Who am I missing?

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EDIT: I’ve added 50+ more startups based on the comments of the post, bringing the total in amsterdam up to 130+ ! They’re all live now on the site (https://startupmap.one). Your efforts of commenting do not go to waste :)

Over the past week I manually compiled 80+ active startups in Amsterdam and put them on a map.

Not scraped from one directory. I pulled from company sites, funding announcements, accelerator portfolios. Nothing fancy, just trying to get a real geographic overview of who’s building what, and where.

The goal is simple: make it easier to discover what’s being built in this city, especially if you’re looking for a startup job and don’t want to reactively rely only on LinkedIn’s algorithm.

This is a snapshot, not “the Amsterdam ecosystem.” It’s biased toward companies that are visible online. Early-stage and stealth teams are probably underrepresented.

If I’ve missed obvious ones (very possible), drop them below. If you’re building something and want it …
Can we start a protest against new Box 3 tax ?

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Hello Everyone, 28M here

The new Box 3 taxation systems on paper gains look ridiculous. I just started a job and started investing and it’s gonna erode lot of money. Before you say they will change in in future and move to realized gains , that date is uncertain and unknown. Might happen in 2030 and might not happen till 2050. But this one gonna come in 2028. Why can’t we just start a protest or I am the only

One worried ?

Edit - I posted this in Netherlands before but it got removed by mods

Edit 2 - please sign this - https://box3eerlijk.petities.nl let’s do our part
Thuisbezorgd: Dishonest delivery times. reviews and coupons.

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I usually don’t have food delivered but decided to do so this past weekend.
I downloaded Thuisbezorgd because I like to support local and haven’t used them yet.

This was my experience.

I downloaded the app and saw that I can get 80% discount for being a first time user. (If I spend more than 15 Euro)

Great, I then found `Kapsalon Express` near me and added ~30 Euro worth of food.
It showed me that food will be delivered in 15 to 35min.

I tried to apply the coupon at checkout, it said it can’t apply it, I looked everywhere for a reason but couldn’t find one. (Annoyed but I move on with checkout)

I then pay for the food, and it shows that the delivery will be in 45min to an hour.
That wasn’t the time displayed when I checked out???

Annoyed but fine I’ll wait a bit longer.

70min passes and I decide to phone Kapsalon Express, they are very rude to me and say the food will be another 20 to 35min.

I phone them again 1h50 min after ordering my food, …
Restaurants not giving tap water - what can we do?

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In the last year or so I’ve noticed more and more restaurants saying “Oh we don’t do tap water.”

It is yet another sign of the city turning into a place that just rips off tourists and then the locals suffer. Zo irritant.

Any restaurant not offering gewoon kraanwater if someone asks for it, should be ashamed of themselves. / end rant.

r/netherlands

A working-class immigrant’s experience in the Netherlands

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This post reflects my experience as a manual labor migrant in the Netherlands. It is not written from the perspective of a corporate professional or a highly paid expat, but from someone who arrived without serious savings, connections, or a career that easily transfers between countries.

I am not trying to blame anyone, or present myself as a victim. I am not looking for sympathy, simply describing what the process looked like from the position of someone doing low-skilled manual work as an immigrant.

If someone in a similar position reads this and it helps them make a clearer decision, or prepares them better than we were prepared, then sharing it was worth it.

My wife and I moved from Hungary to the Netherlands two years ago. We had a stable life at home. I worked in oversize transport logistics, a field I genuinely enjoyed. My wife worked in retail. We were not desperate, but we believed we could build something more stable in the long run.

Housing was the first reality check. …
Where did we go wrong?

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We’re really good at frozen water sports.

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The "Dutch Lunch" culture: Is it just bread and cheese forever?

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Hi everyone! I’ve been working in the Netherlands for a few weeks now, and I’ve noticed something fascinating. At exactly 12:00, all my colleagues pull out a single cheese sandwich (sometimes with a glass of milk).

Coming from a culture where lunch is a warm, 1-hour affair, I’m struggling to adapt! Is this the standard everywhere, or is my office just very traditional? Also, what’s the ‘ultimate’ Dutch office lunch hack I’m missing? Dank jullie wel!
No way have I been this dumb for 11 years!!

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I can’t believe I have never seen the store brands of dishwasher tablets before!!

The brand types are just like luxury brand stuff; the chemicals are dirt cheap. But they just ~~slather~~ slap a brand name on it, and hike the price 1000%.

Edit:

Spelling

I hear you regarding the dishwasher powder! It is such a big scam with the tablets. The powder allowed you to adjust the amount depending on how dirty the wash was. It seems impossible to get it and convince people to use it or go back to it. “White powder!!” (that was a joke :P).
Does anyone know what those numbers represent?

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I’m from Venezuela and I got that car with a curious plate, I suppose it’s diplomatic, but I don’t know what those numbers mean (in fact, the car with the red license plate is an accredited diplomatic car 44=Kuwait 05=Secretary)

Local #52

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #52

r/amsterdam

I've drawn Amsterdam with one line that never intersects [oc]

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Whats up with the mosque al Ihsane in Nieuw-West.

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I was just looking around on Google Maps and found this awesome mosque. Are there more illusions like this you know of?
Is this art or can that away? (aka: what is this)

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Spotted in Amsterdam-Oost.

Edit: aan de overkant van de straat blijkt een geel exemplaar van dit bord te hangen.

Edit 2: Ik heb het aan de gemeente Amsterdam gevraagd en jullie zaten allemaal FOUT!

Hun antwoord:

“Het bord is een proef van de gemeente om snelle fietsers naar de rijbaan te verplaatsen. De proef onderzoekt de veiligheid en verkeersdoorstroom door fietsers van het fietpad te halen. Hiermee word onderzoek gedaan naar het fietsgedrag in de stad.”

Tja, ik snap er niks van. Zitten er dan sensoren in die palen? Ziet eruit als een doodnormaal verkeersbord. Hoe weten die fietsers dan dat ze naar de rijbaan moeten? En waarom is die proef al vier jaar bezig? Zeer onbevredigend.

Edit 3: raadsel opgelost. Het is inderdaad kunst, van Teun Castelein. https://www.teuncastelein.com/totems
All gone. RIP Fietsflat (2001-2026)

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& here's another Amsterdam Bell to start your week.

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Seems like a Monday bell to me.
Unexpected compliment

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Visiting for a few days with my son (18), stopped for lunch at a cafe near Albert Cuyp market. Young man (20s) enters and compliments my sons hair. Just a quick “like your style” comment. That was it, nothing major, but I truly believe it meant everything to my son.

He’s been suffering from anxiety, and is currently reinventing himself in many ways. So, thank you to that young man. Your kindness means everything. What a different world we’d be living in if this was the norm!

r/netherlands

Help me make Nijntje into a real LEGO set!

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Bruh

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This is stupidly expensive for a 1-day return to Den Haag 🫠
Has anyone else noticed the Netherlands getting dirtier in recent years?

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I’ve been living in the Netherlands for about 5 years now, and I can’t shake the feeling that the country used to be much cleaner.

Lately I see more and more trash everywhere — along highways, near residential areas, even in places that used to feel spotless. NS trains also seem noticeably dirtier than before. It’s surprising, especially in a country that has always been known for being organized and environmentally conscious.

Am I imagining this, or have others noticed the same shift?

I’m genuinely curious what people think is happening. Is it budget cuts? Population growth? Changing attitudes? Or are we just becoming less mindful about shared spaces?

It makes me reflect on how we treat public areas and nature. These spaces belong to all of us — and once that sense of responsibility fades, it shows.

Would love to hear your thoughts.
Long shot, but does anybody recognize which station this photo was taken at?

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Is the Dutch cost of living becoming unsustainable for the middle class?

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I’ve been trying to look objectively at our household finances and I’m becoming increasingly concerned about the overall direction of costs in the Netherlands…

Between:
- Some of the highest fuel prices
- Expensive parking permits and paid parking
- Some of the highest energy costs (plus the upcoming limitations on solar energy!)
- Ridiculous childcare expenses barely making it feasible for the second parent to work
- Property-related taxes (OZB, waste, water boards)
- Highest airport taxes on flights in Europe
- And now the recently approved changes in Box 3 investment taxation
…it feels like the cumulative pressure is growing significantly and not sure I can handle this anymore. It feels like no matter how hard I work, and try to grow some wealth, I’m constantly punished for it.

Individually, each policy might be defensible. But when combined, the total burden on working households seems substantial.

I’m genuinely curious:
- Are others feeling the same squeeze? If so, how …
Why so much hate?

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Recently I’ve noticed more and more hate toward expats/foreigners on this sub, and I’m honestly wondering how we got here. Can’t we realise that fighting each other leads nowhere? We all want a better life, and our frustrations should be directed at real issues—like the lack of efficiency in how public money is spent or corporate greed—not at each other. We need one another. We should look more into the real problems in society and try to solve then instead of blaming expats.. (as europeans, we should not forget our history otherwise we might go back there again)

Local #51

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #51

r/amsterdam

3,532 photos of the winter sun in Amsterdam

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🎵 Alone in Kyoto - Air
I cooked Lasagna & Carbonara for 6 reddit-strangers, this Saturday I am making Risotto, anyone wanna join?

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Hi!

This is Dani, Italian and 2 weeks ago (this thread) made me cook Lasagna for 3 lovely strangers and 2 days ago (this thread) made me meet another 3 lovely guests at my place!!

Shoutout to Bodhi, Sylvia and Floortje - mod asked me to post something

Therefore, I am making the signature Risotto this Saturday for lunch, around the city center.

I would love *to host 3 people* that would like to make new friends and eat the best Risotto in town!!

Feel free to send me a message and I will create a whatsapp group later on!

PS: I have created r/DinnerClubEU for anyone that would like to meet new people by sharing food together :)

https://reddit.com/link/1quz3ha/video/52f3514ejbhg1/player

Dani
Ring, Ring , Ring... Alright Amsterdam here is another Bell of the Week.

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#amsterdambells - I got 5 new followers on my Instagram account last week 😂
Who can find the third wolf?

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To: Amsterdam dog owners

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In the last 6 months, I stepped into dog poop at least 5 times…

I’m mostly on my bike, and even when I walk it’s only on the pavement.

Clean after your dog.

If you’re incapable of taking care of another living being, don’t get a dog.

Rant over.
We accidentally took a bag after our car was robbed

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Hi! I hope the person affected sees this! Our car was robbed tonight (feb 1st) at the parking APCOA parking at the heinekenplein, and our bags were left somewhere thrown around the parking lot in the 3rd floor. Being so distressed we took all the bags without checking but we accidentally took a bag with an iPad in it. We do not know who it belongs to, but we hoop dat the person affected sees this. We will also be going to our local police station to leave it with them so that the person can get it back.

If necessary we will pay for postage to get it back to the person affected.

EDIT:

Just to let everyone know we returned all the belongings to the owner! And he was very happy :) thanks everyone that replied and maybe skip this garage next time you need one :p

r/netherlands

Quickly, take advantage of this korting!

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Gay graden C°

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Can we talk about the scam of paid bathrooms that are extremely filthy?

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I cannot believe how filthy and broken I’ve found the Breda train station’s PAID (EDIT: 1,10€ WTF) bathroom today.

It’s so close to being a scam that I’m actually thinking it might be an actual scam, a way of getting easy money and intentionally not give the expected service. I do believe now that there is a group of people who are planning the cleaning so that they can get the most money with the least service possible.

Smelly, toilet paper AND the toilet paper support on the floor. Empty and half-broken soap dispensers. Dirty water everywhere.

There are many other things in life that are way more important than this, I know, but every time we look elsewhere, we are making our future worse, way worse.

We also need to have a conversation about the people who are worse than monkeys when using public services, but let’s schedule that for another post.

Edit: The receipt said 0,50€ but I was charged 1,10€, I really have no words. Edit 2: now I know …
OH NOES

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Handwashing access in Netherlands

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I spent one week in Netherlands recently, and something genuinely surprised and concerned me. In many fast food restaurants and casual eateries, access to a sink is either restricted or requires payment. As a result, I observed many people eating without washing their hands beforehand and leaving without washing afterward.

As a medical intern, this was particularly unsettling, since hand hygiene is one of the most basic and evidence-based public health measures. Soap and water are not a luxury; they are essential for infection prevention. When I looked into this further, I came across data suggesting that handwashing frequency in the Netherlands is relatively low compared to many other countries.

This made me wonder whether this is a recognized public health issue and whether there are any efforts by health authorities to improve public access to handwashing facilities. I am not trying to criticize individuals or culture, but rather to point out a structural issue: when basic hygiene …
I love this place! It makes me want to come back here. (Muiderslot)

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Local #50

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #50

r/amsterdam

Hello, I'm the Amsterdam Bell guy. I almost gave up on this project until I received such positive feedback from this subreddit. Someone suggested a "Bell of the Week" Soo if the moderators allow I will start it now. This week bell...nom nom nom🙏

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Here is a link to the original post. https://www.reddit.com/r/Amsterdam/s/WBsfzv8BD5
I cooked for 3 reddit-strangers last Sunday, this Sunday I am making Carbonara, anyone wanna join?

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Hi!

This is Dani, Italian and last week (this thread) got 100k views and around 15 people asked me to come eat my lasagna.

Shoutout to Josh, Lisan and Heleen (I had a lovely time!!)

Therefore, I am making the iconic Carbonara at my place this Sunday for lunch, around the city center.

I would love to host 2-3 people that would like to experience the most authentic Italian Carbonara!!! dm me for more information

Dani
Most inefficiënt bicycle lane in Amsterdam rn and it’s brand new, thoughts?

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Tourists cycling in Amsterdam, please learn the rules before renting a bike

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Dear tourists,

As someone who cycles in Amsterdam daily, please please please put some effort into learning the cycling rules and etiquette.

I know it is charming and all, and you come to Amsterdam thinking: Ah, I will cycle around and it will be wonderful and magical, and I will hop on the bike and cycle these magical streets, and blah blah blah. Yes, this is all charming and all, very nice dream and goal. But if you want to do that, be respectful of the locals. Cycling here is not a cute leisure activity. It is a mode of transportation. Like when you were getting your car license, and are further attentive in car traffic, and follow all the car rules - there are rules for cyclists in Amsterdam!!

I very often see the following:

-People abruptly stopping to check something on their phones or on the street
-Cycling next to each other while being extreeeeemly slow
-Not singling change of direction
-Pedestrians jumping out on the street to cross out of nowhere
-Treating bike lanes …
Lovely view this morning

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Amsterdam, January 2026

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r/netherlands

Get rid of dependence on America

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MAGA = Make America Go Away! 🇪🇺

The EU is working hard to become less dependent on America, Russia, and China. They are doing this by building up their own defense capabilities, strengthening strategic sectors (such as AI, energy, and semiconductors), and protecting critical supply chains. They are investing in renewable energy, encouraging European cooperation, and adapting legislation to strengthen the internal market. In this way, Europe is striving for greater autonomy and resilience.

Of course, we can also do something ourselves to become less dependent.

Do you mainly invest in American investments?
Sell American shares and invest in European shares.
One example is the STOXX Europe 600.
Last year, it yielded a return of 18%.
This year, it has already yielded a return of more than 3%.
*This is not investment advice, it is for informational purposes only.

If you are looking for a European asset manager, there is Amundi.
Amundi is a European company. It is a French asset manager …
Congrats to me

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Countries That Have Eaten Their Prime Minister

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Johan de Witt, who effectively served as the Prime Minister of the Dutch Republic, was murdered by a mob in The Hague in 1672 during the catastrophic Year of Disaster. That year, invasions by France and other enemies triggered widespread fear, economic collapse, and public panic. Amid the chaos, De Witt was blamed for the crisis, while his political rivals from the pro-monarchy House of Orange stoked popular anger against his republican leadership.

De Witt and his brother Cornelis were brutally lynched, and several historical accounts report that parts of their bodies were cannibalised by members of the mob—an act that shocked Europe and remains one of the darkest episodes in Dutch history. Today, the tragedy stands as a stark reminder of how political manipulation, misinformation, and unchecked public rage can destabilise a nation and lead to horrifying consequences, even within a society that values democracy.
Loving a Country that doesn’t love me back

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I (26F) can’t take this anymore. I guess I have always been a sensitive person. People always tell me I should have a thick skin. I try to practice stoicism, but I guess no luck here.

My boyfriend and I moved to the Netherlands two years ago. He got a job here, and I was very eager to get out of the Christian community in South Africa, so we went. We bought a house here and boom. I felt happy with more open minded people and with a system that isn’t corrupt. I really love this country.

However, I have entered the workforce and I have never felt like such an outsider. I know, what did I expect. I am in a different country for fuck’s sake. I just thought that since I could understand the language, I speak Afrikaans, and I could communicate in Dutch pretty well, I only speak Dutch at work, that I would be welcomed with open arms. Instead, I am a “kut buitenlander”.

My colleagues told me last night that my boss was saying that behind my back. I am not surprised, because my colleagues …
How come Lidl is allowed to make these comparisons in their folders? I thought you are not allowed to directly compare yourself to other stores or brands, and I never see AH or Jumbo doing the same

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What’s happening to people?

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Local #49

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #49

r/amsterdam

Hello Amsterdam, I designed a Lego model of your beautiful Vondelkerk, after the tragic fire on new years night.

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Northern light in Amsterdam?

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Am I really seeing this or is it something else?
Can keep shooting this building all day . Valley in Amsterdam sud

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City just started demolishing the Fietsflat. End of an era.

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Finally got to see the Northern Lights!

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I’ve been doing astrophotography from Amsterdam for a few years now and every time the northern lights were supposed to be visible, they were much too faint to see them or it was too cloudy. So glad that I was finally able to catch a short glimpse of them yesterday. I took this photo from my apartment window with my phone and I’m glad I did since by the time I got to my usual imaging dark site, they were too faint to see.
Is dit een nieuw project? Gedenksteen voor een overleden agent

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Ik kwam deze vanavond tegen, het is volgens mij nieuw(ig). Ik ken de Stolpersteine wel, maar er is dus ook zoiets voor politiemensen? Of is dit eenmalig?

Over Simon, die toen nog maar een jaar in dienst was:

Op 29 april 1974 werd op de Prinsengracht in Amsterdam de 21-jarige agent Simon A. Landman doodgeschoten toen hij samen met de 23-jarige wachtmeester van de Koninklijke Marechaussee J. M. van den Berg poogde een uit de gevangenis van Scheveningen ontsnapte Franse crimineel en diens Italiaanse kompaan te arresteren. Wachtmeester Van den Berg werd door pistoolschoten van de Italiaan zwaargewond. Beide daders werden aangehouden.

r/netherlands

Study: Dutchmen think Trump is a bigger threat then Putin

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Honestly insane how 1 guy managed to completely destroy the US’s international reputation in like 1 year.
Calls for boycott of World Cup grow louder: majority want Dutch team to stay home

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Should the Netherlands boycott the World Cup, which will be held this summer in the United States, Canada, and Mexico? Most people in the RTL News Panel (59 percent) think so, while 30 percent are against it. Even among people who call themselves soccer fans, there is a prevailing feeling that it would be better for the Dutch national team not to participate.

This is the petition: https://actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/boycot-het-trump-wk-in-de-vs-1?from_action_confirmation=true
Fuck Trump.

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Responding to new tariffs for supporting Greenland

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So the orange clown in chief has decided we as Europeans have to be smacked with tariffs again because his unroyal greediness is mighty miffed that we won’t roll over and allow him to poach Greenland.

The mob boss in charge is trying to shake us down and downright blackmailing us to try and make us bail on Greenland and the Danes. But of course the hungry caterpillar won’t stop there and who knows what he demands next. My question is: isn’t it time to start boycotting American companies like McDonalds, Subway, Texaco, Starbucks and such? What do you guys think?
Shouldn't the Netherlands purchase back New Amsterdam? It's important for dutch national security, no?

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Found in the Turkish shop in front of Albert Heijn

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Local #48

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #48

r/amsterdam

Winter vibes around the city

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I took thousands of photos of the snow in Amsterdam

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🎵Nami by MEITEI
To the woman I accidentally scared near centraal tonight, I am SO SORRY!

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Tonight, January 14th. I was walking away from Amsterdam central tonight trying to find a particular coffee shop… I had navigation to my location going on my Apple Watch… and I walked past the alley way that I was supposed to turn on. Several steps after missing the alleyway, I noticed on my watch that I walked past my turn so I quickly swiveled around to go down the alleyway.

Literally just as I swiveled around a woman happened to go down that exact alleyway in front of me… and after about 30 meters she just stopped and pointed in front of her and told me to go in front and it dawned on me that she thought I was following her! I just remained focused on walking through and ignored her… but honestly I was embarrassed because the timing was definitely awkward and I can see why that would have made her nervous 😭

If you are that person, I AM SO SORRY FOR SCARING YOU!! I was just lost and trying to navigate… I am new here and have no idea what I am doing 😮‍💨🥹
5/1/26 ❄️

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A snowy first week of 2026

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Random act of kindness

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While I was waiting for a friend at Rokin today, a lady came towards me and gave me this beautiful letter.

I was able to have a short conversation with her a little later on in the subway, thanking her and how kind it was of her for doing such a thing.

IF you ever read this; thank you. You made my whole year after losing most of my family.

r/netherlands

A snowy first week of 2026

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It's a fair trade to me

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I love not having to go to school because of the snow :)
Dutch experts warn U.S. takeover of DigiD platform poses national security risks

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Got my phone stolen and ended up being publicly humiliated

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I’ll give some context first.

I’m an expat, or immigrant, whatever you want to call it. I’ve been living in the Netherlands for about a year. I have a normal, honest job — I work as a truck mechanic. I don’t cause problems, I don’t mess with anyone, and I just try to live my life quietly here.

Almost two weeks ago something happened that I still can’t stop thinking about. It really affected me, and I still feel bad about it.

I was coming back from Spain after visiting my family. It had been a long trip and a very hard day for personal reasons. I’m not trying to play the victim here, I’ll just stick to the facts, but honestly what happened still feels almost unreal to me.

I arrived in the village where I live (Montfoort) around midnight. I got off the bus and had to walk about 500 meters home, crossing the main square. There are three bars there. Two were open, and one had around 10–15 young people sitting outside. It had just snowed, and as I walked by, they started throwing …
Kids in this country are such a trash

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Today while dropping off my kid at daycare adjacent to a Basisschool, bunch of kids aged 8-10 called out “mustafa” and mimicking “Bollywood music “ at us. We are not even Indians, just look like one. A teacher/guardian wearing school’s yellow vest was walking around them. I believe he saw them doing this as he heard me back whispering “f***ing idiots” at the comment and didn’t say anything. My wife was also called out before like that. My colleague was called “ching chong” by children of another colleague at a work family event and they didn’t even correct them that this is wrong. Why Asian name calling have been normalised in this country to such extent that I am even scared to pass by a group of kids at this point? Kids here are such a low level in racist behaviour and their shitty parents don’t even say anything. I am worried of the bullying my child would get when he will be going to school because of his skin colour. It feels like it is like ‘60s here for Asians and how it was in …
is it just me or is watching sports here way too complicated

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moved here last year and still dont really get how tv works in this country

wanted to watch some football and apparently i need viaplay for premier league, espn for eredivisie, and then ziggo for champions league?? thats like three different apps

works out to maybe 50 euros a month and i still cant watch everything

feels like a bit of a ripoff honestly. is this just how it is or am i missing something obvious

Local #47

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #47

r/amsterdam

The cycle dedication in this country always amazes me.

