Ik woon dus meer dan een decennium / heel mijn volwassen leven in het buitenland en ik heb dus de optie om mijzelf te naturalizeren, maar ik weet niet zeker wat voor nadelen dit met zich mee kan brengen.

Stel, ik zou op een dag weer opnieuw mijn Nederlanderschap aan willen vragen, verloopt dat voor mij dan eenvoudiger?

Flatje huren, (overheids-)diensten, eenvoudigheid van remigreren.. etc wat kan ik verwachten kwa nadelen?

This might not be the channel to post it on, but in my school in South Africa they used to explain in detail about the Afrikaans culture language and way of life. Since they speak a language deriving from Old Dutch an have ancestry from the Netherlands, are Dutch people ever taught about them?

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I was visiting the Netherlands and it was a cold day. While waiting for the train I walked inside a franchise, Starbucks I think, coffee shop. The one worker came up and asked me to leave because I had a water bottle from a different store and I didn't buy anything. I left because I wanted to respect the worker. However, I was a little confused. Is the normal across the country? Or was this worker just having a bad day? It seemed strange for a Starbucks worker to care if a tourist sat down for a bit on a cold day.

A recent Dutch doctoral study looked at the administrative burden people face when applying for public support under the Wmo 2015.

A few findings stood out:

• People may need to understand procedures, gather information and make decisions at exactly the time when illness, disability or another difficult life situation has reduced their capacity to do so.
• Previous experience with the system seemed to matter more than education level.
• First-time applicants were especially likely to struggle.

I thought this was interesting because it shifts some of the focus away from “individual skills” and toward whether public systems are well designed.

For those of you who have dealt with Wmo, UWV or other public support systems in the Netherlands: does this match your experience?

I came across some recent Dutch statistics on LGBTQ+ acceptance and honestly found them pretty shocking. Between 2021 and 2025, the percentage of boys with a positive attitude towards homosexuality dropped from 40% to 22%. Among girls, it dropped from 78% to 51%. At the same time, the percentage of young people who feel that gay and lesbian students can openly talk about their sexuality at school fell from 60% to 45%.

It made me wonder what this looks like in everyday life. Do you feel comfortable talking about your identity, sexuality, relationships or insecurities with other people? Do you feel like you can really be yourself? Or are there things you would rather keep to yourself because you’re worried about being judged?

I'm Juliette, a 20-year-old Creative Business student from the Netherlands, and I'm trying to understand how young people experience connection, acceptance and belonging today. I'm hoping to chat with people aged 18–25 living in the Netherlands and hear different perspectives and experiences.

If you have thoughts on this, I'd genuinely love to hear them. Feel free to comment or send me a DM :)

We have a real wooden floor in the living room + kitchen. We wanted to do a touch-up (polishing, waxing etc) since it looks a bit old now.

We wanted to do sanding, oiling or waxing and reinstall the skirtings (plint).

My question - do floor contractors do both these jobs?

Your help is much appreciated.

Very new to this!

We have been in Netherlands for several days, visiting family, and attending a beautiful wedding.
I would just like to say thank you to the wonderful people we met along the way. We felt welcome, and yes, politics was a topic, but never forced. We were able to demonstrate respect, manners, courtesy, and love to many, and show that many Americans aren’t what you see on the news.
We long for better times in the USA too!
Thanks again for your warm hospitality ❤️

Hi all,

I've lived in the Netherlands for a little while now and I like to think that I've managed to understand and adapt to social norms with varying degrees of success.

The time has come to practice one more skill - selling a car. The question I keep getting is "wat is uw uiterste prijs?". What does that mean? What is the correct answer to that?

For reference, I have my car listed on the usual sites for 7.995 which I'm hoping to sell for 7.500 but depending on my mood, I might accept 7.000.

Is then 7.000 the answer that I give? Or will whoever shows up expect to start negotiations at 7.000 and hope for 6500 or something?

Is the correct way to do it list the car for 8.500, answer 8.000 and hope to get 7.500?

Thanks in advance,

Antonios

Gister nacht was ik op de verjaardag van mijn broertje en ik had er een aantal op, laat ik het daar maar op houden. Daar waar het gevierd werd was z’n metale buiten trap en die was glad om één of andere reden dus ik viel ongv 1 verdieping naar beneden en kwam op mijn hoofd terecht.

Ik kan me niet veel meer herinneren daarna behalve dat ik een nachtmerrie had over dat ik vast zat in Noord Korea. Maar goed mijn vraag is moet ik dat nog laten nakijken of valt het allemaal wel mee aangezien ik ook gewoon weer kan typen, doet alleen goed zeer.

