Amsterdam is full It surprises me that people all over the world are not aware of the fact that Amsterdam is full. I was on a train on my way back from the Hague recently (yes, I do occasionally leave Amsterdam) and there was an announcement: “If you don’t live …
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Xenophobia and ‘No Internationals’ In Apartment Ads xenophobia /zɛnəˈfəʊbɪə/ Dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries. “the resurgence of racism and xenophobia” synonyms: racism, racialism, racial hatred, ethnocentrism, ethnocentricity; nationalism, jingoism, isolationism; prejudice, intolerance, bigotry, bias; historicalapartheid; rarexenophoby “there must be no room for xenophobia in today’s Europe” Casual Dutch Xenophobia ‘No Internationals!’ A number of …
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Amsterdam Confessions of a Shallow Man Life in the Netherlands through the eyes of a sarcastic expat