Can’t understand Frisian at all. Maybe I can pick out a couple of words here and there, but it’s really a whole different language and doesn’t sound all that much like English either.
I would expect you’d pay property taxes on house boats. Not really sure how that works, but I do know that in Amsterdam the spots the boats are moored tend to be at least as expensive as the boats themselves.
It’s true I suppose. At least, I’ve heard more than one of my US-born female friends comment on it. They also think we dress shabbily. But I’m not so sure the difference is all that big compared to Germany and Sweden, for example.
ETA: there’s also the fact that marriage is pretty much completely optional here (except for the strict religious types). Relationships happen, and if they work, they work. If not, split up.
It’s not that confusing! So tobacco smoke is a no-no but weed smoke is still ok. I did wonder whether everyone had had to move to solid and use vaporisers or some other contraption.
Awesome. I lived at the Holiday Inn across the railroad tracks from the Hoog Catharijne for a couple of months for work a few years back. That is a great city with a cool old-town. I remember eating at the “66 Route Diner” and eating Filet American… raw ground beef on a bun with a raw egg on top. Something no American in their right mind would eat in America. Also, I miss the delicious beer… mmmmm, Palm.
The few coffee shops I’ve been in since the smoking ban either don’t allow smoking inside or they converted to a huge “smoking room” and a tiny “shop window”.
Note: the smoking ban only applies to areas where personnel is supposed to be working.
I mostly read English language books and even then mostly non-fiction. Fairly recently I did like Tommy Wieringa’s “Joe Speedboat” and (Belgian author) Dimitri Verhulst’s “De helaasheid der dingen”.
Music: Andre Manuel is an amazing singer and songwriter.
But I’m not so sure the difference is all that big compared to Germany and Sweden, for example.
So tobacco smoke is a no-no but weed smoke is still ok. I did wonder whether everyone had had to move to solid and use vaporisers or some other contraption.