thank you fedor. while i don't agree with your positon most of the time, i do applaud your honesty. more honesty is what is needed. denying the...
living in the netherlands gives one a better perspective than any book ever will. i hold dutch citizenship, i have dutch family, i've lived in...
it used to be a progressive place (for a few years). what is happening now is really just a reversion back to the old dutch ways. the 'tolerance'...
that's not the only 'myth' about about amsterdam that will be shattered beyond all recognition after you've been there for any considerable amount...
Have a read through this thread: http://www.hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117607&page=3&pp=10 You'll find your answer there.
I guess this calls for another round of "anti terror" laws.
okay, i'll admit that's actually pretty funny. although it doesn't explain why they also stopped several dutch people, all of whom were equally...
Mafuman defending Balkenende policy, now that's a laugh. You know that if his govt get their way then you won't be able to visit the coffeeshops...
http://www.edri.org/book/print/291
I have been stopped in Amsterdam since the introduction of these laws (for no reason other than walking down Marnixstraat I might add. I was told...
D cards: a story I thought I'd never write. Contributed by: whelan costen Who's next? Are we that far behind? ID cards: a story I thought I'd...
absolutely. I would also like to add that in this case all I did was offer my own opinion that 22 days was a little long for amsterdam alone. I...
ob You're pretty boring yourself mafuman. All you wannabe expats are even more protective of the netherlands than the dutch. The fact that it's...
Thank you. Contrary to how it might appear at times, I do not wish to build up more evidence of many of my own perceptions of dutch culture. I...
man, is it possible for dutch people to sit back and be objective about their country for just one minute? Of course holland has a big history...
Myrtje, please don't allow yourself to be blinded by your own sence of national pride. I know you feel very proud about being Dutch, but that...
I would seriously consider seeing some more of Europe while you're there. 22 days is too long to spend in Amsterdam. It's a very small city and...
no, not everything. you know that there many things that I like about holland. in some ways i even enjoy the directness and lack of niceties at...
You'll almost certainly get ripped off at Waterlooplein (and most of them are stolen anyway). If you are totally against buying one off a junky,...
actually, that isn't true. just browse the other boards on there and you will see the difference. whats more, that isn't the only place where...
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