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Snow? we have no fear!

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Even unicycles are riding with the snow
Discriminatory hiring practices

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I’ve stumbled upon a groupchat through a Capgemini employee group which essentially shows some pretty racist hiring tendencies by members of the Indian/ Hindu community in the Netherlands. Some of the contents are pretty shocking. There absolutely needs to be more awareness about this issue as it’s quickly becoming an elephant in the room. I’m thinking of reaching out to de Telegraaf or another newspaper about this. I’ve included a few screenshots and have a lot more contents. Let me know what you guys think or if anyone else has had personal experiences similar to mine.
Albert Heijn random checks are fine, but the execution is painfully stupid

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I don’t mind the random checks at Albert Heijn. Seriously. Random means random, whatever.

What I do mind is how badly they’re handled.

You scan your items, pack everything nicely, and before you pay, you get selected. An employee takes everything out of your bag, scans it, and then just leaves it all there. Empty bag. Groceries all over the counter. Your problem now.

And the funniest part? There are usually two or three employees standing around chatting and doing absolutely nothing, yet somehow putting the items back in the bag is beyond them.

No one is asking for premium service or hand holding. Just basic competence. If you take the items out, put them back. It’s not rocket science.

The system is fine. The execution and the customer service are just bad.

Is this really considered normal here?
Besneeuwd Amsterdam, door Copernicus Sentinel-2 satelliet

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https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/01/Snow-covered_Amsterdam
Offering Room for stuck travellers leaving Schiphol

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Hey, I saw a post on the sub offering a guestroom and it inspired me to do the same. In fact, I work for KLM in a non-costumer facing role (so don’t message me for updates and such haha).

I have a large flat about 25 minutes away from Schiphol, directly on the Bus Line369 which takes you direct to the airport. I have an office room which I can quickly convert to have a double mattress on the floor. It’s not a fancy hotel room but you’ll have a key that can lock the door if it makes you feel safe, a hot shower and warm food.

I don’t want to give too much public information to dox myself but I’m an early 30s male, speak English & French fluently along with a bit of Spanish.

Note: This is of course free, no tikkie or such involved haha. This is currently an offer for the evening of Jan-09. I am taking this day by day depending on travel conditions.

r/netherlands

Respect to Dutch Biking Culture

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Ankle deep snow, zero visibility, only pure determination. Massive Respect
Became fluent in Dutch and realised I've been living in a parallel society

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I’m an expat-turned-immigrant - let’s be real here, if you live here for over 5 years and plan to stay long-term, I don’t think you should still call yourself expat 😅! Just wanted to share my personal reflection.

I’ve been investing lots of time and effort into learning Dutch and actively speaking it to friends and my boyfriend’s family the past 2 years, and now I can finally say that I’m fluent enough to talk and follow most daily conversations and casual gatherings. Since then, I’ve realised that you can perfectly live in The Netherlands, Randstad in particularly, only speaking English, like I did before, but you kinda forever live in a bubble - or worse, almost like a parallel society.

I’m able to join local events in my buurt, casually jumping into a chat with neighbours when they are chatting, start getting invited to events in Dutch that before my Dutch friends assumed that I’d not be interested because of language barrier. …
This is Cpt. Eugeniusz Niedzielski, at 102yo, he's the last living veteran of Polish 1st Armored Division which liberated Breda in 1944 🇵🇱🇳🇱

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Look at him, he’s standing there with such pride and power, even despite his age he still remains a proud soldier. As Gen. MacArthur once said “old soldiers don’t die, they just fade away”. It’s also weird to see this and think that i literally have a picture in the same exact spot where he’s standing, right in front of Gen. Maczek’s monument.
Average Dutch Reddit user when you mention that is entirely possible to run a functioning airport at -2 C and 3cm snowfall: AwwwcTuALlY

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Snowman Olaf

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Olaf, fictional character in Disney’s Frozen made in real life. Voorthuizen, Veluwe region, Gelderland.
Snowman art

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So someone made a snowcat ,i think i can just leave it here for y all to see as well

Local #46

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #46

r/amsterdam

why do I even pay for garbage?

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is there anything I can do to report this to the gemeente? this is ridiculous!!
Een kleine hommage

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Last night visual of amsterdam

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Poor design confuses all the tourists on Spiegelgracht

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The pedestrian icon encircled in the red is only comprehensible to the Dutch, it seems… tourists interpret it as “walk this way” instead of “walking forbidden”, leading to frustration for everyone
"Go back to your own country!"

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Het is een vreemd jaar geweest. Wat me opvalt is hoe vaak ik de zin “go back to your own country” heb gehoord dit jaar. Ja, in het Engels. Ik ben geboren en getogen Amsterdammer maar heb veel in het buitenland gewoond en spreek Engels, met enkel een licht Nederlands accent dat klaarblijkelijk onder de radar weet te vliegen, met mijn vrouw en vrienden. Men spreekt mij dan ook in openbare ruimtes aan in het Engels. Is ook logisch in een wereld stad, vind ik, dat men er vanuit gaat dat iemand eerder Engels dan Nederlands spreekt.

Maar dit jaar heb ik maar liefst tot 3 keer toe “go back to your own country” naar mn hoofd geslingerd gekregen, en mijn vrouw nog veel vaker. Deze attitude smelt als sneeuw voor de zon, natuurlijk, waneer mijn reactie “naar waar? De nieuwe achtergracht?” Is. Dan is het ineens “haha ja nou ha jeweetweltochofnietdan met die buitenlanders tEgEnWoOrDiG” en niets geen aggressie meer en alles goed bedoeld. Dan wil men …
Before & After

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We’re been visiting the city over the past week and yesterday afternoon (31st) we happened to be walking past Vondelkerk, so I took a quick photo. After hearing about the fire last night, we headed back and I tried to re-create the photo.

Such a great looking building, I hope it gets restored!

r/netherlands

I hate that tipping culture is being normalised and I'll keep fighting against it

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I’m not one to go too often to restaurants, but for the times I go, I see more and more common that waiters are asking for tips at the end of the service. I usually feel very uncomfortable pressing “NO TIP” when they’re holding the POS and looking at what I type.

I also noticed that if you leave no tip, on the payment machine, waiters will take an “offended” or “dismissive” behaviour, rushing away or not saying good bye when I leave.

Not to mention tips for making a coffee - 1 euro tip for a 4.20 cup of coffee? It takes literally 120 seconds to make that and I’m supposed to also give a tip?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for a tip when it’s deserved and the waiter went out of their way to be accommodating and welcoming.

For now, I’ll continue with rejecting the automated tipping offer and fight this insanity.

A small note: out of where I’ve been, NL & DE are really subpar in terms of waiting & …
Okay, this deserves the reputation it has

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Any recommendations for the best place to try it next?
I fled from my own country

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I never thought I’d say this, but I left my own country for New Year’s because of the so-called “fireworks tradition.” It just doesn’t feel fun anymore, it feels like living in a war zone for a few days. With constant explosions, stress, and people getting hurt. This year I spent NYE in Sweden. It was quiet, respectful, and honestly… peaceful. No chaos, no nonstop bombs, no sirens everywhere. Waking up on January 1st without burned sidewalks, broken bus stops, or destroyed mailboxes is sadly a surreal experience.

Then I read the news back home: emergency services that couldn’t even be reached at times, multiple deaths, serious injuries again, and even a beautiful 19th-century church like the Vondelkerk going up in flames. It’s heartbreaking to read the next morning and then hear people still defend this as “tradition.”

I really hope the ban will eventually stick and we move toward a calmer, safer way of celebrating. I’m not against celebrating the new year at all, just against …
Imagine showing this to a non dutchie

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Amsterdam's Vondelkerk church “cannot be saved” after New Year’s fire

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There’s something great in your water

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My wife and I have lived in Europe for a while now across many countries for work. Hands-down you have the most decent people. There’s a humanity and an intelligence (sans arrogance) that makes every visit to your country a delight. I’m white and my wife is brown, and often our experiences differ because of the way we look. Not so in your country. You see humans. Not sure if it’s the water or the vats of mayonnaise. Either way - Thank you for the fourth lovely visit.

Local #45

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #45

r/amsterdam

Hi everyone, my cat Momo gone missing on Wednesday 17-12-2025.

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She is last seen at Blasiusstraat 34, Amsterdam Oost

She is a 4kg tabby cat with white lower body and black - brown tabby stripes covering from her head all the way to her tail. What is special about her:
- Very long tail
- A heart-shaped spot on her right thigh
- A white stroke on her brown back
She is very shy, scared of people, cautious, and not vocal at all. Her hissing is just a wide-opened mouth at best. She doesn’t know her name and doesn’t wear a collar.

If anyone sees her around Wibautstraat, Roeterseiland, Oosterpark, de Pijp, Amstelstation, or along Amstel river, please send a picture and location to my whatsapp +31 6 8704 2818

Any lead means a lot to me 🥹🥹

Thank you all so much in advance! ♥️♥️
Cool pic I took in March 2024

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Majestic Amsterdam sunrise today

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what is this? I find it all over my neighbourhood.

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Amsterdam trash problem

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Hi, fellow Amsterdammers!

How do you all feel about how dirty Amsterdam has become? It’s honestly something that drives me insane. There is trash everywhere, on the sidewalks, amongst the bushes and leaves, that doesn’t get cleaned for weeks or ever. I only see the trash-collecting cars cleaning the large streets, but there is literally no one sweeping the sidewalks.

How is something like this possible in a major European capital? I’m from a country that has a fraction of the money the NL has, and our streets are so clean compared to here.

In the past, I used to think that Southern Europe has a trash problem, but every time I go to Italy, Spain or Greece, I realise that it’s much cleaner there than here, where we pay such high taxes on everything, including a separate trash tax.

I love the city so much, it breaks my heart to see it like this.
Just some ducky ducks 🦆 hanging around the Sloterplas…

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Quack! 🦆

r/netherlands

How such small country can have so many inventions? Plus you guys have highest olympics gold per capita! What is the secret sauce?

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Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast

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Seven German journalism students tracked Russian-crewed freighters lurking off the Dutch and German coast—and connected them to drone swarms over military bases.

Link: https://www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-droned-back
Love letter from Poland to the Netherlands 🇵🇱🇳🇱

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Hello everyone, some time ago i visited your beautiful country for three short days and i absolutely loved every second there. People who i visited showed me hospitality that i’ve never received before, i still miss it often. The Netherlands is a very beautiful country, full of beautiful landscapes and also very pretty architecture, i absolutely love your neighbourhoods with cozy houses, they are so nice (also amazing trains and public transport overall!!!). I enjoyed your cuisine aswell. For me, a Polish patriot, the most important part of the trip was of course going to Breda, a very Polish city that was liberated from nazi-german reptiles by our soldiers, led by a badass general Stanisław Maczek (who lived to the age of 102 and is buried in Breda, as he requested). The amount of appreciation Breda, and your country overall shows us, left me moved nearly to tears. I absolutely loved every single monument dedicated to the Polish liberators of Breda. When i went to the Polish …
Car hit

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Hello everyone,

As the title says, someone hit our car from the back while it was parked in the public parking lot and they left a note with their phone and license plate number. The car is pretty damaged from the back so it will require repairs for sure.

We called the number and the man said that we can go to him to fill out a form. We agreed to talk again later to pick a time to go over and fill out said form.

Do you have any advice on the best way to approach this? I know that insurance companies can be quite difficult to deal with and we want to insure that this damage is fixed with no costs to us since it was not our fault.
My kid says my basket looks dumb

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Im probably setting myself up to be trolled but I’ll take the chance. Lol. Ive been in the netherlands about 6 weeks and got a bike with saddlebags right away. It took a little bit of practice but I can ride well now and use it every day. Sometimes though the bags aren’t enough space so I ordered a basket for the back. 3 weeks later I still don’t have the basket so today I did this. It worked great and I made sure it’s securely attached. It’s even removable if I want to take it off. My teenager says it looks dumb though. I don’t really care enough to never use it again, but maybe enough to take it off if I’m going on a date or something. Lol. What do you think?
Is this normal in dutch families?

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I am wondeing if that normal in dutch society or was just my dutch gf family’s style.

She told me that as teenager (16) she was allowed to bring her boyfriend home, hang out in her room with him and have sex, with her parents being downstairs and absolutely knowing and being fine with it. She also said that the same was ok when she was visiting her bf parent’s house.

EDIT: Thank you so much, all of you, for so many comments. it was very helpful to read your experiences and realize that I was a bit judgmental of that experience shared by my ex and that the reasoning of that behaviour from her parents was not a lack of care but actually caring a lot more for the safety of their kids.

Local #44

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #44

r/amsterdam

Out of curiosity, I was checking how much my neighborhood changed in the last years. This change is insane (2008 - 2022)

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I was just wondering how much the neighborhood I live in has changed in the last couple of years and what Gmaps recorded.

I assumed the plaza near my place was always as green as it is today. I’m just amazed by the change.
Thankyou to everyone who helped.

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A month or two ago I asked this community to help me get a picture from a certain spot in Amsterdam that means a lot to me and my partner. Your response was amazing thank you to everyone who offered to help! This is the final painting made by an amazing artist Richard Friend. I hope my girl loves it for Christmas and I hope you all like it too.
Getuigen gezocht

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Kwam dit vanochtend tegen op de kruising eerste oosterparkstraat en beukenweg; mogelijk heeft een van jullie hier iets van gezien?
You can buy AI generated photos for 7 euros at Museumplein market 😭

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Saw this at the Museumplein Christmas market. Don’t know who is buying these.
Mundus College surrounded by police and ambulances. Does anyone know what happened?

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a Neighbor has offered to buy my 2^m roof storage, is it a good idea to sell it?

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Our building has 3 apartments on top of each other, and then the 4th floor is roof storage. we each have ~2sq storage upstairs.

Our neighbor on top wants to try and buy as much or all of our storage so he can expand his apartment to the 4th floor (other people in the building has done so already down the road)

He’s offered us 10k each to buy this.

I live close-ish to Jordaan and apparently that’s a fair price for ~2sq storage.

My apartment is only ~45sq but I could manage without the storage, not sure if it’s smart to sell it though? I don’t need the money and will sell my apartment in ~2 years.

Would it be smart for me to sell the storage? What are the pro’s and con’s?
I’m not sure what all the factors are I should consider.

r/netherlands

Demographics of Netherlands 1950-2020

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This animation is roughly one human lifetime: 70 years of data.
What it shows: divide of the population of the Netherlands by age and gender.
Horizontal bars shows how many people in each age group, ladies on the right in red, gentleman on the right with blue.
Vertical bar are the ages of people in the country, so bottom are the babies, and old folk are displayed on the top ot the pyramid.

Notice how it went from a piramid shape ( young majority) to a more three, or barrel shape?
Check the top getting taller and wider, more people live longer.
Notice the two branches, or horns traveling up? Those were typical after world war 2 in many countries: couples choose to have more children to replenish lives lost in the war.

How do you think the next 70 years look like? Any tips on the shape in 2090?

Source: Wikipedia
6,690 Americans apply to move to the Netherlands this year, highest in a decade

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Do Dutch people really not wear thermal pants, no matter how cold it gets?

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This might be a funny question, but I’m genuinely curious.

I’ve asked a few Dutch friends, and many of them told me they usually don’t wear thermal pants, even when it’s quite cold. Meanwhile, I and some friends from other countries start wearing thermal leggings under jeans as soon as it gets a bit chilly.

Today I was standing by the window and suddenly thought about this again 😄

So I wanted to ask Dutch people here: is this really true? Is it a cultural thing, or does everyone secretly wear them and just not talk about it?
Why is life expectancy so bad in the Netherlands?

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Besides having one of the worst life expectancy among western countries, why did the life expectancy get worst compared to 2019?
Are we losing our work life balance and turning into a nation of workaholics?

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I moved to the Netherlands 13 years ago. I did my master’s here, learned the language, and ended up staying. One of the things I loved most about life here was the work life balance. Coming from Eastern Europe, where unpaid overtime and being constantly available were just normal at the time, this felt refreshing. People actually logged off. Evenings, weekends, and family time were respected and kind of sacred back then.

Over the years, and after changing a few jobs, that feeling has been slowly fading. And now it’s almost entirely gone.

I have been in my current role for about 3 years, and especially since Covid, things feel different. People reply to emails while they are on vacation. Slack messages pop up late at night and over the weekend. Overtime has quietly become normal. And it is not just a few people anymore. It feels like most people are doing it.

With all the layoffs happening everywhere, there is this constant fear of being next. So people do more. They stay …
How did Noord-Holland get the southeast part of their province?

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Any historians (or others) how the most southeast part of Noord-Holland (mostly t Gooi) ended up as Noord-Holland and not Utrecht?

Looking at the map it mass way more sense and I don’t see rivers or something that could be used as markers for the border

Local #43

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #43

r/amsterdam

Nearly 201,000 vacant homes in the Netherlands, 11% in Amsterdam alone

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So many expats here in Amsterdam.

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And I absolute love it!

I was born and have lived my whole life in Amsterdam. And the companies I worked for with different nationalities are hands down the best!

Thank you for coming, and I hope you have great time. Love ya all ☺️

Edit: Sorry for all the unfriendly comments. I just wanted to spread positivity!

Edit2: Thanks for the award you sweet people!
What are these outside Schiphol?

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Hello Amsterdammers! We just left your beautiful city, and I noticed these as we flew out… Are they factory roofs? Solar farms? Please help me argument….

Bedankt!
Knap

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Cyclists of Amsterdam, where do you always almost get hit?

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I’ll start, roundabout on the Hugo de grootplein, specifically when you stay on the roundabout at the Febo side.

Hands down the worst spot for me. Doesnt matter if I even stick my hand down to the left, some cars dont give a fuck.

Curious to hear other spots!
Gluhwein for €7?? Sir!

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r/netherlands

Oh my... there are some horrific tax loopholes in the Netherlands!

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I took a look at the new World Inequality Report from World Inequality Lab at the Paris School of Economics and I found this plot (Fig. 12, p. 22) in the executive summary.

The Netherlands has absolutely horrific result on effective taxing of ultra wealthy! I have heard about historical loopholes related to colonial past and Dutch overseas territories to siphon the money out of the EU, but I didn’t expect something so dramatic.
Dutch prices

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Baby girl name - could this be awkward in Dutch?

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Hi everyone,

We live in the Netherlands and we’re looking for a name for our baby girl. We really love the name Naya, but a Dutch friend mentioned it could be misused as a twist on “naaien,” in the context “to bang.”

I’d love to hear from a bigger local audience: is this something people would actually associate with the name(especially older school kids and teens), or is it not really an issue?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Edit: thanks everyone for your thoughtful answers. Those will definitely help us make a decision about it.
EU + NL will start charging €5 import and handeling fee per item in 2026!!

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According to this article the Netherlands is gonna have it really bad with the new import fees, €3 (EU import) + €2 (NL handeling fee) = €5/per item

“Heijnen clarified in Brussels that the 3-euro fee applies to each individual product starting in July. So, for an order containing a pair of socks, a charging cable, and Christmas lights, consumers would pay an additional 9 euros on top of the product prices.

In addition to the import fee, the Netherlands plans to introduce a 2-euro handling charge per product as soon as possible. This means a parcel containing a single item would become 5 euros more expensive, while a package with three different items would add 15 euros to the cost.”
D66, CDA, VVD move forward on minority coalition plan, snubbing left-wing faction

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Dutchies - do you drink hot water from the tap?

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My colleague told me hot water is good to drink from the tap here. In my mind, this is a crime. Do you really drink hot water from the tap in the Netherlands?

Edit: Wow, this was more divisive than I thought! Now I have more questions, if you are one of those drinking hot tap water, what are you using it for? Just cooking? Tea/coffee? Straight up hot water?

Local #42

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #42

r/amsterdam

Faith in humanity restored

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I’ve never posted on here, however I thought I’d try it for a change. Recently, me and my partner went to Amsterdam for a weekend and had an amazing time. It’s such a beautiful place and the people are very friendly, there’s tons of things to do and there’s a nice buzz to the place.

During our trip, I lost my ID (driving licence), I think it slipped out of my jeans I was wearing. I stored my ID in the small pocket inside the main pocket of the jeans (not sure what it’s called) and the ID was protruding out the whole time. Hence why it most likely fell as we were walking around.

Anyway, 2 weeks later, I received a letter in the post. To my surprise, someone had found my ID and sent it back to me off of their own back! Although to some, it may seem insignificant, this made my day completely! The only down side to this, is that they didn’t leave any contact details for me to show my appreciation :(

If you’re reading this and you went out of your way to perform this act of kindness, …
My watercolor Amsterdam painting

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I posted here my naive sticker experiment 81 days ago. The sticker I designed explains where to go to find the next paper container if this one is full. I was annoyed by people leaving empty paper boxes next to it. It happened only once in those 81 d when someone left a box next to empty container!

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Original video post

So far, it prevents the mess in the neighborhood. But mainly because I assumed that people just don’t know where the next container is, or are they just too lazy to look for it? But by default, nobody wants to make a mess. That’s a good realization!

Disclaimer: I checked the container every day, but I was away for 2 weeks in October, and don’t know if people followed the sticker instructions :)

Edit: “This is not London!” Many people in the comments are angry that the sticker is in English. There are 3 reasons:
1. I was checking the names on the boxes left near containers, and they were mainly foreigners
2. So making it only in Dutch didn’t make sense
3. It’s hard to make a functional sticker/instruction design in multiple languages - it’s visually not so straightforward in a world where people have 1 second attention span
Moon over Amsterdam

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Light Festival 2025/26

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The sky this morning

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r/netherlands

Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision as organizer votes to keep Israel in 2026 contest

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If someone was to invade the Netherlands at exactly 12pm on the first Monday of a month, will they gain an advantage?

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Why would anyone NOT book a timeslot to skip the security line?

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Booked a timeslot for 11am as I had a 2pm departure. Arrived much earlier than I expected. Reached the security line at 10am and found a fairly long queue - would have taken about 30 - 45 minutes to get through. There was absolutely no one trying to get through the prebooked timeslot lane which was empty. I thought maybe you couldn’t change the time once you booked it, but I opened the Schipol app and realised it could be changed. Switched it to 10am and walked ahead of everyone else. Please book this and avoid standing in line - even if you don’t anticipate long lines. I can’t imagine so many people standing in that line and not realising they could just open the website and book a slot and skip the line.
Utrecht plans to ban fatbikes

147 comments • reddit.com

Hopefully another nail in the coffin for these horrible things: https://nltimes.nl/2025/12/05/utrecht-city-council-backs-plan-ban-fatbikes-city
Monthly siren

213 comments • reddit.com

I was alredy getting used to the siren outside, I was sleeping through it, but then, ON MY PHONE TOO ? I genuinely thought the siren wasn’t a test anymore, I EVEN GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE IN MY PAJAMAS to see what was happening. That was embarassing. Now let me sleep.

