Today’s post is a guest blog piece by the lovely Maja, who previously wrote about some of the things that Dutch guys say to people from Poland. New Country New Dating Experiences Moving to a new country is like starting a new relationship. At first, everything is exciting, better than …
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Finding An Affordable Place To Rent in Amsterdam In 2004 when I moved to the Netherlands, finding an affordable place to rent in Amsterdam was easier than selling ripped jeans to a Dutch woman. I found a 70 square meter apartment that was a bitterballens throw away from Museumplein, for which …
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One of my favorite expat bloggers is Andra Stefan author of Amsterdamming. She recently wrote an incredibly thought provoking piece which she’s kindly allowed me to repost here. Why living in Amsterdam is killing the woman in me Here is one of the very reasons I love living in Amsterdam. How could …
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Survey Results Do Expats Cycle Like the Dutch? Inburgering or integration can take on many forms, but for me, an important indicator of how well foreigners have integrated into Dutch society is undoubtedly their cycling habits. With this in mind, the Shallow Man put together a survey to see if …
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Amsterdam Confessions of a Shallow Man Life in the Netherlands through the eyes of a sarcastic expat