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03-04-2013 11:26am#1
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What is wrong with the food Keith ? I am experiencing the opposite as a Dutchman in Ireland
Weather is better then in Ireland IMO warmer in summers colder in Winters specially around Arnhem ...More influence from the continent
You are right when it comes to taxes ... but people must consider that there are a couple of "perks" ..Vakantiegeld en Reiskostenvergoeding for instance (holiday and travel allowances) Holiday allowance is 8%of your yearly income. And you get 70% of your last income when you are made redundant (WW. ... And more Holidays although i dunno how that compares to the extra Bank holidays here.
Jesus .. show me a place where they sell a decent leg of lamb that doesn't cost a fortune .. or a butcher that sells a good Sirloin steak and knows the farm where it came from.
Tax Wise I'm not saying its a bad thing, merely giving a guideline on what you can expect in your net pay.
Your 13th month is your money anyway, its not charity
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Halal butchers are the best option for lamb over there. I used to go to one in Eindhoven for a while (can't remember where it was now, too long ago after I left!)
Just before I left though I discovered a farm that had it's own Halal butchers that also sold direct to the public at very reasonable prices. I'll have a rummage around on Google maps and see if I can figure out where it was again (could take a while!)
Cool .. cheers for that .. will have a look into it.
We also found a Halal butcher in the neighbourhood that's priced a little bit better ... he rarely has good beef though.
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I have just remembered the one we went to was on the Marconiplein, but looking at Google Streetview all the shops seem to be boarded up now. Still, I guess assuming nothing would have changed since I left in 2001 is a bit muchkeithclancy wrote: »Cool .. cheers for that .. will have a look into it.
We also found a Halal butcher in the neighbourhood that's priced a little bit better ... he rarely has good beef though. I still miss the place sometimes! 0 -
I have just remembered the one we went to was on the Marconiplein, but looking at Google Streetview all the shops seem to be boarded up now. Still, I guess assuming nothing would have changed since I left in 2001 is a bit much I still miss the place sometimes!
Probably gone now ... that area is a complete dump, I once stopped to buy cigarettes in a shop there ... they were fake 0 -
What is wrong with the food Keith ? I am experiencing the opposite as a Dutchman in Ireland
Weather is better then in Ireland IMO warmer in summers colder in Winters specially around Arnhem ...More influence from the continent
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Had to smile at this - fair play to you standing up for dutch food/weather.
You have to remember that for Irish people travelling to the continent conjures up ideas of Spain or France or Italy i.e. people expect delicious food and great weather. Holland kind of contradicts those stereotypes for irish people!!
People back in Ireland will assume anywhere on continental Europe has better weather than we do, that's why it's necessary to point out clearly - that is not the case for Holland - in fact it rains as much here as it does in parts of Ireland and the winters here are more harsh than ours.
Also the food - the dutch don't have native cuisine that compares with spanish tapas or lovely italian pizzas or french food cooking. So it's not a comparison with irish food (we never claim to have deleicious cuisine in Ireland), it's a comparision with other continental european food! 0 -
stickybookmark wrote: »Had to smile at this - fair play to you standing up for dutch food/weather.
You have to remember that for Irish people travelling to the continent conjures up ideas of Spain or France or Italy i.e. people expect delicious food and great weather. Holland kind of contradicts those stereotypes for irish people!!
People back in Ireland will assume anywhere on continental Europe has better weather than we do, that's why it's necessary to point out clearly - that is not the case for Holland - in fact it rains as much here as it does in parts of Ireland and the winters here are more harsh than ours.
Also the food - the dutch don't have native cuisine that compares with spanish tapas or lovely italian pizzas or french food cooking. So it's not a comparison with irish food (we never claim to have deleicious cuisine in Ireland), it's a comparision with other continental european food!
Yes because we're all big potato heads who've only ever been to Santa Ponsa- wtf??
I'm entitled to say I miss Irish food or that I'd like to have better weather where I live- in fact my Dutch neighbours praise food from other countries and also enjoy the few days of good weather we get here.
I swear, smug emigrants really do get up my nose, as the smell of their own farts get up theirs I bet :rolleyes:0 -
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Hi, I just wondered if I could get some opinions/experiences from Irish expats in The Netherlands. It's a place that always interested me(well amsterdam at least), I just like the idea of living in a so called free society where almost nothing is taboo. I'm actually learning some dutch at the moment using the pimsleur method, which is all audio, but still pretty good. I've been told the dutch are very direct, but i've lived in Germany so I've an idea how they'd be.
A mate of mine who spent time in holland also said dutch people are 10 years ahead of the germans, not really sure what he meant. Perhaps with regards to society and outlook on life. A bold statement if there ever was one
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Hi, I just wondered if I could get some opinions/experiences from Irish expats in The Netherlands. It's a place that always interested me(well amsterdam at least), I just like the idea of living in a so called free society where almost nothing is taboo
Thanks.
I love living in Amsterdam I have to say. It's just so easy to live here, there are very few dramas or stresses. I find the Dutch a great race - practical, good sense of humour, friendly, very little airs n graces about them, no bull they call a spade a spade.
Great flight connections to both Dublin &Cork too and u don't have to endure Ryanair yay Schipol is sooo easy and cheap to get to on public transport, makes flying home just so easy and stress-free.
And there's always stuff on and stuff to do. Irish gang in droves if u join the GAA club (little/no prior GAA exp req'd!) and huge expat scene here through meetup.com
Almost everyone speaks English and loads of English speaking jobs/workplaces here.
Only little fly in the ointment is the cost of rent here. That is saucy but there are ways to save, like house shares0 -
stickybookmark wrote: »I love living in Amsterdam I have to say. It's just so easy to live here, there are very few dramas or stresses. I find the Dutch a great race - practical, good sense of humour, friendly, very little airs n graces about them, no bull they call a spade a spade.
Great flight connections to both Dublin &Cork too and u don't have to endure Ryanair yay Schipol is sooo easy and cheap to get to on public transport, makes flying home just so easy and stress-free.
And there's always stuff on and stuff to do. Irish gang in droves if u join the GAA club (little/no prior GAA exp req'd!) and huge expat scene here through meetup.com
Almost everyone speaks English and loads of English speaking jobs/workplaces here.
Only little fly in the ointment is the cost of rent here. That is saucy but there are ways to save, like house shares
Cool thanks for the bit of info, I'm moving to london soon but NL is probably where I'd go if it didn't work out in Jolly old 0 -
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How did you find looking for jobs in NL? Monster?
Job wise there are several sites you can visit.
Monsterboard.nl
nationalevacaturebank.nl
vacatures.nl
stepstone.nl
vacaturekrant.nl
Hope that will help a littleHey just tried using my dutch bank card which says ''Maestro'' to book a flight on Aer lingus and AL doesn't seem to have an option for Maestro from the drop down menu :-( Are all dutch bank cards the same? Any way round this? Cheers
And a regular debit card cannot be used like a creditcard no. Payment via iDeal only usually.
It's like that for all debit cards no matter which bank it's from.0 -
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stickybookmark wrote: »Just for general info - Mate of mine just moved here and was told that Sofi numbers are now a thing of the past, you get a ''temporary BSN'' instead (if you tell them you're not sure if you'll be here for longer than 4 months) he's going in to get one next Monday.
In principal they are both the same thing, just the temporary one you mention is only registered with the Belastingdienst for tax purposes, but its not temporary, you could have it for years just to do your taxes.
Its just your number that the Dutch Government offices use to identify you.
My BSN and Sofi number are the same all they did was change the name. 0 -
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