EDIT

For everyone mad : -I work night shifts -I don’t speak dutch -I don’t listen to the radio/TV on a daily basis -I got here recently -I got the survival instincts of a potato
What is up with Albert Heijn dishwasher tablet prices

280 comments • i.redd.it

In AH online and two Albert Heijn stores I visited this week, the AH own brand dishwasher tablets were out of stock. What is crazy is that the alternatives are like STUPIDLY pricier. Not 2x or 3x but event next cheapest alternatives are over 5x the price per tablet. How is it possible?

Didn’t check other stores yet though..

Local #41

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #41

r/amsterdam

nope

38 comments • i.redd.it

I will stay inside…
Amsterdam plans fat-bike ban in busiest areas of the city

141 comments • nltimes.nl
What's the purpose of these bundles of sticks along the bank of the Singelgracht? (Albert Heijn trolley for scale)

36 comments • i.redd.it
This old photo of the Derde Kostvelorenkade and Overtoomse Sluis is striking not only due to the ice, but also the very high water level. I’m curious when the photo was made or why the water is unusually high?

34 comments • i.redd.it
Warning: tourist-in-distress/jewelry scam in buitenveldert

61 comments • reddit.com

Sharing this to warn others in the area.

This happened today on a residential street near Gelderlandplein in Buitenveldert. I was on foot, a minivan pulled up beside with 2 middle-aged men in the front and a younger guy in the back.

They started with, “Do you speak Dutch?” I said no but that I spoke English. They claimed they were “tourists” from Turkistan and pointed at their fuel gauge saying they needed help. Before I answered, they tried handing me a gold-plated chain/bracelet saying “for you, for helping.” I declined and walked away. During the whole interaction there was another car parked nearby with the engine running (with another middle-aged man) which drove off just after they left.

This is a common scam where they offer fake gold jewelry in exchange for gas-money. The jewelry is worthless, and in some cases they try to pressure you or “help” you reach your wallet. The tone changes from seeking sympathy to asserting some obligation/aggression (“you promised”). With 4 men …
Empty apartments in my building - leave it be, or tell someone? Who do you tell?

145 comments • reddit.com

I live in Amsterdam West and I’ve noticed that the two apartments below me have been empty for a while. I spoke to the lady directly below me when she was moving out right before March as we had some interaction in the past. I noticed the other balcony below got emptied out around that time as well and I have not seen any activity in there since March. I don’t want to bring the wrath of either landlord down upon me but we are in the middle of a housing crisis. I’ve also spotted across the way from my balcony 7 other vacant apartment that’s haven’t had any activity in them since the Summer. Would anything good come from reporting it or just let be? (I am going to assume the two downvotes are from landlords lol)

r/netherlands

Tipping culture

515 comments • reddit.com

So I’ve been noticing this creeping “Americanized” tipping culture here, and honestly… it’s starting to irritate me.

Whenever I pay by card now, I’m suddenly presented with these preset tipping buttons, 0% 5%, 10%, 15%, whatever. If I want to tip, I can decide myself and say the amount out loud. I don’t need a touchscreen guilt-tripping me. It feels like this subtle capitalism-pressure that doesn’t fit Dutch culture at all.

Another thing: I genuinely don’t know where these pin tips go. When I worked in a bar years ago, cash tips were just split evenly. Simple. Fair. But the pin tips? I literally never saw a cent. My instinct is that they go straight to the already well-earning owner rather than the staff.

And tipping for small things , like just grabbing a quick coffee, also feels like a new trend. When did that become a thing? Are we seriously drifting toward US norms?

For the record: in proper restaurants with good service I always tip. No issue with that. A nice bar experience …
Who has the right of way here?

635 comments • i.redd.it

Hi, my partner once biked through this intersection (red arrow) and was surprised the (blue) car behind him honked at him when he didn’t give him the right of way. He says he as a cyclist had the right of way. I say he didn’t. Who is right? I feel like it’s very obvious but he doesn’t want to admit it.
Dutch public broadcaster NOS quits X over disinformation

69 comments • reuters.com
Heating and the natives

398 comments • reddit.com

I am English and have a Dutch partner and a 7 month old baby.

I hadn’t encountered this before in England (aside from in the bathroom after taking a shower), but every day my partner throws all the windows open “to air the house”. This decreases the temperature to about 13-15C, and even after a full day with a single electric heater on, the house won’t get above 18c. He is most insistent that this is the only healthy way in a damp climate like NL.

He also gets very difficult when turning on the CV kettel. Is it normal here just to be colder than in other European countries? We luckily have a relatively well insulated house, and no issues with black mold etc (perhaps because of this ritual).

I think it’s normal in England to just set the cv to 20c and leave it there, and only actively ventilate the bathroom.
What’s up with the McDonald’s toilet costing 0,50€

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There’s some random lady by the toilet entry coughing her lungs out, charging people 0,50€ to go pee. It looks like she’s just put her own “shop” up, dragged a chair and banks it all, putting all the coins to her purse.

Still there’s a McDonalds legit sign next to her that says 0,50€ fee to go to the toilet.

What’s up Netherlands?

Edit: in Den Haag city center. She was wearing “gold” rings, “diamond” necklace, wiggling her purse and scolding teenagers who tried to go past. It was absurd and funny, she seemed so out of place but had a weird pee-authority.
WTF Sinterklaasjournaal - Noodpakket delivery??

139 comments • reddit.com

I am a non-dutch parent raising a child in the Netherlands who religiously follows the Sinterklaasjournaal. This year, kids could “order” noodpakkets from Hoofdpiet, which my kid gleefully ordered the extra grote one. And last night, bane of my existence, Hoofdpiet announced (?) that they would be delivered tonight? So what, am I supposed to supply this new noodpakket of emergency supplies? They didn’t warn us to have puzzle pieces at the ready thanks to that storyline, and now I’ve got 12 hours to pull together an emergency preparedness kit for my kid??

Can someone please just tell me what to do?

Local #40

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #40

r/amsterdam

I made Amsterdam in Cities Skylines

88 comments • reddit.com

Hey all I have been working on this Amsterdam in Cities Skylines project since september 2022

I also made a video about it if u want to see more: https://youtu.be/V0nXHQAAtI0?si=BQrlpJllRFGI1SPS
How can this be legal? (pakketpunt)

200 comments • reddit.com

A Vinted package via Mondial relay got redirected to a far away point on Tweede Oosterparkstraat. The building as an unfinished grocery that felt like a construction zone and the wait was 1hr. Surely this is not up to some code(s)?
Snowy evening, small watercolor painting by me

37 comments • i.redd.it
If anyone could help

72 comments • reddit.com

I’m hoping someone living in Amsterdam could help. 9 years ago me and my partner fell in love, sat on a bench at this address. I was hoping to ask someone to take a picture from that bench looking over the bridge, ideally just as it’s getting dark. From there Im going to have a painting made for our anniversary. I know this is a long shot but you never know until you try right? If anyone living nearby could help I’d be eternally grateful.
What do we have in Amsterdam?

421 comments • i.redd.it
The current generation tram casts an unfortunate shadow at certain angles

42 comments • i.redd.it

But it also looks a bit like an Amsterdammertje :)

r/netherlands

I made Amsterdam in Cities Skylines

129 comments • reddit.com

Hey all I have been working on this Amsterdam in Cities Skylines project since september 2022

I have also made a video about it if u want to see more: https://youtu.be/V0nXHQAAtI0?si=BQrlpJllRFGI1SPS
First time I see this in 16 years I lived here

229 comments • i.redd.it
To remember once and for all

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Someone has put a light on my bike

124 comments • i.redd.it

Someone has put this red light on my gf bike and can’t figure out why, it was parked in a bike rack in at my apartment building, it’s an old beat up 2nd hand bike, so I don’t think anyone would be planning on stealing it or anything… Anyone have any ideas? A space on the bike rack is quite competitive and my bike has been moved from there before.

I know it’s going to be difficult to ignore but the bell came with the bike!
How the hell do you do anything as a working adult here?

520 comments • reddit.com

I’m a beginner not a premium adult so I’m new to the reality of life. I’ve recently gotten a standard full time job, working from 7 to 16 o’clock mon-fri, most places, especially important places, are open from 8 ‘til 5pm mon-fri, when you take commuting as a factor, I barely have time to do anything but grocery shopping, unless I’m in a shopping centre where opening times are a lot longer than usual.

How do people manage this? A lot of places are closed during the weekend so how do people do anything? I find the work-life balance decent in the Netherlands, but does everything have to follow the “standard times”? Not everyone is a teenager or pensioner, I just find this very inconvenient

Before anyone comments what I expect will come from this type of post, generally I love the netherlands, most people are nice, friendly and helpful, and my quality of life has improved a lot since moving
I got banned from a Dirk today. Any suggestions what to do?

439 comments • reddit.com

SOLVING EDIT:

Just got a call from Dirk Headquarter and the put me through to the Manager. We had a good and long talk.

It was a misunderstanding due to language barriers and situational. I was in a hurry, had no basket with me. This with the mix-up with someone else. We now will say hi to each other each time. No bad feelings here.

Because a lot of people asked. It was not discrimination at all. I’m white, have a beard and I think on the street nobody can see, that I’m not dutch.

Thank you all for the good infromatios here

!TLDR: I was banned from dirk because I tried to leave the store without buying something.!<

!Edit: I never had or intended to put something in my backpack in the store.!<

!I had a quite an upsetting encounter at Dirk this week and need some input how to solve this problem.!<

!I was looking for two products that day. I found the first one, but I could not find the second, so I put the first product back and intended to leave the store. …

Local #39

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #39

r/amsterdam

American girl vs. Amsterdam bike lanes

354 comments • v.redd.it
Why do people queue in the streets?

369 comments • i.redd.it

Genuinely curious as they could just make the queue to turn to the right following the canal instead of having it blocking two streets. The pic was taken next to a busy snack bar in J̶o̶r̶d̶a̶a̶n̶ Negen Straatjes.

EDIT: it’s not the Jordaan
Be wary

57 comments • reddit.com

So, this guy kept walking next to me, asking me to peek at his phone. I politely declined, but it started to make me feel uneasy. I grabbed my phone and wallet, popped them in my front pockets, and then started walking a little faster. I had my hotel key in my hand. He just kept walking, and then I got a strange feeling of urgency from him. I was about 10 metres from my hotel, so I tried to line up for it. That’s when he suddenly grabbed my neck! I had to elbow him in the stomach, and we both looked shocked. In his hand, he had my necklace, which had snapped off, and my neck was sore. Then he ran off.

I reported to the police. I had a minor injury to my neck. They were very kind and took down details but of course not much they can do to help.

I believe it was on this forum where I learned about being wary people asking you to look at their phone - a common trick apparently to distract you!
Tickets Van Gogh Museum

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Hi! I used to work at the Van Gogh museum, and one of the biggest issues people seemed to have was buying our tickets online. The ticket sale is ONLY online. Here are my tips for buying tickets for your next (or first) trip to the museum:
1. Make sure you are on the official website. So many people have been scammed or gotten “Van Gogh x Rembrandt” tickets. Go to the Van Gogh website and buy it directly from there.
2. Make sure you get tickets in time. It is almost always sold out, and there are no ticket sales at the museum itself. I recommend planning at least 2 weeks in advance to get tickets for a time slot and date you prefer
3. The time slots for the tickets are more lenient than you think. If your time is at 10:00 AM, we can let you in at 9:30 AM-10:30 AM. You are allowed to come a half hour early/late. And if you come extremely late but still have a ticket for that day, we will most likely always let you in (because you have a ticket!)
4. If you have an issue with purchasing …
Thank you r/Amsterdam Reddit for your support!

49 comments • reddit.com

Last week, we hosted the first English-speaking networking event for Entrepreneurs in Amsterdam Nieuw-West!

I had shared details of the event in this Reddit group and you all really showed your support, and showed up! :))

We had 70-80 attendees and a significant amount of you came via this group, so thank you admins and to everyone in this group.

I’ve shared some photos and following the great feedback, we’re coordinating plans for events in 2026. More details to come!

Thank you very much again! Dank u wel allemaal! ;)
What is this?

39 comments • i.redd.it

ik heb dit ding gezien tijdens was ik aan het lopen. Wat is het?

r/netherlands

Top-10 baby!

155 comments • i.redd.it
Jobs are just getting ridiuclous

209 comments • reddit.com

https://preview.redd.it/36j51tyvb21g1.png?width=1204&format=png&auto=webp&s=b600a5154cef9a4db502d6df656bfd2c757b27fa

Just had to rant - screencapped this from a LinkedIn post for a job in Amsterdam with a multinational company. Pays a maximum of roughly 3200 a month and they want someone who is an expert end-to-end video creator, podcast producer, graphic designer (even making trade fair stands) and marketer, who also manages a small team.

Unbelievable. The market is bad and these companies are just taking the pi$$. Just makes me so mad.
Chat Control Update

54 comments • i.redd.it
On Sunday, I posted about scalping Lady Gaga concert tickets: artificially increasing dynamical pricing at 600€+, buying thousands of tickets at that price, and then reselling them 20% up. And then there is Rob. THANK YOU, Rob!

28 comments • i.redd.it

And to those who will accuse me again for being anti-free market or that i dont understand how supply and demand works, do your self a favour and understand that there are more than one “orthodox” way of comprehending and advocating for those concepts. Political ideas are not a monolith, try to build bridges in good faith with people who bring different perspectives, and stop being a priori obnoxious stereotypying them.
Dutch governments caught off guard by American tech firm buying Dutch cloud company

139 comments • nltimes.nl

Is this the nltimes exaggerating as usual or indeed the situation is this embarrassing?
Why is having no curtains or blinds so common in the Netherlands?

104 comments • reddit.com

I have been staying with a friend in the Netherlands for the past few days and have noticed that many people dont have any curtains or even blinds. I have asked my friend but she’s not Dutch and doesn’t really know why herself. Is this just common in the eastern part of the country (my friend lives in a small town just outside Zwolle) or is it just the norm?

Local #38

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #38

r/amsterdam

Supermoon behind the replica Amsterdam ship at the Scheepvaartmuseum

20 comments • i.redd.it
Can’t argue with that

18 comments • i.redd.it
For old time’s sake

79 comments • i.redd.it

Share your stories?
A local parrot

22 comments • i.redd.it
GVB Flex comparison

16 comments • i.redd.it
Hey guys, lately I’ve been racking up some more costs traveling with GVB than usual, so I was looking at getting one of the GVB Flex plans and was wondering which one was the cheapest for me. Thought I’d share my findings with you as well :)

They have three kinds:
1. Easy Flex: 10% discount for €1/month
2. Flex: 20% discount for €5.50/month
3. Extra Flex: 40% discount for €15/month
I then looked for each one when it would be smart to buy, given the amount of money you expect to spend without any plan. So if you are now spending roughly €50 a month on GVB, which one should you get? I found the following:
1. Under €10, don’t get any.
2. Between €10 and €45, get Easy Flex.
3. Between €45 and €47.50, get Flex.
4. Over €47.50, get Extra Flex.
So funnily enough, the “main” Flex plan is usually not a good choice: you should almost always get either Easy Flex or Extra Flex. Hope this helps some other people as well :)

Here is the link to the graph above: …
"Leidsehenge" November 19th, 2021

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r/netherlands

Throwback to this gem

158 comments • i.redd.it

Geert Wilders (PVV) at a pro LGBTQ+ Trump rally in 2016. The hypocrisy…
Google Maps weirdness

86 comments • i.redd.it

Does anyone have any idea why it’s doing this? It certainly doesn’t take me an hour and a half to walk 650m!
Yesilgolz rules out coalition with Mamdani

75 comments • speld.nl
Why are some screens red instead of blue?

139 comments • i.redd.it
Quite shocking that the difference is so significant.

278 comments • reddit.com

And it’s just based on Kruidvat, let alone the groceries.
I juggling Viaplay, Ziggo Sport and ESPN just to watch football—what’s the least painful setup in NL?

63 comments • reddit.com

I stuck paying for multiple apps just to watch everything? I’m on Viaplay for F1 and Premier League, Ziggo Sport for the Champions League, and then ESPN for Eredivisie. The monthly total creeps up quickly—€21.99 for Viaplay and €16.95 for Ziggo Sport Totaal—and that’s before ESPN gets added. On my Apple TV 4K the apps are fine most days, but big matches bring little stutters and occasional audio drift, maybe it’s just me. If you’ve actually simplified this, what’s the best setup people in NL use that doesn’t require extra boxes or long contracts?

Local #37

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #37

r/amsterdam

I guess they just left it open to interpretation

129 comments • i.redd.it
expats only

89 comments • i.redd.it

what kind of sick joke is this and who is responsible
What are these boats doing?

80 comments • i.redd.it

Hello! Saw these boats from the Port of Amsterdam while crossing with the ferry. Why are they throwing water into the air? (Lol might be doing something else but that was my feeling). Never seen this before! Thanks :)
Got all the "ducks" in a row yesterday @ Oosterdok

20 comments • i.redd.it
Little moment of tourism in my own city

6 comments • i.redd.it
Just had a baby in NL, HR wants to visit. Commun dutch practice?

255 comments • reddit.com

Hi everyone

Like the title says I just had a baby 2 weeks ago. I live in Amsterdam and works in Aalsmeer. I’ve been working for my company for almost 4 years. There is around ~50 employees.

Last week I received an email from my HR saying how excited she was about the birth and asking when will it be a good time for her to come to visit me and the baby. I am very surprised by this and find this very intrusive. We are not friends and I thought it was many part of “we are a family”-business culture (which I hate).

When I express my vision she said it is part of the Dutch culture she did this for many years every time a baby was born within the company. Is this true? And do I own her a visit ?

r/netherlands

Why do the Dutch use trash bins for voting?

527 comments • reddit.com

As not a Dutch person, saw the news and saw that in the Netherlands , trash bins are used for voting ballots. Is that some sort of Dutch sarcastic humor?
Exitpoll Show D66 as the winner of the 2025 elections.

718 comments • i.redd.it
As someone who struggled initially, Netherlands has made me more direct and straightforward

89 comments • reddit.com

To set some context, I am 30 year old woman from India. Moved to Netherlands around a year ago for work. Its been my first ever country outside India.

The colleagues and in general people have been helpful most of the times. However the most important thing I have learnt is to be direct. Put your point without keeping things in the mind.

In my earlier work experience, I was used to hierarchy and lot of convoluted and indirect talks to get your point across.

Here, I learnt to be more direct and couldn’t be more happy about it.

“No, I cannot”. Is a complete sentence. The first time I made my point across with my manager without fearing anything can be considered as one of the happiest moment in my life. Haha. 😅

So, thank you Netherlands.
Is it normal to put feet up on seats in public transport?

403 comments • i.redd.it

Since moving to the Netherlands, I’ve noticed a lot of people put their feet on seats in public transport. Where I’m from, this is seen as disgusting behaviour. Prior to living in the Netherlands, I lived in France where it was heavily frowned upon behaviour. I saw parents telling kids off for doing it, and even saw a ticket inspector fine someone. Here, young people do it all the time in front of their parents, who don’t say anything. Even on my regular route on the Eurostar from London to Amsterdam, I notice that ONLY Dutch people do this, and multiple people each trip. It really bothers me, but should I just accept that this is normal in Dutch culture and embrace it too?
The world turned upside down

38 comments • i.redd.it

First time I’ve ever seen this happen
Centrist D66 wins Dutch election, knocking far-right PVV to second, exit poll shows

98 comments • nltimes.nl

Local #36

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #36

r/amsterdam

A Statement from the Mods of /r/Amsterdam

450 comments • reddit.com

Today the NRC published a story about Bunq contacting us.

As moderators of /r/Amsterdam, we are volunteers working to help provide community and discussion for the city we love. One of our values, in Dutch tradition, is open dialog. Following that value, we only delete posts if they break our rules (for example, hate/intolerance, spam, or intentional lies). We think the best way to respond to something we disagree with is to disagree publicly and politely. We don’t always get this right, but we try our best to live up to our values.

In July of 2024, a user made a post to /r/Amsterdam giving their complaints, as a former employee, of Bunq. Because the post was relevant to /r/Amsterdam, we approved the post. We regularly see posts from people complaining about their employers or asking for feedback about potential employers. In fact, this was not the first time Bunq had been discussed. Twice in the past five years there’s been posts from people interviewing at Bunq looking for feedback …
Some facing bricks i spotted in Amsterdam on my citytrip

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The guy who raped unconscious women on kingsday got 1 jaar prison sentence

182 comments • reddit.com

So if you do tax evasion it starts with 3 years but raping someone gets 1 year? What’s wrong with the Dutch laws…

https://www.nu.nl/binnenland/6373413/jaar-cel-voor-italiaan-die-vrouw-op-straat-verkrachtte-tijdens-koningsdag.html
✨ the bunqer memes write themselves at this point ✨

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I know I said I was going to 📝 a suggestive Mods v. Bunq legal team 😏 creative writing piece…
…but went full old school meme vid instead 🎭🧌🤌
Please enjoy potentially the most famous meme’d bunkqer ever.

(Don’t 🌧️ bunq, it’ll be ☀️🌈💐 soon)
Amsterdam vreest nog grotere en onveiligere auto’s uit de VS: ‘We willen niet meer, maar minder verkeersdoden’

54 comments • parool.nl

Ik las dit artikel en ik had echt een WTF momentje. Waarom zou je als EU veiligheidseisen voor Amerikaanse autofabrikanten willen verlagen? Daar is echt niemand bij gebaat hier in Europa. Hier in de wijk zijn helaas een aantal mensen met een Amerikaanse pick-up en dit zorgt al voor enorm veel overlast. Ik snap ook niet zo goed waarom je dit wil want het past gewoon niet en je betaalt je blauw aan benzine. Ze nemen meerdere parkeerplekken in beslag, ze zijn te breed voor de straten en het is ook nog een hartstikke gevaarlijk als het tot een aanrijding komt. Kortom ik hoop echt dat dit er niet doorheen komt, anders kan je half Amsterdam autovrij gaan maken of deze auto’s gaan verbieden in de stad (al weet ik niet in hoeverre dit laatste juridisch haalbaar is).
Made this from a silhouette of De Bloem windmill on Harlemmerweg

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r/netherlands

Neobank bunq is threatening legal action against Reddit over criticism from a former employee.

125 comments • nrc.nl
What’s the deal with meat quality/price in this country?

399 comments • reddit.com

I have lived in 4 different continents and have found the meat quality and prices outrageous here in NL. What you get at the supermarket chains are very low quality (and very pricey given the quality) and what you get at the butcher is ridiculously expensive with mediocre quality. For a country with cows grazing on every single green piece of land this is very strange. Anyone got an explanation?
Why do people not call in sick for the flu even though the country has unlimited sick days?

