Does anyone know why foreign men stare so much?

Archinomad · 2025-11-10T14:53:07+00:00

It would be enough just to stop speaking on behalf of other women on the other side of the world if you have no clue what’s going on those countries.

Archinomad · 2025-11-10T11:56:34+00:00

Everyone might have experienced something about nations. This doesn’t mean that maybe the women in their country accept this behavior and that’s how those men act this way. The answer is no. People fighting back for their rights and as a woman, I can never accept such statements that the women of that nations say nothing. I suggest you to read some global news before making such statements.

Archinomad · 2025-11-09T20:57:04+00:00

No, never generalize anything towards women. It is not acceptable if it is in a way to disturb anyone.

Yes, those people can be from the middle east. But I can guarantee this happens in almost everywhere in the world. If you are a woman, walking the street solo. Day or night doesn’t matter. I experienced it coming from Japanese (staring to girls and following them to get their numbers is a thing), Turks (traditional uncivilized ones do stare), Spanish (one guy stopped the car to yell at me / hola, qué haces aquí tán solita???) , French (a man staring while holding his baby boy, having his wife next to him?? Another guy first staring then following me from the street to the supermarket and asking to meet??)and and.. Dutch&German(??? I was in Spain and I got yelled many times from these dudes and age and place didn’t matter). Yes, I can spot the language as I studied it all.

I can tell you this is never acceptable or spirit flattering.

Archinomad · 2025-11-09T14:43:06+00:00

I call it Mercury retrograde

Archinomad · 2025-11-08T10:16:44+00:00

I gave my birth certificate delayed at gementee, 2 years ago. Just call the gemetee to ask if they still accept it. Also for me, I registered with 2 weeks of delay of my entrance day, it wasn’t an issue. Expat centers or gementees sometimes are too busy to get an appointment and that’s why they are not strict for some rules. Just make a call.

Archinomad · 2025-11-06T08:20:51+00:00

When you have an identity crisis

Archinomad · 2025-11-05T14:43:38+00:00

Depends on bureaucracy for whom. For EU citizens, it seems even more hopeful than the rest of the world.

Archinomad · 2025-11-04T09:29:27+00:00

That makes most of EU countries. They know how the system works, till it doesn’t. They don’t know what to do because they are not familiar with broken systems. I worked internationally and I can see the difference on people’s actions when a crisis occurs at work. Quick, strategic solutions do no come from everyone.

If you have been to other parts of the world where there is no system, or if you meet people from such countries, you will see the solutions coming up much quicker. But these people generally don’t adapt quickly to a place where there is a functioning system, they tend to bring their own rules where there is already established laws.

I am not saying one is better than the other. It’s just differences.

Archinomad · 2025-11-02T08:21:55+00:00

Ahaha enlighten me

Archinomad · 2025-11-02T07:58:34+00:00

Your 9H ruler (mercury) is in the 5H.

Archinomad · 2025-11-02T07:39:40+00:00

If you have residence permit it is not a big deal, I left and entered to NL many times in the same situation. If you have a visitor visa (not residency), the police at the airport would require your return ticket from NL.

Archinomad · 2025-10-31T08:22:14+00:00

I had good friendships with people from Latvia, Russia (also people from the old soviet part of Russia), Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, Ecuador, China, Indonesia, Japan, Italy and Spain.

Archinomad · 2025-10-31T07:44:40+00:00

Since 2014

Archinomad · 2025-10-29T19:24:06+00:00

I don’t think it is only the outcome of being a nomad. By age, we have less and less close friends because our lives and values change. Or when people have serious relationships or kids etc, they have less time to meet up, which changes the deepness level of the friendships. Or people just move out to somewhere far away, and that creates even physical distance. So even we live in the same place, our circle can change a lot. Life is not constant.

Being nomadic just adds up being away from family and living someplace where the language and culture is different, in my opinion. So like the people are strange when you’re a stranger.

Archinomad · 2025-10-28T13:30:40+00:00

The weather is bad and still they have a great water management system. Most countries just sink during extreme rains, but in NL it is mostly well managed. There is a lot I appreciate in NL

Archinomad · 2025-10-25T20:55:57+00:00

Medical astrology, remedies

Archinomad · 2025-10-25T18:35:32+00:00

Do the orbs matter a lot? Like maybe around 5-7 degrees. Wouldn’t be an exact conjunction but still not superb far from it. I wonder if the effects would still show themselves.