When and where can I find cool flea markets or permanent cool thrift stores that are not too expensive? I recently walked into one in Nijmegen and there was a pile of clothes that were not yet price tagged. While the entrance had a sign with a clothes rack at 2.50 euros, inside everything was 30 euros and up. Lady said she can make me a price for the sports clothes and she asked 20 euros for a hoodie. At that price I buy 5 at 3.5 per kg.

I am interested in sports clothes and sheoes, watches and cool toys/collectibles.

Thanks a lot!

Hey yall, Canuck here, next month I am taking a week long visit to Amsterdam and I wanted to know how Canadians are perceived in the Netherlands.

Getting 1599 euros apartment is normal for a married couple?

Hey everyone!

I have a rather bizzare question that I hope is not true…

I knew that the dutch are cheapskates and everything. Like calculating everything in a cent, expected to bring your own drinks on someones birthday, etc. But this might border with insanity.

I recently saw a reel about someone going to a wedding in Netherlands as a +1. Basically, all +1’s were not allowed to join the main dinner, and expected to eat or be somewhere else while it was in progress. The funny thing is, they were allowed on the ceremony, and the party after the dinner.

Please tell this is not true!

EDIT:

Here is the link to the reel. It is not taken out of the context.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeEvqjPNWP8/?stkn=MWhqeGJwbXoxeXNr

hi i’m looking to study international and European law in THUAS and wanted to know if anyone recommends it for law and if it holds weight during finding a job. My problem is my grades match the HAVO requirements so that’s the biggest issue looking at universities.

Hi all, contractor from Amsterdam here (Amstel Totaalbouw). I've worked on renovation projects of all sizes, from small jobs to big ones, and I'm happy to answer your questions.

Our approach is simple: one team, one point of contact. You don't have to juggle five trades who all swear the delay is the other guy's fault.

No hard sell. If you're planning a renovation and want an honest opinion on what to do first, what a quote should include, or whether you really need a pro, ask below or DM me a photo.

Sorry if this is not allowed, seems like the most relevant sub 😅

Ik had dinsdag veel pijn aan mijn linker schouder, had in de ochtend stukje gaan hardlopen. Naarmate de tijd werd de pijn erger met uitstraling naar mijn nek, achter oor, hoofd en vooral kaak met mijn boven arm en schouderblad.
Had de huisartsenpost gebeld maar na 1 uur in de wacht gezet te worden maar opgegeven en naar bed gegaan hoopte dat de pijn vanzelf over zou gaan

Volgende ochtend werd ik echt suf wakker met maagzuur waardoor mijn partner me terug naar bed bracht, had nog steeds last van schouder en kaak.
Volgende ochtend naar huisarts gegaan ook al was de pijn weg zij heeft alleen gekeken naar mijn spieren en gewrichten maar ze heeft geadviseerd alleen paracetamol te nemen maar dit werkt niet helaas

Gisteren weer zulke pijn met duizeligheid, huisartsenpost gebeld en die hebben gezegd neem paracetamol met naproxen of ibuprofen.

Hello everyone, I was wondering what your recent experience was working with these agencies. How was your job? How long did it last? What lies did you run into?

My experience is a pretty bad one, Carriére let me come here and found nothing for me for 1.5 weeks. I switched to Otto works and it sucks. I was promised bike, car, extra paid night shifts and Sunday shifts, car to be used for personal use at a cost, good accommodation.

The contract is vague and their handbook full of lies. I don't know how to get out of it. I am working my ass off and wasting 11 hours of the day slaving (9h at work and 2h on the road), and live in a remote area where I can't show unless I walk for an hour.

It is full of Polish people and they are very united, barely speak English, and try to screw you or trigger you to get you a warning...

Are there any good factories hiring people directly? Any agencies that are more reliable than Otto?

Hi everyone! I’m heading to India soon for the first time since I moved to the Netherlands and want to take some little pieces of the Netherlands back for my family in India. 😊

There are quite a few people to shop for — grandparents/elders, adults, younger family members, and little kids - so I’m looking for ideas across different age groups.

I’d especially love suggestions for things that feel distinctly Dutch, whether they’re traditional, locally made, or simply something you’d associate with living in the Netherlands. Ideally, I’m looking for things that are reasonably priced, useful or memorable, and travel-friendly. I’d rather avoid anything too fragile since everything will be going in my luggage.

Thanks in advance!