422 comments • reddit.com

I will just start by saying I am aware this is not the case if you have a 0 hour contract. But hour/permanent contracts don’t have a sick day limit, so why do people go to work sick and make everyone else sick? I thought we learned to be decent after COVID…
Humiliated by local

282 comments • reddit.com

Hi all.

I live in a small town - Assendelft - for a year now. I’m Greek and came here because my job demanded so.

I’ve found life and culture here so.. gezellig. Until now.

I have a dog and I walk by the same path every other day. After I got out of a dog path, I started passing by some houses. The owner of one of those had just parked outside. It was dark. My dog stranded in the corner smelling a street light and after a while doing nothing but smelling we continued. I passed by that person and said “Hi” while continuing walking away.

That person followed me and shouted at me:

“Are you going to clean that?”.

I understand Dutch but I can’t (yet) speak so I asked him if we could please speak in English. Then, with a slightly ironic tone he said:

He: You know you should clean your dog’s shit?

Me: Yes but she did not do something.

He: Yeah, right. And you were standing there watching inside houses. People clean their dog’s …
Survey: 59% of Dutch believe country is going in wrong direction

236 comments • nltimes.nl
Am I doing something wrong or is the job market in NL insanely awful right now?

222 comments • reddit.com

I’m a US national (hopefully soon to be Dutch national too) who’s lived here in NL for 5 years now and have worked here for the last 4. I have been struggling immensely with finding a job right now since my last job contract ended in July and I have NO IDEA if something is just wrong with my profile or if the job market is really this bad.

A little background about me, I came here to do my master’s 5 years ago and then immediately found work. For the past 4 years I’ve worked at Dutch WO universities either as a lecturer or as admin support (think jobs such as “program coordinator” or “support officer”), largely in political science fields. I am natively fluent in English and Russian and B2 in Dutch (with my B1 inburgeringsdiploma).

I have only been able to get 3 interviews since I started seriously looking in April. My last interview was in August. I’ve had numerous people, including former colleagues look over my CV and cover letters to make sure all is good and I’ve gotten nothing …

Local #35

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #35

r/amsterdam

A state of housing in NL...

29 comments • i.redd.it
Casual stroll around Amsterdam

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Cold Oliebollen

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Every year this perplexes me. I go to the oliebollen stand to purchase some pillowy sweet goodness on my way home, and I ask if they are warm and 90% I hear no. This is crazy to me. An oliebol takes less than a minute to make- I would never buy frietjes and expect them to be cold, so why the humble oliebol?

Inevitably they ask if I have a microwave, to which I say no- today I was told I should ask Sinterklaas for one.

I know people do take them home to eat later, but a good portion eat them right there- there are tables provided at many. So why the hell serve them cold under a sign claiming “VERSE OLIEBOLLEN” ?

Does anyone know where I can get a hot one?
Amsterdam During the Pandemic

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During the pandemic, I went into the city and took some photos. It was calm, it was quiet, and it was so surreal to have the city, basically, to myself. I saw people reading on street benches in peace and children playing football in the streets. It feels like a lifetime ago now.
Can someone explain this sign?

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Not sure what happened, but a car is burning near the A5 motorway in Sloterdijk around 9:15 AM.

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I can't with these new fees popping up everywhere

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I was looking into ordering on Thuisbezorg and my oh my, a new fee appears! ✨ So, after take money from the restaurants with a commission, now they also wanna take money from the users of the app?! Where does this end??! This make me think of Airbnb, adding more and more fees to their check out. F that. 🖕🏼

I’ll use Thuisbezorg as a search engine and order by phone to the restaurants directly, win-win 🥇
I guess I'll just keep speaking English

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Dutch is my 5th+ language but its the first time my accent has ever been a hinderance to integrating. I’ve mastered probably 90% of day-to-day conversational Dutch and have never found myself in a situation needing the 10% that I don’t master yet, but still so often people prefer to switch to English the second I say something in my faint foreign accent. It’s not even strong, and I put the effort in to really pronounce everything the way natives do but this still happens consistently. Plus, when they speak English their accent is far more prominent than mine when speaking Dutch.

My question is, why? I’ve lived in 3 other countries in my life other than the country im from, all with different languages and in different continents, yet I’ve truly NEVER experienced this anywhere else.
Dutch chief of defense, General Onno Eichelsheim in case of war: "I can’t protect all the vital infrastructure in the Netherlands, so we have to make choices. Amsterdam is not important to me."

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Europe’s biggest shortfall is in air defense. This spring, the Dutch chief of defense, General Onno Eichelsheim, told an audience at a panel on European security in Estonia that the Netherlands has only three Patriot air-defense systems—far fewer than is required to defend the entire country. In the case of a large-scale war, he said, “I can’t protect all the vital infrastructure in the Netherlands, so we have to make choices.” Amsterdam, Eichelsheim said, “is not important for me,” whereas Rotterdam is a major port and logistics hub. “So I’m going to protect that.”
Share of women on Dutch parties' candidate lists for the upcoming general election

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Landlord refuses to pay for poorly mounted broken sink

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I find myself in a very unlucky situation. A year ago my landlord did a whole bathroom renovation including: shower, tiles and a new sink + plumbing. I live with two other roommates F(28) and and M (29) who are respectful and use things normally like me. On friday I fetched something on the sink cabinet and when I closed the drawer the whole thing came down the wall and broke.

We sent the pictures to the landlord and he insists that his ‘klusjesman’ mounted it good with the screws that came with the sink and the cabinet. Mind you its mounted with only two tiny screws (see photo) and the thing is super heavy and one meter deep. But he insists that we must have done something wrong because it cannot ‘just fall’ after one year.

Something also notable is that right after the renovation one year ago the shower was not properly sealed by his workers which caused a serious leakage on the under neighbour. But even with all this he still refuses to pay and wants us to divide the costs of a …
Landlord rejects wife to live with me

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My landlord says I may be the only resident at my address, this is in our rental agreement. I’m getting married, and have asked permission to have my wife stay with me after the marriage. They have rejected this. Is this allowed?

My flatmate has moved out and the contract has continued on just my name. She does not need to be on the contract.

Any help is appreciated!

Local #34

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #34

r/amsterdam

Protest

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Er is een protest bij het Suriname plein in Amsterdam
Tippen jullie een straatartiest?

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very very true!

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Amsterdam parking skills
Centraal Station

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Train got delayed, so time to take a few pics.
The Loft Amsterdam bans phones from its dancefloor

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Where in Amsterdam is this?

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r/netherlands

NL appreciation post

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Just passing by to express how much I like you guy’s culture and customs. This is a picture from my neighborhood, announcing the birth of another Oranje baby. It really brings forth the sense of community, and I’m assuming it is encouraged to pop up at the new parents house with a gift basket or just to say congratulations. This is a bit alien to my motherland’s culture, and I really just want to say thank you Nederland, for being so friendly, welcoming and supportive of everyone around you. It takes a village to raise a child and it’s so good to see this sentiment on this cold and wet land.

Also, how does one say this name? Is it like Tee-you?
Why are we expensive at everything?

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We’ve made it folks!

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American healthcare practices in the Netherlands

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I’m currently dealing with a situation that honestly makes my blood boil.
Today I suddenly received a bill from my health insurer, CZ, asking me to pay €380.

Since I haven’t done anything this year that would justify such an amount, I logged into my CZ account to check what it was for.
To my surprise, it turns out to be a ten-minute phone consultation I had earlier this year.

Important detail: the initial consultation, tests, and bloodwork all took place in 2024 — this call was simply a brief follow-up.

After contacting CZ, they told me this is the amount billed by the hospital for that call.
When I then phoned the hospital, they said it’s “the rate agreed upon between the insurer and the healthcare provider.”

Let that sink in for a second:
- In 2024, I paid €370 for a full consultation including tests and bloodwork through FBTO.
- In 2025, I’m being charged €380 for a ten-minute phone call by CZ.
That doesn’t just feel unreasonable, it feels like outright consumer deception.
If …
Pedestrian crossing

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Hi, I’m new to the Netherlands. Near where i live there’s this pedestrian crossing. It seems that here no car ever stops for pedestrians. Even when I’m already on the crossing, the cars that can still make it, won’t stop for me. One time a car literally overtook me - sped up into the other lane, while i was crossing. Is that some kind of a special pedestrian crossing where cars have priority? Or are people just assholes here? I’ve never encountered such behavior before…
Need help finding 150g of Powdered Vikings

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I bought some cupcake mix at AH and need help finding the ingredients. Can anyone point me in the right direction to at least 150g of powdered Viking so I can make the kids some cupcakes NL style?

Thanks in advance !

Local #33

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #33

r/amsterdam

The new library of the University of Amsterdam at the Vendelstraat.

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Trauma helicopter landing in West today

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The exterior of the new library of the University of Amsterdam at the Vendelstraat.

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Casual racism is rife in this city

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I was biking home from work this evening, which takes me past the Valley, on the ground floor of which is a well known chain restaurant. Outside the restaurant a group of people were gathered; they stood out to me, because one was clutching an enormous bunch of flowers. I thought, cute, maybe they’re celebrating a birthday.

Not half a second later a group of 4 boys in red training kits (football, or hockey, not sure) were biking past on the opposite direction and started hurling the most awful insults at this group of people based purely on the fact that they were Asian. I shouted back at them “doe normaal” but they just laughed and carried on.

A split second and a “joke” among friends for them. A ruined evening for the targeted group. I can’t stop thinking about the guy clutching the enormous bouquet of flowers, celebrating something this night, only to have his special moment ruined and tainted by this experience.

We all need to be better in calling out this behaviour in our …
A rare perspective of Amsterdam’s foundations…

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Goes deeper than ya think.
Who of you pervs is drawing sky boobies?

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r/netherlands

Cabinet to make 10 years minimum to obtain Dutch citizenship

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https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieuws/2025/09/26/kabinet-wil-naturalisatietermijn-verlengen-van-5-naar-10-jaar

Weird to see the cabinet of the failed coalition trying to push a major legislation one month before the election, yet here we are.

Edit: you can leave your feedback on the initiative here: https://www.internetconsultatie.nl/naturalisatietermijn/b1
What The Netherlands would naturally look like if they hadn't built any dikes to prevent flooding

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Any other recent immigrants finding that Dutch nationals are largely unaware of changes to integration requirements from 2021?

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So I am in an area that is pretty dominated by PVV supporters. Most people around here if you ask them support tougher immigration restrictions and stronger integration requirements. However, when asking me about the processes I am taking, they are also shocked/surprised to learn the level of integration requirements I have as somebody who came in after the 2021 act. They are unaware that immigrants now have to get up to B1, that my courses if I take the full 600 hours will be costing me close to €8,000, that there are waiting lists to get matriculated into language programs, that I have to take additional cultural integration classes and the like.

I’ve found that they are basically advocating for policies to be implemented that have already taken effect. I guess because they are so recent, maybe they are basing their judgements off of immigrants who matriculated under the prior regulations, not knowing that newer immigrants have a much more intensive pathway to follow. They are …
Dutch citizenship: 5 to 10 years rule approved by cabinet

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There’s been a lot of discussion about the Dutch government’s plan to increase the required years of legal residence for naturalisation from 5 to 10. At the time, people noted it was only a motion and could take years before becoming law (https://www.reddit.com/r/Netherlands/comments/1lux1f7/parliament_motion_to_make_naturalization/)

Now I’ve seen the news that the cabinet has officially approved the proposal. My question is: what does this mean for the timeline?

I also understand this may partly be a move ahead of the elections, but since it did receive support from coalition parties, does cabinet approval suggest the process might move more quickly now?
What to do when the doctor is available in 150 days..

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Hello, dear people! I really need your advice. I went to see a GP, she examined me and said she could refer me to a doctor because I might need surgery. And this is the answer I got today after my visit. What do you usually do in such a situation? If I wait 150 days, my symptoms will become much worse than they are now.

I can go to a private clinic, but am I right in thinking that I will most likely have to pay out of my own pocket and that this wonderful insurance, for which I pay 150 euros a month, will not cover the costs?

Is this normal here? I am completely devastated by this news.
Reporting discrimination during a job interview

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Hi all, I am a woman and I had a job interview last week and it was the first time ever I get asked about my age and whether i have children and whether i want children, the job had nothing to do with these topics it was just a tech job. I lived in many places before and I know these questions are usually illegal in other countries (e.g France) since they’re a basis for discrimination. It was a face to face interview and I didn’t record anything so I don’t have any proof but still want to report it in case maybe other women reported this employer/person so it adds to their case. I don’t know how this goes and who I should contact to report something like this

Local #32

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #32

r/amsterdam

Who’s been here before? This view never gets old.

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Hoofddorp/ Schiphol
Our car is robbed in the middle ofAmsterdam

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We came to the Amsterdam from Germany and we parked the car in Kloveniersburgwal thinking it was a safe place. Then we left to explore the city. 3 hours later we came back. And the left back glass was broken and our bags, passports were stolen. We immediately called the police but they didn’t do anything. It was 2 am. They told us to come at 8 am. The police told , its a common thing for the German licensed plate cars. Is it really common? It was our first time in Amsterdam and we didnt expected amsterdam like that…
reject modernity, embrace tradition

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Spotted a tightrope walker from our balcony!

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Saw this from our balcony in Zeeburgereiland. Person walking tightrope somewhere in the Eastern Docklands. Quite some distance from our apartment so pushed my zoomlens to the absolute max. Seems they’re walking between the buildings in the last pic. Anyone got some info? Couldn’t find anything online.
We are 10 top! Do you think the rating is fair?

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Someone lose their pot of gold at Amsterdam Centraal?

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r/netherlands

So I rented a bike in Amsterdam

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33 EUR well spent with occasional confused looks and nods of approval from the people :D

Don’t ask me “why”, I just biked cause the routes never stopped…

EDIT: Thanks overall! I did enjoy my trip, and flattered that many worried for my ass… it healed :D

I bookmarked some new places to others’ suggestion, and seemingly should have gotten the bike stolen and filed a police report to have full 100% Dutch experience - maybe next time (?!) - I still need to try some other food than oatbars and burgers too.

The looks and nods was a light-hearted joke :P

EDIT2: I’m sorry for the McDonald pic! xDD
:')

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When your girlfriend is Dutch, but you’re still learning.

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Are Dutch people scared of blowing their nose?

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Five days a week I commute to work by train. Its a busy route, so I almost always have someone next to me or opposite of me. What I can’t understand, and find really disgusting, is that people seem to have no shame when it comes to the sounds their bodies are making. Why are they dragging snot up into their brains every few seconds instead of just blowing their nose? And coughing with no hand in front of their mouth. Its so disgusting. Don’t their parents teach them not to do this while they are toddlers?
How do y'all rate the odds of Schoof ending up as prime minister again?

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Like there’s no way formations aren’t going to be hell again, but this time they already have someone on retainer who appears qualified to sit on the big chair without being openly partisan.

Just to be clear I don’t think having an non-elected prime minister is a good thing, but I do think the whole debacle is kind of funny.
Lucky vuilnismannen

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Local #31

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #31

r/amsterdam

Abandoned Porsche in Amsterdam Zuid.

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Just now in front of our house (park somerlust)

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https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/234526/zeehond-gespot-in-het-water-bij-park-somerlust
Amsterdam by night, watercolor with gold details 🎨

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I hate it when someone leaves empty Amazon boxes in front of a full paper container. Is it because they don’t know where the next container is, or are they just too lazy to look for it? I believe it’s the latter.

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I designed and placed a simple sticker on the paper container next to my house. Will monitor in next weeks. Do you think it will work?
Timecapsule buried today at Dam square. Next opens on 27 October ,2075!

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How many of you will be alive to witness the re-opening of the capsule 50 years from now? :p
Old coin found in Amsterdam

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Anyone knows what coin this is? Found it in the streets near Rembrandtplein.

r/netherlands

Amsterdam through my GR IIIx after 2.5 months of living here

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Anyone else concerned about the future unrealized capital gains taxes from 2028?

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The way the Box 3 taxes are being calculated currently (based on fictitious returns) is not ideal and we can all agree to this.

However, from 2028 the government wants to introduce a yearly 36% unrealized capital gains tax on a person’s investments. What this means is that if you owned an investment that increased it’s value from, let’s give an extreme example, 100,000 euros to 150,000 euros in a year, you would have to pay 18,000 euros in taxes even if you did not sell any of the stocks you owned.

This may sound insignificant or even “fair” to some, but it fundamentally breaks the way investments are supposed to work - namely, compounding interest.

If I buy 100,000 euros of an ETF tomorrow, and hold it for 20 years for my retirement and I assume a yearly growth rate of 7%, then my final investment would be about 387,000 euros. But if I have to pay a 36% tax on this yearly 7% growth, then it ends up being only 240,000 euros. This is massive difference! …
Harassed almost every time I walk alone, is this normal?

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Lately (for about the past year or maybe two), every time I go out walking by myself, men or even teenage boys approach me. It’s not just “being friendly”, it’s constant unwanted comments, creepy compliments that are anything but polite, and this gross, slimy way of talking to me. They’ll pester me with endless “hi hi hi” and then call me a slut if I don’t respond. This never happened before (I live in NL since 2015).

I’ve even been using the official city app to report this kind of behavior, but instead of becoming less frequent over time, it’s actually gotten worse.

What makes it even more uncomfortable is that most of the people doing this are really young , teenagers or barely 20 years old, while I’m 40+. It feels so inappropriate and honestly disturbing.

I’m starting to feel less and less comfortable going out alone, especially after 6 p.m., since that’s when it usually happens (though not only then). I feel forced to take my bike even for very short distances, just so they …
Dutch watchdog launches investigation into Dutch supermarket pricing and profits

97 comments • nltimes.nl

Do you think anything will come of this?

Finding a balance in trickle down pricing is not always easy, even when the consumer is generally the one that has the majority of costs passed on to them.
Dutch gym etiquette

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Hello all!

I’m an expat working out in Sport city. However, my question is about general Dutch gym etiquettes.

Is it considered impolite to ask someone “How many sets are they left with?” if I am awaiting the use of an equipment.

The other day I got a reply “As many as I want”.

Was that a random rude person or am I in the wrong here?

Thanks!
The Bots are getting out of control

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Lots of very generic “how is the housing market”, “as a student i..” “is it safe here” . What they generally lack is any indication its actually about Holland, no areas are mentioned “ i fell in love with this place” , “i like it here, but”

No anecdotes, not reference, just semi bait that i hope most people don’t fall for.

It drives engagement metrics for this “no dutch allowed sub” but it’s bollocks how many posts are probably bots stirring things up.

Local #30

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #30

r/amsterdam

A positive rant: Dutch healthcare.

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Yesterday during work (I am a captain on a small tourist boat) I lost a rather large filling in a molar. I took a sip of water in order to clean my mouth and felt a nerve reacting to the water. Not a great situation since it was Friday around 4:30pm. I called into the office of the boating company. It’s a family business and I’ve been working for them for 7 years. Within 30 mins they had organized not only a replacement captain, but set up an appointment with the emergency dental care in Slotervaart. I finished my ride and took the tram to the hospital. While the appointment was at 8, i was an hour early. Expecting a long wait I started a movie on Netflix. Only to be approached after 5 minutes for an X-ray picture of the molar. Immediately after i was in the chair, they replaced the filling and all was over before 7:45 pm. Still need to find out what my insurance will cover but paying € 250,00 for good quality work, outside office hours. The invoice stated an extra €35,00 for night …
Crying girl who “lost her friends” in Amsterdam - scam attempt?

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So last night in Amsterdam, I ran into something that felt off. My friend and I were walking down a fairly lit street in central Amsterdam (but it was pretty empty) when this girl came up to us crying, saying she lost her friends / boyfriend, was Ukrainian and didn’t speak much English, and just wanted to get back to Centraal station.

We started walking with her, but halfway through we realized her story didn’t add up. She had a phone, but claimed it was dead, (my friend spotted that it was working) then showed us another phone that was dead — like she had two to cover the lie. It was weirdly rehearsed. The story just started to make less and less sense and then it hit us that this might be aimed at people who are high or tripping — easy prey for a sob story. She never asked for money directly, but it felt like there was supposed to be some “endgame” once we got closer to the station. We just cut her off completely then saw that she went up to other tourists and started doing the same …
The size of San Marino compared to Amsterdam

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San Marino is a small, landlocked microstate in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. It is one of the world’s oldest republics, tracing its founding back to 301 AD. It has a size of 61 square kilometers, comparable to the Ring of Amsterdam. It has a population of about 34,000 people (2025). The country is known for its medieval architecture, mountainous terrain, and strong tradition of independence.
You were right about fatbikes all the time

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Hi all, just a small rant:

Im an expat or immigrant living here since a few years and i never really got into the hate for fatbikes. I always tought that it was an exaggeration or a bit of first world peoples problem.

That said: not everyone who rides one is an asshole, probably some of them just use them for a good reason, but it feels like a large % of those riding them are overcompensating something that they are missing and they drive them like if they were trucks, pushing people away and driving like they own the road. And it’s not about the speed, i ride pretty fast myself, but i follow the rules as much as possible as a guest in this country and it can be done respectfully.

And not to mention those riding scooters or motored vehicles in the bike lanes. They deserve Dante’s Hell.

Kind regards
Evicted ilegally, Amsterdam housing situation is crazy

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I’ve been illegally evicted. I previously posted about how my landlord was acting suspiciously and trying to get me into trouble, but yesterday, after being away from my room for a week (because I heard they came with several men to forcibly remove me, so I left for my safety), the nightmare became reality. When I returned, all of my stuff was gone (either thrown away or stolen).

I am properly registered here and have been paying rent on time. All of this happened simply because I refused to deregister when they tried to trick me into doing it.

I’ve already sent them a formal notice requesting my things back and have called the police to file a report and start a legal process.

The stress I’m under right now is beyond anything I’ve ever experienced. I can’t believe this is happening in a developed country. Even though I am legally registered to live there, I cannot go back because otherwise my safety is at risk. I am currently staying in a hotel, but can’t really afford this. …
85% of Amsterdam women avoid certain parts of the city for safety.

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r/netherlands

Thank you from Poland!🙏

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What with these bollards?

224 comments • i.redd.it

Visiting from the U.S. These surround animal square in Delft. What’s up with that?
85% of Amsterdam women avoid certain parts of the city for safety.

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Netherlands will boycott 2026 Eurovision if Israel participates, says broadcaster

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Why are there laundromats near gas stations?

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I often see laundromats in Dutch gas stations, like the ones in the picture. I’m really curious about their target audience. Even as a student in the Netherlands, I always had a washing machine at home, and I know nobody without one. Plus, it’s not such a cheap service. Depending on weight, the price can be between 5 and 12 euros. But there are a lot of such laundromats, so it seems to be a popular service. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be profitable. But I cannot figure out either a use case or the users.
What is the most beautiful shop in the Netherlands? The Sting in The Hague is on top of my list so far. 🤩

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Local #29

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #29

r/amsterdam

What can be done about this guy that bothers people on the metro

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This man and his accomplice are often riding the metro in Amsterdam on different lines. They wait until the doors close before preaching loudly and aggressively to everyone on the train. They accuse people of various things and tell passengers they must choose between hell and their version of heaven, based on their lifestyles.