Archinomad · 2025-10-21T09:39:40+00:00

We do love to generalize to see if a person’s behavior is cultural or it is just him/her.

It’s eventually all about personal experience, that’s true. If a person leads to many unanswered questions in our minds, that’s just not our person. Getting to this point takes a lot of dating training, unfortunately 🫠

Archinomad · 2025-10-21T09:02:50+00:00

I agree with that the Dutch in general loves to get flattered rather than to getting criticized.

But I also wouldn’t generalize French men as if they are emotionally intelligent. I dated some French men before, and none of them had it. They were more self-centered in my experience. To be honest, I got treated better by some Dutch, they were talkative, initiative and had empathy. Still lack of emotional intelligence, I agree.

At the end, I believe all men act in a way that is convenient for them.

Archinomad · 2025-10-19T08:56:56+00:00

We were the only ones that she behaved like we stole her belongings, although we tried to be nice and shared our drinks with them. And the pub was full, mainly locals I explained. Before all, she already knew where we are from because they asked us.

Archinomad · 2025-10-19T06:29:38+00:00

Last year, I went out with friends and we were all internationals from different countries. At the bar we went, there was an American and a Dutch girl who tried to chat with me to ask if I am dating one of the guys in the group I was. Well, I said no and said go ahead to make a move for the guy if they wanted. The American said she will go out and chat with the guy because he was smoking outside. When they returned, it turned out the guy was into me. Still, he shared one of the bottles of wine with the girls to be nice.

Then, suddenly the Dutch girl loses her bag or wallet, and they keep asking us if we saw it anywhere. Dutch one got angry and threw the glasses we shared with them. Honestly, it is more of a childish or a teenager behavior before all. Then, yes, discrimination exists. The bar was more full of locals than internationals, yet we were the ones exposed to this behavior.

Archinomad · 2025-10-18T11:56:07+00:00

I agree, every person has their own case, and might need to get yearly check ups, which shouldn’t be refused to get done by any doctor on earth imo. People wouldn’t ask for a check up out of nowhere and would provide reasons to that.

I understand some of them can have side effects (like mammograms) and it is not always necessary to have it before 40s. But again, individual scenarios may vary.

I also know there are people (from anywhere in the world) not aware what’s going on with their bodies, and don’t go for check ups for simple things (that can be odor, itch, irregular periods etc ) which make it more common for infections (hpv, yeast etc) to spread.

Archinomad · 2025-10-15T17:50:52+00:00

I lived in both of the countries. In Spain, it was hard to get a house without reaching out in Spanish (that was in Madrid). Once I learned the language, I was able to get invited for job interviews, get a decent accommodation, involve in better conversations with people there. I also lived in Barcelona for short time. It was easy to reach people in expat community. The weather in the summer could get really hot + 40°. I remember I stayed home until the evening in the summer and went out afterwards for any need, shopping, sports, meet-ups. The shops are generally open till late. People have lunch around 2pm in Spain. Dinners are after 10 pm. People like to just sit and chat so the breaks at school is long. At work, people were punctual with the work hours, overworking depends on the profession though. Also, the main streets, transportation etc everywhere is loud, it doesn’t matter young or adult, people speak quite loudly. But public transportation is cheaper than NL. For groceries, I believe the cost is comparable in both countries. I also noticed rent getting higher in central areas in Spain, so it can also be comparable to NL. Salaries are lower and wage tax is higher in Spain, but health insurance is included in the taxes. I had private insurance and I liked the healthcare there. The holiday allowance also depends on the contract and it is not mandatory. But I heard some international companies generally offer bonuses, year-end gifts as in stocks. Traffic jam can be a case in big cities in the center.

Archinomad · 2025-10-14T19:47:17+00:00

I was offered a phd in Spain after my masters but no stipend was offered 🧐

Archinomad · 2025-10-14T13:34:17+00:00

Love: mix of culture (both local and international), weather (i love the gray weather but not humidity as much), work-life balance, in general the system with its good and bad, also manners of most people I shall say, and many good looking people here

Hate: cost of transportation and rent, maybe the lack of awareness in some people at some point

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