He then goes into ramblings about women, their role in the household, misogyny, homophobia, and similar topics. He is immediately defensive. If anyone gets close, suggests that he leaves, or gently puts a hand on his shoulder to ask him to stop, he reacts aggressively with “don’t touch me” and escalates. There is no reasoning with him; he only gets louder and more aggressive.

What can we do about this man? His behavior feels borderline abusive to people ride the metro.
Break the norm

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Amsterdam Sail 2025 on film

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Apologies for yet another Sail post, but I just got my scans back and wanted to share my experience
Frequent crossing, polished top

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Old Man - Damstraat. Suddenly closed, does anyone know what happened?

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Amsterdam Discord server: It's time to get ready for autumn, and meet new friends to hang out with in person and online! :)

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Hey all. I’ve been given permission to link this server here. :)

The weather is more regularly gaining a bit of a chill now and again, and with that comes saying hello to autumn! It’s time to fall into many a wonderful opportunity to make new friends outside as well as online!

We are the Amsterdam community, a place for Amsterdam-lovers to find each other. Myself and others use this space to set up hangouts both online and offline like restaurants or game events, and we would love to have you be a part of more! :) Our recent meetups have included heading to a park, going to a music festival, going to the movies, heading to the Rijksmuseum together, having welcoming drinks for a new resident, and devouring bites at a cafe, and were all fantastic fun! 😄

Like the subreddit, the server’s main language is English, but there is also a Dutch channel. Only friendly and respectful vibes are allowed. Dutch people and expats alike, welcome!

Here is the invite: …

r/netherlands

Scary Day in Maastricht, But Grateful for the Kindness of Strangers

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We were three—my mom, my dad, and me—and we’re from India, visiting the Netherlands. Yesterday, while walking to the Fort Sint Pieter in Maastricht, something scary happened—my dad fell and hit the back of his head while we were walking. For a few seconds, I didn’t know if he would be okay, and it was really frightening.

Even in that scary moment, we experienced a lot of kindness from strangers:

A couple driving by stopped and called an ambulance. They stayed with us until the ambulance arrived.

An elderly man whose house my dad fell in front of came out, offered water and a chair, and asked if we needed anything else. He even offered to drive me to the hospital when he learned the ambulance could only take one accompanying person (and we were two).

The Uber driver, seeing I put the emergency department as drop off location, asked if everything was okay and reassured me.

The staff at Maastricht UMC treated my dad with care, even though he didn’t speak Dutch and had limited …
Nijmegen university is urging students not to cycle home alone during the orientation week after an incident earlier this week. A female student was nearly pulled from her bicycle into a car.

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Woman, 19, knocked off bike in Rotterdam in apparent sex crime; 5 more attacks in area. Over the past few months, five women and girls as young as 11 years old have been assaulted in the same area, and police are investigating whether the incidents were committed by the same man.

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Job rejection in 4 minutes!

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So I applied for this vacancy today and I was fulfilling all the requirements, my cv is ATS optimized and I have several years of experience in the field I am applying for. Yet, I got rejected in 4 minutes after I made my applications. Usually I handle job rejections quite well but for this it drove me crazy because I am sure they didn’t even look at my CV 🤯🤯🤯🤯
🙏🏻 To the couple who gave me a lift in their car

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I went to Het Nationale Park De Hoge Veluwe along with my friends and we had a great time there. But when we were about to leave the place, little did we know that there were three exits and we did not know where our car was parked. So we tried the first two exits in rental cycles and unfortunately our car was parked near the third exit and it’ll take 45 mins to reach there by cycle. But the problem was, one of my friend had a flight to catch in 3 hours and it would take 1 hour to reach the airport. So we tried all the options and as the final straw, I started to ask for lift and then I came across this couple and they immediately understood the situation and helped me. Thanks to them, we reached the airport on time. So a big kudos to them!
Big cities want to ban fatbikes, e-bikes, step scooters from bike lanes. So only traditional bicycles?

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https://nltimes.nl/2025/09/03/biggest-dutch-cities-want-ban-fatbikes-e-bikes-step-scooters-bike-lanes

Years of using ebike has made my legs weaker, I don’t think I can bike as much as before. But let’s say the ban becomes real, where would these vehicles go? To the car lane? I think a large number of people cannot simply switch to traditional bikes. What is the goal here?

Local #28

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #28

r/amsterdam

4am walk

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Supermarkets are out of control

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Is it just me or is €3.89 for 40 mentos in Jumbo just insane? I know you can spend your money on other items but I just walked past this and thought it can’t be right.
Our solpersteins.

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We laid these Solpersteins for my family today at Nieuwe Hoogstraat 19. I would appreciate anyone visiting them. Thank you.
I can see all this from my balcony.

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Sail Amsterdam 2025

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Never realized how huge these ships actually are until I was standing right under them. The BAP Unión from Peru completely blew me away

I took a bunch photos to try and capture the feeling
Amsterdam Sail 2025

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r/netherlands

This is how my non Dutch wife eats hagelslag

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My wife saw me make a sandwhich with hagelslag (and butter) once, but thought it was mayo. Because „you guys put mayo on everything”. Apparently it’s good this way…
Sick leaves in Netherlands vs Germany vs ITALY

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Recently, I saw a post from a guy in germany who kind of complained about how he envy sick leave procedure in the Netherlands. In Germany, they can call in sick 3 days but after that they have to submit a doctors certificate by visiting their clinic.

In Netherlands, you just call in sick and you don’t even have to tell the reason and it even can go on for couple of weeks as some comments mentioned (if factually true)

It reminded me of the meme, “wait a minute, are you guys getting paid for this?” 😂

As a worker in Italy, I am in awe. I mean you still have to go three days later, in Italy we cannot have the sick leave if you don’t have the doctors certificate and the worse thing is that you have to get it the same day you call in sick otherwise that day would be counted as absentee (and this be a cause for a warning in some shi*ty companies) I mean it happened several times to me when I barely could move from my bed because of being sick but I was Fkn forced to …
Purpose of screens on NS at a station

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During a stop. I feel the screen should all show the stop names instead of all these generic nonsense!!

I can’t see the location at every door but the tv is visible in every door area, so please use it cause I don’t know where I am sometimes
Bol.com is drunk

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Wanted to check and buy Oat milk. Came up with a drunken bol.com catalog.
What was your first culture shock when moving to the Netherlands?

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I’ll go first, mine was public urination, (for dudes of course). Not only did those pee fountains that are put outside every event blow my mind, I was also blown away about how publicly they’re displayed??

Like dude we just all watched you go stand over an open pool of piss with 3 other guys, do your business, walk away and go on about your day high fiving your boys and buying drinks, as if you didnt just do that 2 minutes ago. What about hygiene, wahsing your hands? A sanitary station?

And thats at least something I guess, the first time I was exposed to the side effect of multiple cheap beers was when leaving a metal festival, and on my bike I passed a row of people just peing on a bush on a sidewalk next to the street, no shame, no effort even to hide yourself.

That was it for me, many years later now I get it, and I get that the cities do their best to minimize it but the first time ever I saw this phenomenon was here.
Dutch client calls me ‘smerige theedoek’ and ‘zielig flubbertje’

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I’ve been freelancing for this client for 6+ months, mostly doing video editing and some graphic design. Recently there was some disagreement between my regular contact person and his manager. Long story short, the manager reached out to me directly. His complaints were all due to the brief I received from my contact person, which I told him with all respect. I resolved the issues directly with the manager, temporarily ignoring the contact person.

The contact person then came back at me and started calling me names (I think?) like ‘smerige theedoek’, ‘zielig flubbertje’ and ‘ogen vogel’. Google Translate just translates these to pure nonsense. Are these common insults? And what to they mean?

Local #27

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #27

r/amsterdam

Sail Timelapse from webcam

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Made a small script which took a picture from webcam every 10 sec, video has 30 fps Basically one second = 5 minutes of sail
National Monument on Dam Square, today

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First time at Sail - completely blown away

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Living in Amsterdam for a year now, always getting blown away by this city and things happening, but today was something else…

Hopefully I manage to capture a bit of atmosphere with these photos, and if you can, make sure you visit these boats in the next few days!
Amsterdam police checking if an e-bike has had its speed limiter removed

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The canals of Amsterdam in 1963

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Sail 2025 evening Timelapse

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r/netherlands

My cat Adam is looking for a new home, help!

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My 2 month old baby has a bad allergic reaction to cat fur, it’s really hard to let him go but he needs a new home. We live in a 1 room apartment and there is no way to keep him. He is 2 year old, chipped and neutered originally from a big family with cats and dogs, so the most friendly cat ever that loves attention.

The most important thing for us is that he will be received well in a loving home, we need to he sure of that first. We dont want money, and can give every accessory that he has. Also we just dont want to bring him to a shelter as he deserves better, we dont want him to be slept in.
How cinemas make money nowadays? A genuine question

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Today we went to see a movie with my partner and one friend of ours. No one else came and the screening was happening in the biggest possible room (for 700+ people).

I get why people don’t go to cinemas anymore and I understand that it’s still summer and the weather was good today. However this is not the first time I was watching a movie in an empty room. A genuine question: how a cinema makes enough money to survive? Overpriced snacks?
I love this country

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Its not perfect, its enough to make whatever normal life you want, with slow processes, but they work

Coming here changed my life in a way i couldn’t even dream of, and the more i experience it, the more I enjoy it

Workers rights and quality of life beat a good weather and good food any day of the week

I look to the future of this country with excitement and hope

And i will be forever thankful for the opportunity to make a life here worth living

But please help us out a bit with the language, is hard to find the motivation to learn such a hard language if its always English, i wanna learn
Gasoline Prices in Europe

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Was this weird or was I rude?

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So I’ve been working as a handyman and am restoring a floor in this families house while they’re on holiday.

I’ve seen the neighbor a few times and exchanged pleasantries. She asked me what I was doing and I showed her the floor I was working on and apologized for the noise etc.

So a few days into the project I see her and she said she tried to knock to invite me to a have a coffee. I explained that with headphones in, earmuffs on, the vacuum on and running the orbital sander I didn’t hear the knock but a coffee would be nice sometime so I gave her my number so she could text me and I would hear the beep in my ears. She says well hey why don’t you come over for lunch tomorrow and I say cool, we set a time and I go back to work.

I saw her the next day in the morning as I was heading in and she asked me what I brought for lunch? I kinda lied and said I was planning on running to the store later to grab something but honestly I had kind of assumed she would be providing the lunch haha. …
Feeling safe in the Netherlands, as a woman

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Hi all,

This question is mainly directed to women living in NL. Do you feel safe walking alone in the street? Or biking/running in a (quiet) park or forest area?

I have been living in NL (Rotterdam) for 13 years and used to brag about how safe I feel in this country, but this has been consistently changing for the worse lately. I have the feeling there is a lot more catcalling and staring and it’s making me wonder whether this is something more women have noticed and whether is region specific, or whether I’m getting paranoid by all the news articles out there regarding this topic (also consequences, such as attacks on women).

Also, what do you do about it, or what is there to do about it? Changing behavior (eg not biking alone in a remote park) seems like the only option, but I’d rather keep leaving free and not have to resort to that.

Local #26

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #26

r/amsterdam

“Discover your new nightmare house”

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Safe to assume the owners aren’t holding an open-house today.
Better yet-- which Amsterdam restuarant is THIS?

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Note: This post will probably not be up forever. Your local secrets are safe.
Moving a washing machine in Amsterdam

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"Become a nightmare for your new landlord"

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This post refers to the process of ‘rentbusting’: moving into an overpriced rental home with the intention of getting the rent lowered. I repost this every so often because many people, particularly expats have no idea. No offense intended to the long term followers of the r/amsterdam subreddit who might hate seeing this information again

Hi

I am Shane. I screw landlords. I operate a subreddit called r/rentbusters that points out instances where rental properties are grossly overpriced and then help tenants move into them with the intention of getting the rent lowered. I also help tenants who are already in such homes get their rent lowered retroactively.

The Dutch housing market is in crisis: low supply plus high demand equals high prices which property owners/investors are taking full advantage of to gouge workers, tenants and anyone not fortunate enough to qualify for low-income housing,

While many expats here come from countries where tenants are used to bending …
Prequel to Sail 2025 the Ara Libertad at passengers terminal. It's free to visit.

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Such a beautiful city

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Found these blue circles painted on the road – what are they for?

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While walking around at night in the Netherlands, I noticed these blue circles painted directly on the road surface. Some are smaller, others are quite large like this one in the picture. I couldn’t figure out their purpose. Does anyone know what they mean?
This sub has become a toxic waste dump

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Actually it’s been for a while. Check the comments on the mineral water / pee post for examples.

Seriously gives the wrong impression of Dutch people for outsiders here. All the Dutch people I know are great people and good values.

The trolls lurking on this sub are the opposite.

I’m sorry if there’s a housing crisis. It’s not us immigrants or god forbid we say expats. I’m sorry we speak English. Most of us are trying to learn but there are other stresses associated with moving countries. It will come in time - our time not yours.

I’m sorry Geert Wilders made such a mess of things. Most locals don’t support him and are tolerant and accepting of outsiders.

In fact I’m not sorry at all. You are a fraction of an unpleasant minority here. Your bitterness and gaslighting tells us everything we need to know about you.
Congrats you now have a fLatbike

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How can I get a suspicious bottled water tested in the Netherlands?

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Had a strange experience in a hotel recently. One of the “sealed” complimentary water bottles in our room smelled strongly like urine and was yellow. I’m not sure if it was actually sealed, but it looked sealed from the side and was perfectly placed.. I even tested by closing it again and putting it back the same way with a little force ( I did not make a picture of this ). My wife unfortunately took a sip before realizing something was very wrong and spat it out immediately.

We told the night manager, but they brushed it off as “probably a factory error.” The next morning we spoke to another manager who took it more seriously, sent us an email, and asked for the bottle for their investigation.

They stated for health and safety reasons bottled water whether opened or closed is by their standards changed with each guest.

They also said they would test the bottle in an independent lab. We’ve stayed at this hotel five times before and really like it this is also one of the reasons I am …
Netherlands is (so far) really nice

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Reading this sub, I was getting quite anxious about my move to the Netherlands, because hot damn, y’all are negative. I’ve only been here a week, so I accept that this could all change (especially come winter!) but so far the Netherlands has just been wonderful, and pretty much everyone we’ve met has been really friendly.

Only unpleasantness I’ve seen was yesterday in Albert Hein by Waterloo place. Some guy started a fight and staff and members of the public subdued him and carried him out back somewhere? In the UK everyone would have just left him alone to cause chaos, so it was good to see people step up to contain this kind of violent behaviour.

Yes, finding an apartment is bloody tough, and I’m unemployed which is also tough. But this is 2025, few important cities in the world make it easy to find good housing and a good job. It’s a competitive world out there.

Anyhow - just want to say, I’ve had about a half a dozen random conversations …
A vengeful handhaving

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I got a phone call from my daughter’s juf (teacher). She was sick at school, and I needed to pick her up immediately.

When I arrived in front of the school, some workers were still INSTALLING a new sign: No parking from 11:30 to 14:30. NOTE: The sign was not even installed. It was 11:50.

There were also three handhaving agents around. One of them came to my car and said:

“Sorry, you can’t park here now.”

I explained:

“My daughter is sick, I just want to pick her up really fast… 2 minutes.”

She said:

“It’s fine, YOU CAN GO. But really fast.”

While I was talking to her I WAS NOT PARKED YET. Then I noticed another agent behind my car… taking pictures. I WASN’T even parked yet.

I believed in what the first agent told me and quickly went inside to get my daughter. I was literally gone for 2 minutes.

Anyway.. About 15 days later, I received a €120 ticket.

This made me rethink Handhaving procedures and their honesty. If you talk to an agent, get permission, and still end up with a …

Local #25

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #25

r/amsterdam

That's one way to put it.

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Some photos from Canal Pride 2025

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Javastraat

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De Javastraat in Oost is een van de leukste, meest authentieke straten van Amsterdam. Ik breng graag de wat minder voor de hand liggende plekken in Amsterdam in beeld. In dit geval is het een tekening met inkt, potlood en waterverf.
Really guys, you can't find the garbage bin?

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I live close to Biljmer Arena, and today it was completely filled with plastic glasses due to the football match. It’s everywhere! Where are yall been educated? Isn’t it possible to just throw them in a garbage bin like civilized people?
First time here and I must say I’m impressed. It’s such a stunning scenery and the energy and vibe you feel here gives me chills 🔥🥰

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Saints & Stars wanted to settle for 5,000 euros per cleaner, if they declared that they had "always been treated well"

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If they would have agreed, the cleaners would have had to sign a settlement agreement stating that they had “always been treated well” by Saints & Stars. They would also agree that they can no longer hold each other legally accountable.

^((Translations with Google Translate))

Working up to 17 hours a day, having to sleep with up to 4 people in one bed, in the villa of the owner of Saints&Stars and then being asked to declare that you’ve always been treated well…

I wonder who is attracted to this ‘Modern Slavery Ultra Luxury Gym’?

Lame cryptocoin-bros, cocaine-import-boyz and golddiggers, I’d guess. Change the name to ‘Foul moneybags and non-celebs’ perhaps?

r/netherlands

Check these guys out

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This couple leaving the Gamma has me seriously jealous of their biking skills. I’ll always be blown away by things like this here!
American tourists rant

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Little rant since I need somewhere/one to yap this to. Lately there has been a lot of US tourists in the Hotel I work at. It has been nothing but a nightmare so far. They keep doing stuff they arent supposed to. Even when we tell them no they do it anyway.

Here are some examples:

-Went into the (closed!) kitchen and helped themselves to coffee, a whole box of cereal and 2L milk, leaving the dishes, including coffee machine dirty for us to clean in the morning

-going into the sauna and turned it on themsleves, even after we said sauna is at noon and it was currently 8 am. (he sat in the dark because the light switch is locked behind a box. it should have been our job to turn it on. He went into the only one whos buttons are not in said box)

-flooding the bathroom so much that the room below suffered water damage, where parts of the ceiling fell off

-stole pockets full of tea bags

… You get the picture. I honestly have expected better for a country whos people are boosting …
Housing prices in The Netherlands

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Sirens started 5 mine late. How do i tell if it’s actually an emergency (like generally)

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So today the sirens started like 5 minutes late where i live which like never happened to me the whole time i’ve lived here and it made me wonder how do i tell if it’s the monthly testing on the first Monday of a month or a real emergency? Do I just get an alert on my phone too or..?
I lost all my confidence

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I speak 4 languages and and speaking Dutch almost destroyed my confidence.

I have always been interested in languges and now I am learning Dutch. The thing is I am experiencing a shyness for the first time when it comes to speaking. When I was learning Italian I was just speaking even though I knew I was not speaking it perfectly.

But couple of experiences with Dutch just destroyed my confidence. Mostly because when I pronounce something slightly incorrect people do not understand me at all. I am afraid I can not get past this and get stuck here.

I love Dutch people they are really helpful when I try to speak with them. I also know coming from experience with other languages that I learnt its inevitable to mispronounce things if you are not native. But the problem is my fear of hearing “Hé?” from my Dutch friends again 😔

UPDATE: Thanks for all good ideas and comments to help my motivation. I will try to ignore the “He?” and keep trying to speak Dutch. I also …
Who has priority at this intersection? The bicycles (blue) or autos (red)?

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This intersection often gets very busy during rush hour and the main road has few gaps to allow bicycles to cross and autos to turn. Therefore both parties can be very aggressive about taking priority, but I could never figure out who had the legal priority here.

Local #24

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #24

r/amsterdam

I found where trams are born

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Dam Square, Amsterdam early 70s

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Yuppie Cocaine Castle

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Saw this on the building next to the Carré a couple of weeks ago. I found it hilarious that, going by yesterday, they have scrubbed it off.
Marlboro trash cans

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It’s the only way I see it.
Kist met fotonegatieven gevonden op straat.

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Een jaar of vier geleden een kist met fotonegatieven op straat gevonden. Twee maanden geleden m’n negatief scanner weer aan de praat gekregen en begonnen met scannen. Ik heb nu zo’n 10.500 foto’s gescand en ben denk ik op de helft. De mapjes lijken van verschillende makers te komen. Bijgevoegd zomaar wat foto’s uit m’n favorieten map.
What went wrong with the Museumplein pool this time?

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I thought they already spent the year prepping for this summer but it all went wrong? What happened? They seem to be digging entire trenches on either side and laying some new pipe system

r/netherlands

Netherlands bans Israeli ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir from entering the country.

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Found this beauty on my way home today

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I thought I’d seen it all… is this the strangest bike you’ve seen in NL?
I call this one "small person moves to the land of the giants"

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Took this mirror selfie in the bathroom of my partner’s relative’s birthday gathering. They got a kick out of it so I though you all might too.

For reference I’m about 157cm, been living in NL for about 3 years and very quickly realized that many fixtures in homes and businesses are made with an average height in mind that is quite a bit taller than me 😂 not a complaint at all, just a funny observation. I’ve come to like being the “small one” ❤️
Brainrot has infiltrated HEMA

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Has brainrot become part of Dutch culture as well?
Should've airtagged my old swapfiets 😮‍💨

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This sounds ridicolous

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Local #23

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #23

r/amsterdam

New Mural on Prins Hendrikkade

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Found the worst driver of the day

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‘Ze zien ons als slaven’ – hoe luxe gym Saints & Stars Filipijnse en Indonesische schoonmakers uitbuit

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Oogcontact = groeten :)

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Als geboren en getogen Amsterdammer (staatsliedenbuurt)

die zojuist een huis heeft gekocht in zuidoost (want hier is het nog wél betaalbaar)

Ben ik zo blij verrast met de sociale en vriendelijke inheemse cultuur van mijn nieuwe wijk

Met name…. Elkaar groeten!!! Dit gebeurde, desondanks ik altijd wel een knik gaf of hoi zei, nóóit in mijn geboorte buurt

Heel onpersoonlijk

Hier is het echt het tegenovergestelde.

In 5 maanden tijd ken ik nagenoeg al mijn buren, zowel mede eigenaren -en de sociale huurders van ons complex, iedereen groet elkaar - ook iedereen die ik niet ken, maar waar ik buiten langsloop

Ge wel dig!!

Moest ik even delen. Enige nadelige van deze buurt is de zwerveropvang, zij zorgen wel voor enorm veel overlast. Maar dat daargelaten.

Hoe ervaren jullie dit in jullie wijk?
Best way to deal with people walking their dogs without a leash

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Hi Amsterdam, I’m struggling with a few dog owners in my neighborhood who walk their dogs without leash and refuse to clean up. My kids regularly comes back from garden / playground with dog feces and I have to wash his shoes which is getting kinda annoying. In my childhood a dog without a leash attacked me on my school playground and almost torn a tendon on my leg, I got very lucky- hence every time I see an attack pitbull without a leash walking next to kids - I get uneasy.

What are my options? I do not know the names of those dog owners or where they live.
Zandfiets

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r/netherlands

When the Dutch tell you 'We're about to have dinner', it (usually) doesn't (!) mean you are invited for dinner

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I tried looking for a video about this expression online, but sadly couldn’t find it. I know it exists, because I’ve seen it before. Perhaps someone with better search skills than me can find.

That said: when the Dutch tell you ‘We’re about to have dinner’ (‘Wij gaan zo eten’) it (usually) doesn’t mean you are invited for dinner, but the opposite. It’s a rather strange way to tell you that you should leave.

This obviously is just a rule of thumb and some of the Dutch do mean you are invited for dinner, but in those cases you likely would have been informed about that already. It is also more common for the people who know each other very well and most Dutch likely will ask you more directly if you would like to stay for dinner.

So next time someone tells you ‘We’re about to have dinner’, you know it’s a sign to leave and go home.
Taco bell declares bankrupt in Netherlands

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https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/07/taco-bell-restaurants-declared-bankrupt-in-the-netherlands/

I’m actually surprised that it existed that many years. It’s more expensive and less tasty than any other fastfood chains like kfc or mcdonald. I tried it once out of curiosity and never came back.

If you have been a regular customer, what is the reason?
Considering to leave Netherlands, any advice?

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Hello, I have been living in the Netherlands for 5 years and I am now seriously thinking to leave to another country. Main reason behind this is financial. In the last 5 years everything got really expensive but the income did not really increase that much. I tried buying house for more than a year and couldn’t succeed. After a while I have started to question the life here and this crazy housing market. Noticed that I don’t actually want to pay half a million to a small house that I don’t like. And barely save some money monthly. So now I think I have come to an end of the Netherlands journey and for another country that does better with financial and housing. Does anyone had the same idea and same feelings as me? I am writing this post to get some help mentally please dont get me wrong.
What’s up with people in social housings

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I bought a house in Almere. It used to be social housing, and 18 out of the 22 houses on the street are still owned by a housing company. The company says they’re selling the houses only when tenants leave or die.

The problem is, almost all of the social housing tenants are just… weird.

Most of them have all their lights on ²⁴⁄₇. One guy cuts and scrapes metal every single day after midnight. Another has three ridiculously expensive cars. One family even had a goat in their backyard for a while. An old lady once asked me if I was the guy who moved into number 11. When I said no and asked why, she said, “They’re foreigners and I want to keep the street free from them.” She didn’t even realize I’m a foreigner myself — even with my broken Dutch.

My question is: how can they afford such expensive cars and sky-high electricity bills if they’re in social housing? Aren’t there any income requirements or regulations?
My work plays only Radio Q Music, I feel like I’m in the matrix.

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At my work the play radio Q, unfortunately I can’t wear headphones, and I asked again and again to change it but they don’t listen.

I really can’t stand it, how is it possible for them to have like 300k followers, their app being one of the top 10 in IOS store, and they literally play the same 30 songs every day.

I wish people boycotted radios like these. They just give radioplay to whatever the labels say it’s going to pay more. No room for creativity or new artists.
Why everyone drives faster than max speed on highways?

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I’m super careful while driving in Netherlands because of the cyclists and bring this carefulness even to highways. I own a Toyota (with 5 km/h slower than shown speed) and always stay below/equal to road signs.

However, I’m always the slowest guy on the highway. Always.
- I set my speed 5 km/h above the road sign to compensate for the car safe speed which is 5 km/h lower than what it shows you. Still slow…
- I pay attention to 6-19 road signs where the speed limit is increased between 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM
Still I’m the slowest and everybody drives at least 10km/h above the speed limit. And yes, I’ve tried other cars and google/apple maps.

Once, I tried to drive a bit faster than normal since I thought it’s a common thing to go above speed limit, and I got fined 75 Euros to go 57 km/h instead of 50 km/h!

Is there any specific rule which I’m not familiar? Or simply the local people know where there is a speed camera and where there is not?

Local #22

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #22

r/amsterdam

I was attacked in the Vijzelgracht metro station

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I was on the escalator when two men right behind me started asking me to pick up a bottle for them. I turned around to see if they had something in their hands (because if they did, I don’t mind helping someone pick something up), but they didn’t, so I just kept walking, because that’s how I react when I feel uncomfortable. I just started going down the stairs without saying anything to them. While I was walking, I heard one of them say louder, “You pick up my s*!t, b!*ch.” I again ignored them. I stopped behind a man about 15 steps ahead of them, and suddenly something hit me extremely hard in the head. They threw the bottle directly at my head.

I am a woman, I was alone, and I didn’t react before (which was probably what pissed them off), so they probably thought I was an easy target. I was shocked and mad, so I started shouting at them, asking them what their problem was, loud enough for everyone to hear. I’m not into making scenes or anything, but I was so shocked and mad… They …
Couple at Cafe Le Patron

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I almost got robbed yesterday evening

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Yesterday evening I was sharing a beer with my girlfriend at Bret next to station Sloterdijk. A bum-looking eastern European guy wearing a clear blue hoodie and a yellow backpack approached us asking me for a cigarette quite politely.

I rarely refuse if it is asked nicely. While I was rolling it for him, he was having some random talks, claimed to be russian etc etc. He got closer while talking and discretely grabbed my phone that was on the table, luckily my girlfriend who was seating on the other side of the table noticed that and exposed him. We noticed that he had a whole group of shady friends around the bar, checking surroundings being most likely there to collect stolen items and make them vanish quick.

I told him to get away from us, he started to be threatening to both of us, and after a heated exchange he eventually left, only few meters away to another table, trying to pull the same trick. We kept an eye on him to make sure he was not stealing from them, called 112, …
Cursed at in Vondelpark for walking on the asphalt

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People (including the knob cursing at me, while there was enough space to pass anyway) think the asphalt is for cyclists, but this is not true. The paved paths are not exclusively for cyclists. Pedestrians are allowed to walk anywhere in the park, including on the asphalt paths. Cyclists need to be aware of and respectful toward pedestrians.

Unfortunately, many cyclists don’t seem to know this and get extremely annoyed when they encounter people walking on “their” path. I hope this post gives some more awareness as I’m guessing 90% of the people don’t know this.
Mood in the neighborhood

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Noteworthy shops in Amsterdam

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While Amsterdam is loosing more and more independent shops (to online shopping and real estate prices), there are some absolute gems - and I’d love to learn about a few more. Unique shops that are (also internationally) outstanding for their field, with a personal vision and commited owners and staffs. Love to collect some here, as these tend to be fantastic place to learn more! Think places which people living abroad will talk about for their uniqueness/personal selection. Are there any local producers of physical goods still around? Please leave a short description too. I’ll start:

- Architecture en Natura
Top-notch architecture, urbanity, environment and craft bookshop

- Kookboekwinkel
Oldest cookbook shop in the world, recently renewed with fresh energy. Great selection for both popular and niche audiences

- San Seriffe
Small-scale publishing art and culture bookshop

- BoekieWoekie
Art bookstore focusing on artist-published publication with a unique and great …

r/netherlands

Dutch Cafe/Restaurant Bingo, Enjoy!

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Now you can play this while waiting 2 hours for your tosti!
Disrespectful people at Schiphol

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Was in the line for passport control at Schiphol.

Line was huge and this guy and his son(?) just try to skip it. Told him the line was at the end of the hall and he just shushed me. I asked him if he didn’t want to wait and he just kept telling me to move forward.

People, when you see this behavior, call it out. Don’t let assholes get this comfortable. Don’t let them ruin it for the rest of us
Hello r/Netherlands mods, you are a bunch of asholes

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You can delete this post also.
AH prices go brrr

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am I tripping or did these eggs go from 2.69 to 3.19 in six months?

also where can I find cheaper eggs :(
Absolutely horrific accident in Rotterdam yesterday.

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The teen was on his way to a delivery when he crossed a tram rail from the grass (illegal cross) and the scooter slipped, sending him to his instant death. Thoughts to his friends and family. Please if you’re a scooter driver out there - and I say this because I work in the restaurant business with scooter delivery riders - please please ride carefully. Getting an order delivered 5 minutes early is not worth the potential sacrifice of your life, please follow the rules and regulations on the road.
Why do the PVV seats always look like this?

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Local #21

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #21

r/amsterdam

To the person who made my day after a racist/sexist encounter

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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 …
Getting real tired of e-bike kids harassing runners

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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.
The Dutch house market is getting unsustainable based on DutchNews

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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 …
I am completely... kansloos at finding a place to live

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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, …
Thank you Leonie & Jimmy

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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. …
Made it!

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To that joyful station

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Masterclass of using all 4 seats in a train

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And it is a crowded train…
My non dutch friends think im talking nonsense.

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Enschede council has decided to ban fatbikes from the city centre

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https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/07/enschede-council-says-no-to-fatbikes-in-the-city-centre/
There’s no way this is an actual flight

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As a Highly Skilled Migrant, I No Longer Feel Welcomed in the Netherlands

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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 …
want to make this with my bike. is possible to do it one day? if not, any recommendation where to sleep?

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Local #20

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #20

r/amsterdam

Yes yes yes YES!!!

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Give me that sweet summer storm!!!
Fake cops tried to scam me by the canal

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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!
Flyer: Uw buurt wordt Tourist Only

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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?
Amsterdam in Boedapest

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Femke Halsema naast de burgemeester van Boedapest tijdens pride. Let op de Amsterdamse vlag om de man achter de burgemeester.
Integrity of Amsterdam mod-team

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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.
Amsterdam, small watercolor painting by me

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I moved here to get a safer life. Now please return the rest of my bike…

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

Blessings 🙏🏼
Why are they watering the bridges in Amsterdam?

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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.
Dutch standing birthday parties. What should I do?

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[ 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 …
In Dutch restaurants, why are you supposed to know beforehand what to drink?

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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 …
Is it only me? I feel the teenagers in this country are becoming worse

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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, …
any explanation ?

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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 ?

Local #19

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #19

r/amsterdam

Big thanks to the locals!

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My three-year-old fell down today while we were walking around De Pijp. She cried a lot and had a wound on her hand from the fall. I tried to clean it and comfort her, even though I was feeling quite distressed myself, because I was worried people might be annoyed by her crying (busy street with lots of cafes).

After a while, a waitress came by with a wet towel and some kind words for my daughter. A few moments later, she returned with a small plaster and ice cream. I was completely taken by surprise and truly touched by her kindness. Thank you! Thanks to all the friendly and empathetic Dutch people!
Feelings op de Ring

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Coming from a place that would never ever not in a million years close down a highway for a festival, because Cars and Capital rule all, it was just so damn neat to stroll along the Ring today with my neighbors. I got to see the skyscrapers in Zuid from angles that usually whizz by way too fast; take a closer look at the graffiti adding color to the barriers; strike silly poses under the giant directional signs; practice my Dutch over tapas with strangers at a half-kilometer-long picnic table; dance to house music during normal daylight hours (I’m too old and tired for clubs and raves!); and hang out with big fat bumblebees who looked stoked at the fresh pollen along the makeshift bos. This was like nothing I’d ever experienced before and I feel really lucky and grateful to have scored tickets.

I’m definitely glad I checked the weather and wore comfy shoes, little clothes, and lots of sunscreen. I hope others around me had fun. It really looked like they did, and that’s the best you …
Rubbish....

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Hello!

“Tourist” here and Visiting Amsterdam for the first time for a 4 day music festival in Zandvort. I had 1 day in Amsterdam to walk around and see the beautiful city and canals. I woke up at 5am due to jetlag and thought I’d go tour around the city and was shocked at what I saw. I’ve since read alot about the condition of trash in and around the city. What I found surprising is there is actually alot of bins for people to dispose of their trash.

I noticed walking around central at 6am was multiple people 6+ scavenging through bins, and then multiple birds tearing rubbish bags open that have been left behind. The amount of cigarettes butts that are also left flicked laying on the ground.

Honestly it was a shock since I’ve seen some nice things about Amsterdam online.

Id love to know if there’s any links you can provide where I can write to an organisation about the situation and share my concerns that many of you also seem to have.
Leuk stadskaart van De Groene Amsterdammer, 26/2025

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Looks like they’ve come to take Trump’s Beast home. Photos taken on Aalsmeerweg.

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Sex workers

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Hello all, I was wondering if someone could please help me shed some light on a situation that’s been eating away at me.

My partner visited a sex worker whilst on a stag do weekend. He only admitted after I found out about it and saw the payments. Just wondered, do you have to pay an entrance fee into a sex workers room, and how much is it on average? He said there was no sex involved, it was just a handjob but I feel that what he paid was a lot and it’s just making me question it.

Thank you x

r/netherlands

Can someone explain this map's stereotypes?

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I particularly wanna know about the supposed Communist area, but I’m pretty much curious about everything on there.
I’m signing up for Bol.com, but I think there’s some sort of translation issue 😂😂

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So I can either be “Mrs”, or “the lord”??🤣. Are men and mortals banned from Bol.com?
oops...hundreds of temporary workers will go on strike starting Wednesday at Albert Heijn distribution centers

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https://nltimes.nl/2025/06/24/temporary-workers-albert-heijn-distribution-centers-go-strike-wednesday
I miss Dutch tap water so much

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I lived in the Netherlands from birth till I was 16 and then moved to the uk with the family. The 1st day in the uk I drank a glass of tap water in London I almost threw up it was horrible, tasted so weird with a super strong smell of chlorine. I was watching some Dutch video on YouTube and got me thinking about the tap water it is really the best in the world ,no bottled water I have drank compared to the taste of Dutch tap water.

Enjoy it for me!
Netherlands to Send 600,000 Ukrainian Drones and 100 Anti-Drone Radars to Frontline

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Why is early daycare so accepted in the Netherlands?

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Studies show babies develop better with a parent at home for at least 6 months, yet here it’s normal to send them to daycare at 10–12 weeks. This seems less about choice and more about economic and political pressure on families.

Why isn’t this questioned more in Dutch society?

LE- I’ll avoid saying ‘studies show’ since many people get stuck on that, and it’s true that there are multiple studies supporting both sides. However, many European countries—especially the wealthier ones—offer longer maternity leave based on the argument that it’s beneficial for children. So I’m curious why that’s not the case in the Netherlands.

Local #18

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #18

r/amsterdam

Saw this monstrosity being towed into Amsterdam through the IJmeer this afternoon. Does anyone know which master of the universe it belongs to?

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Mice @BK Schiphol

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Holy f**k, I just landed at Schiphol and was craving a burger, and when I arrived at the otherwise fully normal BurgerKing, this is what I find (see pictures). How is this normal???!! There was a mice infestation there!! And everything was just working normally, food being ordered and eaten as if nothing was happening. What the hell…
Hundreds join ‘No Tyrants’ protest in Amsterdam against Trump’s power grab

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"No Tyrants" protest to stage outside U.S. Consulate in Amsterdam on Saturday

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What happened with De Hortus?

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I am at a loss after the first post-renovation visit of De Hortus. It used to be one my favourite places in Amsterdam and now the glasshouse is completely gutted: The trees are gone, the pond is gone, the vegetation is gone.

Am I overreacting? Perhaps the garden needs a year to recover?
Hit on the head with a block of wood while biking, seeking advice

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Well folks, I’d never thought I’d write this post but here I am.

Today while biking back home I was hit on my head by a block of wood (approx. 1kg) dropped from a bridge by a piece of shit teenager. The scumbag was waiting for cyclists on the Noorderparkbrug, dropped the thing and then of course ran away. I only got a glimpse of him, but it was definitely a teenager.

I’m lucky it only cut me in the head causing some bleeding, but it could have caused so much more damage if it had made me fall from my bike, since I was going around ²⁰⁄₂₅ km/h.

Well now..I know it’s probably useless, but I want to report it. At least for the statistics. Anybody has experience with this, on how to do it?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: Thanks you all for the feedback, I was a bit under shock and didn’t know what to do. I called 112 and they came to my house in 5m, took a statement and will continue investigate. The police said they have been having problems of kids …

r/netherlands

Albert Heijn shrinkflation

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It’s just 33% lighter
Dutch girls escorting American soldiers to a dance (after WW2)

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Truth ?

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NS CEO Wouter Koolmees deeply apologizes in personal email: "Sorry, you don't deserve this disruption."

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Did you get that email? This is really hilarious
Dutch government recommends children under 15 stay off TikTok and Instagram

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What's not letting you live fully in the Netherlands?

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Serious

Curious to hear the obstractions in your experience. Personally I find overpopulation and lack of wild, pristine nature deeply overwhelming. There is too little space and many things feel human-made, practical and rather artificial to my taste.

Local #17

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #17

r/amsterdam

How To Move A Houseboat

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Outdoor home offices

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Hey, does anyone know if a site/ map list exists which shows all the possible outdoor tables with nice views hopefully where i can work with a laptop in and around amsterdam? Here is an example of what i mean. I’d like to compile a list of spots like this but first i’d like to know if something similar exists already
Scam Lord of the rings

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Hey everyone,

Please avoid this event. It’s a scam — not an official concert, not even a full band. They project fake AI-generated videos in the background. It’s honestly just terrible.

It’s the same thing as this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/lotr/s/lTv3nIovSu
Finding friends in Amsterdam through Reddit: 12 months later, PlusOnes is live 🎉

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Hi everyone,

More than half a year ago I posted here about how hard it can be to find real friendships in Amsterdam (coming from a a Dutch male 32 years old), and I ended up getting nearly 400 responses. So many of you shared that you were feeling the same: whether you’d just moved here or had been living here for years, building a genuine social circle in Amsterdam just felt… surprisingly difficult. That post made me realise how common this feeling actually is, and it led to something much bigger than I expected.

That’s why I started building PlusOnes: a super simple app that helps people meet through small, interest-based activities. Not anything related to dating, but just real connection through shared experiences. Say for example a Sunday run in Vondelpark, a trip to Mezrab, plyaing ping pong at Pong Bar, or a museum visit on a rainy afternoon, it’s all about finding someone to go with, and making those everyday moments more fun together.

We quietly launched the app for …
Flat Swap / Amsterdam > Berlin

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Hey everyone!

I hope it’s fine that I’m using this site here for this!

As I’ll be starting my studies at the UvA in September I’d be interested in a flat swap preferably for 3 years starting mid / end of August.

I have a 2 room flat in Berlin Mitte (next to Mauerpark) with approx. 58 sq m. Rent would be 1.400€ excluding internet and electricity supply agreement. Both need to be taken care of by the new renter.

I’d like to rent out the apartment partially furnished - happy to discuss terms here.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Cheers Hannah
A stranger paid for my tram ride! I am still smiling about it..

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I was short on balance and fumbling with my OV card when the tram was already moving. Before I could figure it out, someone just tapped their card for me and gave a quick smile. Didn’t even get a chance to say thank you properly.

r/netherlands

You came to the wrong neighborhood

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During my morning run, I must have entered the wrong neighborhood. It’s that time of the year again, I love these guys. Pure berserker energy.
Yesterday it took me 7h from The Hague to Eindhoven Airport

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Yesterday the NS went on strike and flixbus tickets were snapped up early. I was in The Hague, and I had booked a Ryanair from Eindhoven to Morocco for the weekend, but I didn’t want to give up the sunk cost of dozens of euros, so I took the subway + NS international + seven times of buses to the airport. I passed through Rotterdam, Breda, the Belgian enclave in the Dutch territory, and then crossed a Belgian town and finally returned to Eindhoven. I experienced traffic jams, delays, and missed connecting buses. It took a total of seven hours to get to the airport, plus the three and a half hours of the flight itself, which was a similar time for a direct flight to my faraway hometown (China)..

I couldn’t help but thinking that if I were a person living in Eindhoven with a car, my schedule today would be: do whatever I want in the first six hours, then drive half an hour to the airport, and spend the last half an hour leisurely eating a burger combo at McDonald’s lol.

But …
Moments from Utrecht Pride 2025

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Countries where over 90% of the population can speak English

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Deurne

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Just walked to this in the middle of the forest
Fatbike: Final boss

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Deadass how do they expect me to get my bike out without triggering the alarm on the fatbike 😭😭😭

Local #16

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #16

r/amsterdam

Is this real?

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I saw this picture doing rounds on social media and wanted to know some locals’ perspective on it (I’m not from here). More so, if true, how was this achieved. If not, how exaggerated is this. Thanks
First time seeing a macaw in the wild. Almost always it’s the green parrots.

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This was taken in Rembrandtpark
I made a cross-stitch of a kaiju rampaging through Amsterdam. It made me laugh, and I hope it makes you laugh too.

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Why this kind of tunnel not exist between Amsterdam Centraal and Noord?

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A scream in the dawn

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Before you read, note this is not a happy post and it might be very triggering. I feel like I need to share this because it feels like a fever dream. These events happened today Tuesday 3rd of June.

It was around 5am in the city center. I was still sleeping when I heard a scream. Being a fucked up guy growing up in an abusive household, I woke up right away. When I hear a woman cry or shout, I automatically enter emergency mode and become alert and focused. As it is the city center, loud voices or shouts are not uncommon so kept an ear out to confirm my traumatic reflexes.

The second scream was unmistakable: “HELP, I AM BEING RAPED” followed by cries. I jumped on my phone called 112. I directly thought about the psychology research demonstrating that when someone shouts for help in public, most individuals around assume that someone else will help or call for help and the person in need is not helped in time. It is probably even less so if the individuals are sleeping or …
Amsterdam's trash crisis

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I simply can’t take this trash situation in Amsterdam anymore. It’s bizarre and disgusting how dirty the entire city has become. Every single public trash bin seems to be wide open, directly because of scavengers looking for cans for the Statiegeld system.

I know there have been posts about this already this year, but with the summer season here, it feels like it’s getting even worse. This needs urgent attention from the municipality.

Not sure what can be done, but either:

- End with the Satiegeld system

- Redesign the bins so they can’t be opened by scavengers

- A separate bin (although I don’t think it is effective, scavengers would still look at the normal bins)

- Something else

We pay so much tax for waste collection (and so much tax in general), and I don’t see the municipality doing anything about this problem.

I’ve already submitted a report here https://meldingen.amsterdam.nl/incident/beschrijf with photos of some of the bins I …

r/netherlands

A critique of Dutch culture

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I’ve spent a lot of time in the Netherlands. I’m a Brit, across the sea, but have learnt to speak your language, your culture, had multiple long term relationships with Dutch woman and live in your country as a guest. Here’s just some of my thoughts.

Firstly, before we go on, I have to come out and self identify as a Nederphile, I love the Netherlands. When I get off the flight at Schiphol and the smell hit’s my nose at the station in Schiphol, it’s like a dust smell, I know I’m home.

Here’s just my rambling thoughts

The people

The only way to describe the Dutch is “reasonable”. They are just reasonable about anything. If you are dealing with them then they will see reason and generally act in a pragmatic way about any situation. Situations that the Brits would find crazy and amazing they deal with pragmatically. I observed a couple, in an open relationship, had the guy going out for a date and before he went his partner ironed …
Reflecting on my 2 years in the Netherlands

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I moved to the Netherlands in early 2023 with high hopes. I had a solid engineering background, a Thai partner I love, and a job lined up that helped with visa sponsorship, relocation costs, and even finding housing in Delft. For a while, it felt like everything was going to click.

Then the luck started running out.

What I Loved:

Delft is beautiful, and I genuinely loved living there. Quiet, charming, bike-friendly. Great for my lifestyle.

Cycling culture is incredible. I gave it a ¹⁰⁄₁₀ even in the rain. I miss that freedom every day.

Work-life balance was unreal. I had 40 days off, and nearly everyone took long summer holidays. I used that time to travel—especially in winter when the weather wore me down.

I made friends more easily than expected. Despite what I’d read, my workplace had lots of expats, coffee culture, and Dutch folks who were open and easy to connect with.

Where Luck Turned:

I got laid off unexpectedly just 6 months after my partner joined me. She …
Holland why are you self-trolling 😭

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Holland: I’m too poor to change the POOR
Taxi drivers this Friday

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https://nltimes.nl/2025/06/04/ns-confirms-trains-netherlands-cancelled-friday-due-strike
Food prices NL vs Germany

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Why?
Is this true?

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I live alone and spend around €400 every month. Am I overspending?

Local #15

Sat, 31 May 2025 06:00:01 +0000

Mailshine - Local #15

r/amsterdam

Wordt het niet tijd om deze lelijke drijvende units te slopen?

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Proeflokaal brouwerij 't IJ by night.

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Thought it was a nice picture from yesterday evening.
Groep Amsterdammers wil dat kwart sociale huurwoningen naar mensen zónder voorrang gaat: ‘Kans is nu groter dat je de loterij wint’

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Een groep Amsterdammers wil een evenwichtigere verdeling bij de toewijzing van sociale huurwoningen. Zij stellen voor dat een kwart van de vrijkomende woningen wordt gereserveerd voor reguliere woningzoekenden zonder urgentie of voorrang.

Hun oproep heeft de vorm van een volksinitiatief, waarbij Amsterdammers zelf een onderwerp kunnen voordragen voor stemming in de gemeenteraad. Daarvoor zijn om te beginnen duizend ondersteuningsverklaringen nodig.

De initiatiefnemers stellen dat in Amsterdam de kans groter is dat je de loterij wint dan dat je zonder urgentie of voorrang een sociale huurwoning van een woningcorporatie krijgt toegewezen. Het percentage van 25 moet volgens hen gelijkmatig worden verdeeld over de stadsdelen en periodes in het jaar, ‘zodat iedere Amsterdammer een eerlijke kans krijgt op een passende woning qua grootte en toegankelijkheid’.

##Te veel regelingen

Steen des aanstoots is het uitdijende systeem van voorrangsregelingen, blijkt uit de oproep. In Amsterdam …
This must be personal

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A homeless person slept in my boat and urinated inside

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This happened already for a second time during the last 2 weeks. Seems like someone decided to use my boat more often. I’m placing the camera inside with instant notifications and alarm, but is there any other advice on how to ensure that nobody will touch it again? 🤬
Visit Oost, it's beautiful out here

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Just be careful where you park, someone might bomb your car 💣

r/netherlands

Interesting planters in the Dutch ministry of foreign affairs

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Living in the Netherlands as an Asian

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I recently participated in a Spartan competition hosted in Zandvoort. As I approached the finish line, there was a group of people gathered—waiting for their friends and family, cheering them on. A group of kids, around six years old, waved at me, and I happily gave them high fives. I’m Asian. But after that, they yelled “Ching Chong” at me.

I was running and caught off guard, so I didn’t stop to confront them. I assume they didn’t fully understand the meaning of the words, especially since they also shouted “Konnichiwa,” which means hello in Japanese.

This isn’t the first time I’ve felt deeply frustrated since moving to the Netherlands about six months ago. I didn’t run long distance just to be insulted by kids. There have been multiple occasions when I was just walking down the street like anyone else, and random people would shout “Nihao” at me.

How “normal” is this kind of behavior in the Netherlands? And how do kids at such …
Geert Wilders is demanding the Dutch government implement a full asylum stop within weeks. Wilders is calling for an immediate closure of the Dutch border to asylum seekers, and the deployment of the military to enforce that closure. He wants to halt the opening of any new asylum reception centers.

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Tired of AH’s fake sale prices.

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Many of Albert Heijn’s sale prices are a lie and it’s super annoying. For example: an item is normally 10€ but this week they raised the price to €15 and put it on sale by making the second half price. That means 2 cost €22.50 “on sale” instead of €20.

I think this type of price manipulation could be fixed with a law; you cannot put an item on sale within a week of raising the price.

AH would not want to raise the price so significantly for a week so they could play there “on sale” games later. Benefits for selling more while discounted would be negated by selling less while so expensive. It would also make them seem even more expensive to consumers.

What do you think?
Forced Symmetry

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Anyone else here held America in high regard up until 2016?

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Curious how my fellow Dutchies and expat friends feel about the good ‘ol’ US of A.

I’m not travelling to the US anymore for pleasure. That nation is imho absolutely fucked.

Local #14

Sat, 24 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #14

r/amsterdam

Apartment hunting guide for Amsterdam

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I combined an apartment price heatmap from maps.amsterdam.nl and crowdsourced neighborhood content from Hoodmaps.

Please don’t take it too seriously :) I just like to make these weird mashups with maps.
Amsterdam today:

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Am I in a gym or gladiator arena? Club Sportive Zuidas

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I need to vent and get some perspective. I go to Club Sportive in Zuidas. Beautiful facilities, solid equipment, great vibe… most of the time. But there’s one guy who’s turned the place into what can only be described as a one-man… let me set the scene.

I’m just your average gym-goer, trying to get through my sets and maybe live to tell the tale. But now I realise I’m also a survivor of what feels like a testosterone-fuelled fever dream.

Enter: The Main Character. This guy radiates such unhinged energy, he makes Loki look like a librarian. If you want to know what he looks like, just ask. I’m too afraid to say.

Episode 1: The Preacher Curl Showdown

I watched a fellow gym member (mid-set on the preacher curl) get interrupted by this guy charging over, demanding he “hurry up” because he needed it for supersets. I assume this routine is part of his training regimen for the 2032 Loserville Olympics.

When the lifter calmly asked him not to shout, the man …
What I like about living in Amsterdam

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With all the complaints and negativity regularly posted in this sub (of which I’m also guilty), I figured I’d not some of the things I really like about living here since I was recently discussing this topic with my spouse and what keeps us here for the long term. In no particular order:
- Easy accessibility to restaurants and pubs. I need only walk a few minutes in any direction to find something good.
- My doctor and my dentist are walking and cycling distance away respectively.
- I feel very safe being out at any time of the day or night, especially in my neighborhood which is fairly quiet and less touristy despite being pretty much right in the centrum.
- No need for a car, pretty much anything I need I can walk, cycle, or take safe and modern public transportation.
- Proximity to international railway stations and airport means travel is super easy.
- There is so much beauty in the city from the canals to the houses, art, etc. that I sometimes feel I take it for granted that …
Eco fiets

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Molen 'De Otter' werkt!

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r/netherlands

War relics in garden. Dangerous?

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So, where I live was a heavy fought frontline in the final days of the second world war, where german and allied troups battled. In some parts of this region it is forbidden to go around with a metal detector to this day. However, in the garden of the house we bought 5 years ago, some war relics are still to be found. On the photo are two (hollow) shells. My question is, is this safe?
I found mouse/rat poop in my Albert Hein pasta salad (with photos)

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I bought a pasta salad (Pasta Tonün) from AH Johannes Verhulststraat on the 19th of May during my lunchtime at work. As I got to half of the meal I noticed a small, dark brown pellet like thing in the salad, which I had never seen before although I eat this exact salad almost every day at work. As I grabbed it I noticed it looked a lot like mouse feces. I am 100 percent sure this is a piece of poop in the salad. The salad was in front of me the whole time after it was opened and there is no chance of a random piece of mouse poop to have fallen in there. I called AH and they told me to file a complaint in the shop I bought it but they said there is no complaint forms there and that I have to do it online. The online complaint requires me to register an account and even after that does not allow me to file a complaint since “I did not use my bonus card” while buying the salad. What can I do about this?
TIL that 90% of the Dutch water is too dirty for European standards

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At least that’s what they mention here (around 17 minutes). Pretty crazy that it’s far worse than most people would expect, I assume. Does anyone know where the ‘safe’ spots are in Amsterdam, the ones the city checks? I swam here a couple of times last summer but I might reconsider now lol
Why are the Dutch so frugal?

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I have lived in the Netherlands for many years now and I come from a country which is considered by many to be a third-world European country. What still surprizes me a lot is how frugal Dutch people are, always looking for discounts, always sharing the bill, finding everything too expensive.

The reason it surprizes me is because the standard of living, and the wages are much higher than the average European country, and there have been good living conditions and opportunities since the second world war. To my eyes it seems like fear of survival rooted deep within the nation’s identity. But is it really?

Where does this conditioning come from? I don’t mean to be offensive, I just want to better understand the mindset of the people living in a country that I choose to call my home.
Had a great weekend in Maastricht and 's-Hertogenbosch 😎

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Microsoft's ICC email block triggers Dutch concerns over dependence on U.S. tech

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If the US decides to turn off Microsoft for Europe, how screwed are we?

Local #13

Sat, 17 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #13

r/amsterdam

Literally you people

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My tribute to Amsterdam

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A subsidiary of LEGO runs a programme for adult LEGO fun designers (yes, “adult” and “LEGO” in the same sentence).

I made this diorama of Amsterdam. Any thoughts?

If you like it and would like to make LEGO producing this model, you can vote (and see more photos) here: https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-8/2708/Bricksterdam

A 360 view here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykmIN6qtHz4

Full disclosure, people who see their model published get a small percentage of the sales.

Also, this is not my job, just a hobby, but if someone is interested in getting such a model (e.g. for exhibition in their shop) we can arrange something. I’d love to see my diorama exposed somewhere.
Amsterdam has a neighborhood where the streets are named after your dad’s first computer setup

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Found this area in Amsterdam where street names are MonitorStraat, DisplayStraat, ModemStraat…
The best view in all of Amsterdam

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How can I find a “WhatsApp Buurtpreventie” group?

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I saw sometimes this “WhatsApp Buurtpreventie” sign in my new neighborhood, but there is no information on how to reach the group. Is that a place to register or something like that?
Pet Peeve

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Im having a real problem with people who don’t seem to care that they are hogging the whole sidewalk and act as though they refuse to go single file so others can pass safely without having to step into the bike lane. Trust me, your friend, lover or group will be ok without you being right next to them for just a second or two. Im getting to where I just walk right between them and could care less about any comments they may have.

r/netherlands

Tell me this isn't real 💀

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Only in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

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Spent a lovely day exploring Nijmegen! Here are some photos

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Bart appeared in Istanbul

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i'm tired of pretending jumbo is affordable

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so the albert heijn on my way home is closed for renovations, so i need to go to my second most convenient option whenever i want to get something on my way home directly from school. that place is a jumbo. (could someone guess where i am from based on this information?)

anyway, i began going there but first of all, i just feel like such a stranger to the store. the albert heijn and lidl fanboy in me cringes at the sheer feeling of alienation from this store. it hasn’t gotten better over the several times i’ve visited it.

but what surprised me the most was that nothing was cheap. like, nothing! i had the idea that albert heijn was meant to be the expensive store, and that jumbo was more of a mid-way point between lidl and albert heijn, but i genuinely find myself paying more for the things i buy at jumbo when compared to the albert heijn. it’s bad to the point where i’m kinda circling around the store like “what is even worth buying in here?” …
Trip to the Netherlands

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I absolutely LOVED being here- it was so magical! The sights, the sounds, the eco-consciousness, the food, the accessibility and mindfulness of mobility needs, the people, all of it! Dank je wel voor alles! I hope to go back some day soon 🥹❤️🌞🇳🇱✨

Local #12

Sat, 10 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #12

r/amsterdam

A friend in Amsterdam has a new "sidewalk garden" in front of her house. She requested it online on the city hall website. Two guys came in four days, removed some tiles, added a curbstone, and added some soil. It was all done in 20-30 minutes.

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And all that for free. They also brought a bunch of plants that my friend had to pay for herself. She also had to plant them. The total price of those was 7.5€

There are some rules:
- The garden can be a max. of 45 cm wide
- There needs to be a min. of 2 meters of the sidewalk left
- You need to take care of it

https://www.amsterdam.nl/leefomgeving/dieren-groen/geveltuin-aanvragen/

You see these “gardens” everywhere, and I always thought it was just locals who were building them in the DIY style.

I tried very hard to obtain a dataset of all these sidewalk gardens in Amsterdam from Gemeente, but no success yet :(

It would make an epic heatmap of the best neighborhoods in Amsterdam, where walking is enjoyable and where neighbours deeply care about public space.
Amsterdam was so refreshing!

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Just got back to the U.S. after a 2 week trip that ended in Amsterdam and I just wanted to let you all know that I’ve visited a lot of cities in the EU over the years and Amsterdam is really so special! My husband and I did not want to leave.

We stayed in a small hotel in the Weesperbuurt neighborhood and it was so charming and quiet but we were able to do and see so much with a 5 day GVB pass. The weather was beautiful (I think maybe we got lucky but it was nice after gloomy weather in France and Belgium). We didn’t have a single bad meal (shout out to the cutest spot near us, Taste Like Chicken). Everyone was incredibly kind and easy to make friends with, but not loud or obnoxious like my fellow Americans can be. In such a tense time where we were a bit embarrassed about where we’re from, not a single person held it against us or treated us badly. We spent our last afternoon walking around Sarphatimonument Park, watching cute dogs and birds (you guys have parakeets?????) and baby …
Stolen on May 2nd, currently parked in Oost

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Hey. I saw this ad on MP that seemed too good to be true. However, I wrote to the seller and went to see the bike. He gave me an address close to Oosterpark but when I got there, he told me that he was 30mins away. However the bike was parked right there so I checked it out. It was in pretty good condition and exactly what I was looking for. I got pretty excited.

After 20mins went by, I got a message from the seller saying that they couldn’t make it, but they offered to bring the bike to my address. A police officer was parked just around the corner so I got suspicious. Maybe that’s why they changed their mind about meeting with me. I turned the bike around and I checked the serial number. I entered it on the platform and found out that it was reported stolen just 2 days ago.

Of course I got upset because I wanted the bike but it wasn’t right. If anyone recognizes it, I can send you the address where it was last parked.
All this trash, again and again

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Amsterdam’s trash problem is out of control, and it just keeps getting worse-especially now that summer is almost here and the city is filling up with tourists. Overflowing bins and open containers are everywhere, garbage bags are piling up on the sidewalks, and bottles and cans are scattered all over the place because the statiegeld system is a total mess. There aren’t enough return points, and the machines are always broken or full, so people just dump their bottles wherever they can.

With the hefty waste collection charge (€469 a year for multi-person households), you’d expect the city to keep things clean and organized. But instead, the gemeente keeps talking about plans and campaigns while the trash just keeps piling up. It’s honestly sad for a city like Amsterdam, and residents deserve way better than this endless mess.

What else can we do as individuals to help tackle this growing problem?
Which restaurants would you miss if you weren’t living in Amsterdam anymore?

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Which are perfection to you, where you feel like you couldn’t get the same exact thing in an equally sized city?

I like :

Piccolo Storia Pizza: the pizza is perfect but the place is also such a vibe

The gozleme stand at Noordermarkt on Saturdays

Taco Lindo: I had completely given up on Mexican food in Amsterdam until I had a taco here

Dignita: love the creativity of the brunch options

Kras Haring: consistently smooth not to salty

Edit: If you suggest a place let me know why or what to what to eat there! Appreciate all the recommendations!!
Real

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r/netherlands

Dutch Friends, thank you for Remembering the Canadians

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Hello Dutch friends. I hope I am allowed to post this here as it is an english language sub.

I am aware that this week your country has been commemorating liberation in WW2. As a Canadian I wanted, from the bottom of my heart and with all sincerity, thank your country for remembering Canadian veterans.

Your rememberance makes national news every year here in Canada. And it brings tears to the eyes of Canadians watching those stories. I have even seen several posts on the r/Canada sub from the Netherlands today. Every one of them made me cry.

As a country we have not been invaded in a very long time and have lived a relatively peaceful safe life. In addition many Canadians are foreign born and so have not been taught Canadian history. But I have had the benefit of learning about the liberation of the Netherlands, the hunger winter, the German flooding, Princess Margreit being born in Ottawa but not Canada, and the tulips sent every year as a symbol of gratitude. These are taught by …
What is the Dutch opinion about leaving messages like this?

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Another bike seat stolen in the Netherlands 😒 Will my neighbors think I’m helpful or annoying?
Line to catch the bus from Den Bosch to Utrecht.

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When are we gonna say enough is enough instead of silently suffering because collective action is apparently scarier than another 45-minute bus replacement. What does it take for an actual reform?
Blocked electrical outlets

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I’m new to the Dutch electrical outlet scene. Are these outlets blocked because they’re inactive or do they maybe have a protective cover but are active? If it’s a protective cover, how do you remove it? They look like they swivel somehow.
Amsterdam: sound of children playing not a valid reason for complaint, say experts

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Hopefully this creates some understanding of what kinds of noise is worthy of complaints and why.
I just wanted to pass the theory exam...

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I think I got a little too ambitious lol No one else using the account, just me

Local #11

Sat, 03 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #11

r/amsterdam

Going through all the emotions on my first King’s Day

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I’m newly immigrated here, and it turns out my street was a major party street this weekend. What started as jubilance as I watched people dancing from all over the city, then the country, then the world (I heard so many languages floating up to my window yesterday!) turned to sadness when the music stopped and the street cleared and I was witness to the absolute carnage left behind. I kept waiting for the city to come through with their leaf blowers and vacuum trucks, but time ticked down and they never came.

When I woke up this morning neighbors bearing shovels and push brooms had taken it upon themselves to clean all the detritus. I watched for a bit, and let my sadness turn to guilt to annoyance, wondering why they weren’t waiting for the city to do their job? But then I came to my senses, had a cup of coffee, and took my tiny little broom downstairs and asked if I could help.

Natuurlijk! They welcomed me and I joined them, picking up bikes, brushing up garbage, and clearing the …
Airplane view

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Amsterdam, 27-4-2025
Walking a banana

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Koningsdag in Amsterdam: so many people and trash everywhere! Good luck to the cleaners.

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Guess how much this gentrified smoothie was

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Serious answers only, preferably. It tasted terrible.
Assaulted with a baton on Prinsengracht

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Hi everyone,

On Kings Day, I was unprovokedly hit on the head with a baton by a man wearing a dark outfit with a red logo on his chest.

He was walking with another person who was pushing a baby stroller along Prinsengracht, right in front of the Houseboat Museum.

This happened around 21:25 (give or take a few minutes).

I suffered a large cut on my forehead that required stitching and an immediate emergency room visit. Lot of bleeding.

If anyone witnessed this or saw anything that might help identify him, please reach out. He kept walking southbound on the same road.

Any information would be hugely appreciated.

r/netherlands

Stereotyping the Dutch money culture

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I actually think it’s a cute childish representation of part of the Dutch culture

(Please don’t hate me)
Kings Day in Amsterdam-It’s sad how humans act and trash this gorgeous city.

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The amount of people peeing publicly- literally streams of pee running through the streets, used tampons everywhere, poop in corners, women peeing on peoples steps leading to go below ground, others destroying property, people destroying the tulip displays by sitting in them, penises out, people barely able to walk… people were literally just peeing on peoples front doors…. Like wtf….. it’s disgusting. It’s so primitive… all so what? They can get drunk, dance around, and party?

And then. The trash.

Trash everywhere. People just throw it everywhere….. literally piles everywhere. The street is lined with trash, you’re walking over pee soaked trash.

Literal acting like animals. But even animals don’t trash their own environment like this. That’s disrespectful to animals. It’s disgusting. It’s disturbing. Who even raised these people?

I can never imagine disrespecting property, littering, publicly peeing or pooping or leaving tampons everywhere like thousands of people do and seem to …
Tesla sales in the Netherlands slump by 75% in April

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Cheers everyone - all the business folks who decided to choose a different lease car, all the Uber drivers going to Chinese and European rivals, all the poor folks like me who were not planning to buy one anyway, and we did not! Congratulations!
Orange Netherlands on the buienradar app for King’s Day

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Countries that skip Labor Day (1st of May)

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No extra money for cheaper train tickets; 12% price hike expected next year

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🤷‍♂️

Local #10

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #10

r/amsterdam

While there has been a discussion about lame pics taken in the centre, I want to throw this in the ring

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My favourite Amsterdam Content Creator. Check him out on Instagram @pictorlux
Amsterdam, non tourist sightseeing. Noord, Gedempt Hamerkanaal.

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How tf can people afford the rent in Amsterdam?

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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.
Expats are not the cause of high rent prices

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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! …
This is Amsterdam too, if you go further as the old city centre

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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.
Gay vulture couple in Artis decide to adopt

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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

r/netherlands

Overpriced cucumber

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Just want to share this amazing price with people who can appreciate it. But seriously, these prices make absolutely no sense.
Every day we stray further from God's light

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confused about how women and newborn leave hospital 2 hours after giving birth in the Netherlands?

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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.
Why is the Netherlands so... dusty?

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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?
Limited to no help from Dutch in laws with our 4 month old

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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 …
Higher taxes, no free childcare to pay for coalition plans

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Local #9

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #9

r/amsterdam

Living in Amsterdam and Belgium is like living in a PFAS Chernobyl

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The tricky thing a out PFAS is they have no taste, smell or color, so we can’t feel them. Also they are toxic at extremely low amounts, like a few ng per kg. They mess with hormones and cause cancer. And they bio accumulate in humans. Also no one seems to know about PFAS, or care. But 1 in 6 children in EU already have beyond safe levels in their blood.

I am shocked how badly Amsterdam is polluted.

Our children will probably be sick and infertile.

We need to push our politicians through social media to stop this contamination. For example there are some pfas factories that operate today in and around Amsterdam.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2023/02/23/forever-pollution-explore-the-map-of-europe-s-pfas-contamination_6016905_8.html

On this map you can see where contamination sites are and stay away. You can also see for example a pfas user factory next to Westerpark.

FIlter your tap water (Waternet reports high levels of pfas in tap water). And try to avoid …
Junkies allowed to use hard drugs in a van in an attempt to alleviate drugs related nuisance in Oosterpark

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The idea: If you use hard drugs in the park you risk a fine, if you use them in the van you’re tollerated.

This is the Netherlands I grew up in, I’m happy to see this kind of pragmatic stuff returning. I’m sure it’s not perfect and it won’t solve the whole problem but at least something is happening!

As someone that lives close to Oosterpark I’m rooting for this project and hoping it helps the drug addicts, increases safety in the park and surrounding areas and decreases the amount of addicts in the park ‘off their fucking faces’ two meters away from kids playing.

https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/232023/elke-dag-gebruikersbus-bij-oosterpark-hier-loop-ik-geen-boete-op
Timelapse of a bridge opening

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Gue
There’s been some debate in this sub regarding similar photos being constantly posted. Hopefully this is different, Amsterdam tourist spots, spring 2020.

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A springtime walk through Amsterdam 5 years ago. . 1. Centraal Station 2. Ticket gates, Centraal Station 3. Damrak 4. Dam Square 5. Anne Frank House 6. Leidsestraat 7. Leidseplein 8. Passage, Rijkesmuseum 9. Rijkesmuseum 10. Museumplein
Stop being assholes to pregnant people

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I’m 33 weeks pregnant. I’m VISIBILY VERY PREGNANT. And every time I’ve had to take public transportation there are no seats available for me to sit in, that’s fine. I will usually ask someone to move their bag or wait until someone gets off at the next stop. What I’m referring to is people PUSHING and RUSHING past me to run to the open seat before I can even get on the tram/metro. For the past week I’ve had people cut in front of me while waiting for the metro doors to open to sit in seats and then ignore me when I ask them to move. Some will even push me. Cars will not slow down at zebra crossings when I’m in the middle of walking and then will hard brake so they don’t hit me. I’ve also had people on bikes, cycling on the pavement, yelling and ringing their bells to get me to move. THERE’S A WHOLE BIKE LANE FOR YOU TO CYCLE, I WILL TAKE MY TIME WADDLING BECAUSE I’M CARRYING A WHOLE ASS BABY INSIDE ME.

I never cared …
Current state of Amsterdam

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Ok, they are just putting the nutri-score on anything.

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Is there any reason for the nutri-score to be on here?
MediaMarkt making fun of Trump lol

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The Netherlands population today if it had a zero immigration policy since 1960

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It would have peaked at 14.77 million in 2015 and declined by 200K reaching 14.57 million in 2024
Actual Dutch Directness

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I see questions often about… Is this Dutch Directness or just rude? Edit: to clarify… This is not a question. It’s what I see as positive direcness. I appreciated it even though I wasn’t use to it.

I have a story that might help distinguish between the two. I come from a very social country. When you’re invited to someone’s house it’s almost rude not to go. We end up making excuses like being sick or busy as to ‘not hurt feelings’.

The other day I organised a poker night at my place and invited a few friends around. One Dutch friends reply was….

Hey, thanks for the invite but I honestly find card games to be boring and don’t enjoy them at all. I’d be more than happy to come for a bbq or borrel but I don’t think I would enjoy a poker night. Thank you for the invite though.

It hit me as so direct and honest and I couldn’t fault the logic behind the reply. He was respectful, open to future …
Who is responsible?

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Dutch men dress quite casual and plain in general. Not bad, just plain. Then you look down and see these crocodile leather babies staring back at you. Who is responsible for bringing this trend to the country?
Saturday in the Netherlands

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The Biesbosch is a big national park in the Netherlands, known for its waterlands and diversity of animals. When entering the Biesbosch you have a restaurant along the road, where you can have a drink. When you dive further into the area you discover complete rest and even some wilderness.

Me and my friend even made a video while cooking and camping outdoor. If you are interested in what the Dutch nature has to offer, please have a look:

➡️ https://youtu.be/oxyfwVsl_t8?si=D9ytOpcbTKk6RR-U

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Sat, 12 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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Another golden hour shot

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These weeks have had some amazing sunsets
Where did the chess board go now?!

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It used to be on Max Euweplein and then moved to Museumplein due to nucences on Max… but now it’s also gone from Museumplein! Where is it now?
Illegale reclame?

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Op de stoep aan de Kinkerstraat staan sinds kort deze graffiti advertenties. Ik kan me moeilijk voorstellen dat de gemeente hier toestemming voor geeft? En omdat we toch al doodgegooid worden met reclames lijkt het me onwenselijk dat (grote) bedrijven ook nog dit soort vandalisme gaat toepassen om hun rotzooi te slijten. Waar zou ik dit kunnen rapporteren?
Beautiful Amsterdam

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Pyongyang really is an upgraded version of Amsterdam

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I don’t even know where to begin. I spent two weeks in Pyongyang, and let me tell you: Amsterdam could NEVER.

Let’s start with the streets. In Pyongyang? Immaculate. You could eat off the pavement. Not a single drunk Brit peeing in a canal. Not a single crusty junkie harassing you for change. Just wide boulevards, synchronized traffic, and not a single fucking bicycle in sight. Meanwhile in Amsterdam, if you don’t get mowed down by a fixie-riding finance bro, you’ll be dodging scooters ridden by teenagers live-streaming on TikTok.

Safety? I could leave my bag on a park bench in Pyongyang and come back a week later—still there. Amsterdam? I left my bike for ten minutes and came back to find just the sad remains of a broken lock. Say what you want, but you don’t need ten surveillance cameras per street corner when the entire population’s on the same page.

Don’t even get me started on the people. Polite, well-dressed, not constantly baked out of their minds. No one screaming in English …
Started a small food business in NL with products from our farms in Crete — olive oil, honey, beeswax cream and more. No middlemen, so prices are lower than stores. Free delivery in Amsterdam too. Just the two of us doing what we love and what we believe is right for the consumers.

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Hi all! Posting this here in r/Amsterdam because we’re based in the city and offer something quite unique — free personal delivery anywhere in Amsterdam, with no minimum order.
We’re a tiny team (just me and my partner) doing everything ourselves — from harvesting to packing and delivering — and this personal delivery service is only possible because we live and operate here locally. That’s why I thought this group might be the right place to share our story.

I’m Manos, originally from Crete and now living in Amsterdam. Two years ago, my partner and I started Filía Crete, a small food business bringing authentic Greek products directly from our own farms in Crete to the Netherlands. Everything we offer comes straight from the source — no middlemen, no blending, no mass production. Just the products we and our families have been making and using for generations.

We grow, harvest, and bottle everything ourselves, and since we handle every step — including distribution — we can keep …

r/netherlands

This is what Amsterdam could’ve looked like if we listened to American urban planners…

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Stumbled upon this wild 1960s American vision for Amsterdam in the year 2000 — skyscrapers everywhere, highways slicing through the city center, canals erased under concrete. I asked AI to turn it into a realistic photo… and wow, it’s dystopian as hell.

It’s a reminder that American urban planning ideas for Europe were often completely out of touch with the actual character and needs of our cities. Thank god we never followed them.

Preserving human-scale cities > paving over everything.
What are these wavy marks and why were they put over the normal lines?

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Current supermarket prices are insane

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Just one random item from the supermarket as example: this Coolbest juices are so expensive right now
Do I report this...?

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I just drove past this flag. Is this something we can report and if so, where?
Albert Heijn artificially increase price of biological food 40%

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The supermarket group turns healthy and sustainable food into a luxury product, only available to rich people and unaffordable to the poor. And no, it is NOT that biological food production costs 40% more, and no, the margin on organic products is NOT being used to improve climate policy. Ahold Delhaize’s CO2 emissions have increased by 7% since 2018.

Personally, I am willing to pay more for better quality, non-toxic food, but just paying for the sake of making a company reach just because they want to create an artificial difference in the price is criminal!

Curious to hear your thoughts?

https://www.duurzaam-ondernemen.nl/ahold-delhaize-maakt-gezond-en-duurzaam-eten-onbetaalbaar-voor-gewone-mensen/
Not sure if it hasn't been cross-posted here before, but looking at what some Dutch neighborhoods looked like ~150 years ago is... stunning

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Local #7

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #7

r/amsterdam

Sakura season in Amsterdam

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It was indeed a British tourist who tackled suspect in Amsterdam stabbing and he has now been awarded hero's pin by mayor

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I like that hes being so modest and is not after his 5 minutes of fame after the incident, Amsterdam and the world need more people like him.
Chick eats shit trying to cross a boat height bar.

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Cherry Blossoms at Amsterdam's Bloesempark

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Red flashing light on 2 bed legs in hotel

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Arrived at the Espresso hotel today and found 2 bed legs with flashing red lights on them. Before I go down and ask to “speak to the manager”, any ideas or thoughts about what, why, wtf this is ?
The roof of Amsterdam

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I’ve been living in Amsterdam for nearly 7 years and this new, temporary attraction at the Nieuwe Kerk is breathtaking. Just when I’ve thought I’ve seen every classic view of the city, I’m surprised that something like this can pop up out of nowhere. Gave me a whole new perspective of the city. Could’ve spent the entire evening up there! Personally recommend even if tickets are a little expensive. Anyone else been up there or do you think it’s just a tourist trap?

r/netherlands

I built a free app where you can compare supermarket prices

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I recently built a web app called Lijssie.nl — it helps you create your grocery list and tells you which supermarket combination is the cheapest.

Instead of just showing you where something is cheapest, it does the math across multiple stores. So for example: • Buy your cheese at Lidl • Avocados from AH (Bonus) • Snacks from Jumbo Lijssie shows you the best combo and the total price difference.

You can: • Pick which stores you’re willing to go to • Automatically compare prices and deals • Install it as a PWA (Progressive Web App) on your phone or desktop • Share your list with others (great if you live with someone)

I made this as a hobby and it started out as a simple grocery list app my housemates. Would love any feedback or ideas — it’s still early but fully usable.
A note to Americans here

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I know this doesn’t apply to all of you, it’s just something that’s in my experience particular to Americans I see around. Living in the Randstad we have quite a few Americans, you can always recognize them…

My question or note to you. Please for the love of god or whatever can you lower your damn loudness?! Every single damn time, in a restaurant, in a cafe, on the public transport, nearly everywhere I see you… you’re always so frickin loud! Everybody looks at you annoyed but you got no social awareness to notice! The volume in which you talk and laugh sounds way louder than is necessary in any sort of situation.

Just please lower your volume, you don’t have to shout to hear/understand each other. Just speak on a normal level, it’s just extremely annoying and makes me personally just hate having you around in any public setting. Especially restaurants/cafe’s…
My gf just found this amazing board

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Started getting racist threatening message in my mailbox

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I don’t know what to do. We have reported it to the police but they are not taking it seriously and not doing any investigation. Has anyone else been receiving similar letters. Do you have any suggestions?

We live in Purmerend.
How high can rent actually go in the Netherlands? Are we trying to reach the moon??

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I’m genuinely baffled. I’ve been browsing rental listings across different Dutch cities — Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, even smaller towns — and I’m seeing studios going for €1,200+ and two-bedroom places pushing €2,000+ like it’s normal.

Is there a secret lottery you win to afford these places? Is everyone just rooming with 3 other people and calling it a day? I’m not even trying to live in a canal house with gold faucets — just something basic with a door and a roof!

Are there any signs this is going to level off? Or are we on track for €3,000 studios and bunk beds in broom closets?

Would love to hear what others are paying, where you live, and how you’re managing. Or if you’ve just given up and moved to a tent in the forest. No judgment.
My gf just sent me more pictures of the mooie weg

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Local #6

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #6

r/amsterdam

21 maar demonstratie tegen fascisme.

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Guy that took down the knife attacker before the police arrive

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Over 15,000 people protesting Fascism and Racism in Amsterdam today!

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Spring is in the air

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Jewish monument tagged and cleaned

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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.
had to stop for this little moment

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r/netherlands

Netherlands tightens U.S. travel warning, especially for LGBTQ visitors

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Judge rules Dutch citizenship cannot be stripped based on dual nationality

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The Netherlands is the 2nd most crime-reported country in the EU, according to Eurostat

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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. :) )
Forest area in the EU

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Is there no colour in clothing anymore?

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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.
Amsterdam city center stabbing leaves five injured; One arrested

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Local #5

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #5

r/amsterdam

In Amsterdam

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Caught these Amsterdam moments today

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A walk through Amsterdam
good morning amsterdam

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this beautiful model was standing on the sidewalk today
Foto serie over Amsterdam

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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.
Amsterdam lately

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Women: has the street harassment somehow gotten even worse? I'm sick and tired of this, every year feels less and less safe. After two attempted assaults in one year, I do not want to go out anymore.

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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 …

r/netherlands

Is this Dutch culture?

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Bright thing in the sky for weeks in a row. Is this normal in Dutch culture? I’m an expat.
Netherlands in the top 5 happiest countries

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What makes you happy about the Netherlands?
Netherlands launches fund to lure top scientists, like those fleeing the U.S.

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I would love if the groceries stores in NL would do the same

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My grandma left me these houses. Does anyone know where these came from?

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Title
Am I the only one who feels like this?

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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!

Local #4

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #4

r/amsterdam

Amsterdam; countering some of the madness and separation in the world ❤️

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10+ years of loving this city

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Lit
Can anyone help identify the location of this photo?

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My late father spent some time in Amsterdam in the early 90s, and this is one of my favorite photos of him. I’m visiting for the first time this May and would love to recreate this at the same location — would anyone be able to help identity where this may have been taken?

Thanks all!!
Drunk Brits

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We were in the city the past three days. The usual almost getting run over by fatbikes, dudes in patserbakken cruising around the grachten,… same types of people we get in Antwerp.

But HOW do you guys manage with those groups of drunk Brits?! They stand outside their hotels in their underwear in the morning, smoking. After that: straight back to bingedrinking in trainingsuits, harassing girls, shouting like they’re the most interesting person in the world and willing to fight everyone they encounter
☀️ packed park today

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the cyclist

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r/netherlands

Wife refuses to work

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Hello,

My wife and I moved to the Netherlands 5 years ago. She is from Eastern Europe, and I am from Scandinavia. My wife was late pregnant when we moved here, so we both decided it would be best for her not to work during the first two years. She wanted to spend time with the baby and didn’t want the baby to go to nursery/kindergarten immediately. I had a decent income, so we could afford that arrangement + Covid was on the way so it was anyways probably hard for her to find work at the time.

When our child turned two, we enrolled her in kindergarten, and my wife had the opportunity to focus on her career. However, she refused, saying she was very tired from being a stay-at-home-mother and wanted some time to recover. I thought this was reasonable, and I also suggested she consider therapy because I noticed some signs of post-pregnancy depression. We also hired a cleaning lady to help with the house on a weekly basis, which we still do.

She successfully completed the therapy and …
A+E / 2 = C? I can live with that!

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Any idea what happened?

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First time seeing “Cancelled by order of the police”. Any idea what happened? I can’t find any related news anywhere.
Why Dutch trains are so expensive while NS is unprofitable and just not so good?

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Yes, another NS thread. I love trains and I think train transport is just superior - but in the Netherlands it’s so expensive that it makes it not really compelling compared to private vehicles, while it should be the opposite.

A day trip to Amsterdam from Breda for 2 people is ~85€ which is, quite frankly, crazy. The same by average car would be ~22€ in gas + 6€ for P+R parking = 28€ which is 3x cheaper. Even if you are just one person it’s still cheaper to go by car than by train.

Yes, there are fixed costs on tax, insurance, maintenance… not included, but for a single trip they are negligible compared to gas and you have them whether you use the car or not, so actually it makes sense to use the car MORE if you have one already. And yes, if you are a (Dutch) student, trains are free (which is awesome) and if you are a frequent user / commuter there are the subscriptions that makes it more affordable. But for sporadic use, it’s just not a great option at …
Spring

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My stroopwafel fits perfectly in my coffee mug

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Local #3

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Local #3

r/amsterdam

Missing student in Amsterdam

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Hi all,

WE NEED YOUR HELP.

We lost contact with our friend LUO, a 23yr old student of Universiteit van Amsterdam. We received his last message in the early hours of Feb 23 and everything seemed normal. One of us had made a rdv with him meeting on Feb 23 afternoon, but he didn’t showed up. Then, he was absent from every course and exam. No one could find him. Normally, he informs others if he will be absent.

The police have already started investigating, but we still need more information. Below are his physical characteristics and some of the eyewitness reports we have received so far. His photo are enclosed.

Physical characteristics
- 23yr old, Asian Male
- Height: 177cm
- Weight: 65~70kg
- Shoulder-length straight hair
- Wearing Glasses
- No beard
Witness reports (All to be verified)
- 1st or 2nd Mar (not sure): Someone saw him in his residence.
- 3rd Mar: City hall (which one is yet to be confirmed)
- Around 16:25 (GMT+1), 4th Mar: On tram 13 (Jan van Galenstraat, towards …
I always find this street so comforting.

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Thank You Random Stranger

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So we had just flown in to Schiphol and were taking the train to Amsterdam Centraal when us, being stupid Americans, decided to take the stop early AND leave my backpack on the train. That backpack had basically my entire life in it, I was in shock. So we jumped on the next train hopeing someone would see it and drop it at lost and found at the next stop. We take the train, realize we got off a stop early, and sure enough the backpack is right there at lost and found waiting for us. That quite possibly was the deepest feeling of relief I have ever felt. There was a really cute couple sitting right next to us (dude had sick shades on) and I’m almost positive they were the ones to find it and drop it.

Whoever you are, you saved this vacation and dealing with tons of turmoil in the days and weeks after this trip. Thank you with the bottom of my heart.
My favorite picture from our vacation this year

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Missing Person Alert – Amsterdam

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Hi everyone,

Shengmen Luo, has been missing since the weekend of February 22nd & 23rd. He is a UvA Master’s student and a resident of Poeldijkstraat student building in Amsterdam.

If anyone has seen him or has any information about his whereabouts, please contact the police at 0900 88 44.

Any help in spreading the word would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

(Attaching the missing person poster for reference.)
Missing Person - Jason McCullough

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Hey, I have a cousin who has been missing from Northern Ireland for 2 weeks and we have found out he is in Amsterdam. Can anyone let me know if they’ve seen him please?

He’s 6 foot, slim build, 37 and from Belfast.

He hasn’t been in a good head space and we are really worried about him.

Thank you! 🙏

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Its hard to not get mesmerized by the scenery in this country

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Am I the crazy one????

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I (Indian, F) have been living in the Netherlands for 4 years and have been with my Dutch boyfriend for a while now. While I know cultural differences exist, some of his behaviors and ways of thinking have made me question if I’m the weird one or if it’s just cultural differences or he’s just being unreasonable. I feel like I’m constantly adapting, and at this point, I don’t even know if my feelings are valid anymore.

Some examples:
1. There have been a few occasions where I saw some cute things and thought of his parents and wanted to get it as a gift for them. He told me his parents wouldn’t be happy if I bought gifts for them.
2. For Christmas, I bought a lot of ingredients to cook a nice dinner for the family, and he later told me his dad was upset because there was “too much food.”
3. He complains that my food stinks and doesn’t always appreciate it when I cook for him.
4. When I’m on my period and having bad cramps, I still have to do chores because he says, “I still do the dishes even …
While working on delivery outside Amsterdam

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Just 30 minutes by scooter from the center
Is this a dream? Or Spring is really here?

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The Dutch fries debate

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Just talked about this in a post and thought I should share, my apologies if this was posted before.

But do to differences in accent there are different ways to say fries in Dutch, it might also be because of historical reasons, the part in yellow (mainly Brabant and Limburg) used to be part of Belgium, due to this they call fries “friet”. In the green parts they call them “patat” which is wierd but comes from patatas frietes, and is just an abbreviation.
Marine Le Pen dumps Trump… Now it's Wilders’ turn?

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Mailshine - Local #2

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Something has to be done about these type of cars in Amsterdam

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🇺🇦Stand for Ukraine manifestation today

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Hi Folks, there is a manifestation today to supper Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. People will walk from museumplein at 12 and meet on Dam Square at 2. Feel free to come over and support!
I present to you a strong competitor to Lelylaan: Station Duivendrecht

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Isn’t she beautiful?
Sun kissed

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Sun makes it feel like primavera ☀️

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Family Time

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Something has to be done about these type of cars in the Netherlands

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More 10 000 Dutch have signed to ban conversion therapy in the EU! 🇪🇺

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🚨There is a European Citizens Initiative campaign for a ban on these torturous practices in the EU, gathering over 220 000 signatures. So far, only 10 000 Dutch citizens have signed out of the 20 445 legally needed to reach the Dutch threshold! ‼️Signing takes one minute ‼️

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/
Graffitis in NL

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I’m a big fan of street Art and just wanted to share a few photos of the murals I have captured!
Signal seems to have a mass adoption moment in the Netherlands, with registrations up 2500%. Are you switching as well?

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My 6 months of living in the Netherlands, one of the best countries :)

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What is happening in Rotterdam?

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Yesterday, there was a second incident involving children aged 11–16, where someone shot an 11-year-old—just a day after a 13-year-old stabbed his classmate. All of this is happening in Rotterdam… where are the parents? What kind of environment are schools fostering that allows this to happen? I mention schools because these kids are either at the end of primary school or the beginning of high school and spend most of their time there. I am astonished by the level of violence among such young perpetrators.

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Last couple of days sunset was fire in Amsterdam

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Something has to be done about these type of cars in Amsterdam

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🇺🇦Stand for Ukraine manifestation today

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Hi Folks, there is a manifestation today to supper Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression. People will walk from museumplein at 12 and meet on Dam Square at 2. Feel free to come over and support!
My favorite picture of central station.

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Sun makes it feel like primavera ☀️

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A bunch of photos taken on a late night meandering walk home from Marnixstraat to my place in Oud West.

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1. Remains of the 17th century city wall. Nieuwe Passeerdersstrast.
2. Chalk street art. Nieuwe Passeerdersstrast.
3. Sculpture of a man at the end of a ladder reaching to the sky. Built by artists Ilya & Emilia Kabakov on the facade of the Mentrum psychiatric clinic.
4. 20th century Scandinavian antique shop. Eerste Constantijn Huygensstraat.
5. Ketelhuis Brug, WG-Terrein
6. Lab 111. Former anatomical laboratory.
7. House renovation, Kanaalstraat.
8. De Lutherhof, Staringplein.
9. Spade and Christmas trees, Eerste Helmersstraat
10. Children’s playground, JJ. Cremerplein.
11. Former home for wayward boys, Cremerplein.
12. Public urinal and lights, Derde Kostvelorenkade.
13. Doorway.
14. Entrance hall.
15. Door.

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Something has to be done about these type of cars in the Netherlands

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I’m so jealous of everyone who grew up in such a cool country

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I say this as I’m freezing from the wind D:
Graffitis in NL

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I’m a big fan of street Art and just wanted to share a few photos of the murals I have captured!
More 10 000 Dutch have signed to ban conversion therapy in the EU! 🇪🇺

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🚨There is a European Citizens Initiative campaign for a ban on these torturous practices in the EU, gathering over 220 000 signatures. So far, only 10 000 Dutch citizens have signed out of the 20 445 legally needed to reach the Dutch threshold! ‼️Signing takes one minute ‼️

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/
I'm reminded of this scene

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Locals ice skating at the Ryptsjerksterpolder in Friesland, February 19, 2025

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Photo taken by Albert Dros. See his post on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/albertdros_ice-skating-at-the-ryptsjerksterpolder-its-activity-7297965133622853634-jySV