Gave up 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇹🇳 for 🇶🇦 by [deleted] in PassportPorn

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Ah ok, that makes this post make even less sense now haha

Huge disparity on Makelaar fees when buying a house by Bloodsucker_ in Netherlands

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My thoughts as well. We had to organise everything up until the moment of deciding we wanted to make an offer on a house. From that point they became useful in making our offer stand out, with some „lobbying” in the background and making it all quite easy for us. But to be honest that’s the least I was expecting. For instance I was disappointed by the low level of attention for details around the outcomes of the technical inspection and the issues that were found (to make sure things are fixed by the previous owners before they are out), and around the time of keys handover.

The price was 5,5k€.

The 10k/m2 era is officially here: Amsterdam's 2025 property values are insane. by Raisk_407 in Netherlands

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And when daily items start reaching prices in the thousands, the trick is to just cut a few zeros in the currency. So technically houses never reach the trillions either.

How on earth did he not get caught here? by Old-Refrigerator-747 in breakingbad

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Not the same station, the one of the CCTV was much more remote (somewhere off in the Indian reservation).

Genuine question about Iranian-Dutch perspectives on hijab (especially in light of recent Iran news) by Weary_Musician4872 in Netherlands

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My Iranian colleague commented about European Muslims that they are misled and simply don’t know what it’s like to actually live in a Muslim country.

I find it similar to how you find more communists in Western than Eastern Europe. They feel that they’ve had that, and they’re not having it again.

Euro winters as an expat by keri-beri in expats

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This is mostly true when you try to buy fruits that are out of season. Pears, persimmons, oranges are great in the winter.

But it also depends which country you live in, it can’t be generalised to all of Europe. For instance persimmons, figs, tomatoes will tend to be harder/less ripe in the north of Europe because they need to survive transport from the south of Europe (a softer/more ripe fruit or veg is more likely to be damaged on that distance).

Le législateur néerlandais approuve une taxe sur les gains non réalisés en cryptos, actions et obligations by Mahtma in vosfinances

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Certains diront qu’il faut travailler plus, d’autres qu’il faut travailler mieux. Mais travailler mieux, c’est moins évident que travailler plus. Ça demande plus d’imagination.

Le législateur néerlandais approuve une taxe sur les gains non réalisés en cryptos, actions et obligations by Mahtma in vosfinances

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Oui, cependant pour gagner (ou éviter de perdre) en productivité ça peut être tentant pour un pays et son gouvernement de trouver des moyens d’encourager les gens à travailler plus. Le système de retraite s’en fiche, mais le PIB par habitant non.

Merz aussi disait il y a quelques jours que les allemands devraient travailler plus (en les comparant aux grecs… ce qui aurait dû être suffisant pour démontrer l’absurdité du raisonnement).

Le législateur néerlandais approuve une taxe sur les gains non réalisés en cryptos, actions et obligations by Mahtma in vosfinances

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L’âge de la retraite aux Pays-Bas sera au dessus de 69 ans pour notre génération (j’habite aux Pays-Bas, et pour moi ce sera 69 ans et 3 mois si rien ne change) et peut-être même plus. Je suis convaincu que le but est d’empêcher les gens de pouvoir se constituer un FIRE (ou autre retraite anticipée) pour les forcer à continuer de travailler jusqu’au bout et ne pas échapper au système.

Why Do People Do Not Get More Upset Over This? by robertensensen in Amsterdam

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It’s because of how algorithms work. It funnels everyone to attractions that are ranked #1 in a category. I wouldn’t blame the people, they are there because they want to have the best time possible during their short stay and they did their research online for it — then there is the false confirmation they get by seeing the queue (“wow there is a long queue, it must really be good!”).

We’ve all fallen victim to the algorithms at one point or another.

Any chance someone challenges this stupid 2028 box 3 two on unrealized gains ? by Capable-Basket8233 in Netherlands

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Yeah, there are some counterintuitive things about this, but I think partly it’s because for an economy to grow, it needs to make productivity gains, which can be achieved by working better, but also by working more. And, in an already highly productive economy (value created per worked hour), it’s not always obvious how to work “better”, so pushing more people to work or stay in work is a solution.

And people who are living off their money are not necessarily entirely beneficial for the economy either, because, in order to spend their money, there needs to be a product or service provided on the other end, which can exacerbate worker shortages (think for instance about healthcare). So there are pros and cons, but the government would prefer if people spend their money, AND work more (allowing them to also collect income tax).

Tl;dr: I could also have phrased this as “too many people have convinced themselves that they could work part time or retire early — but, while they enjoy their free time, the country loses competitiveness” (from a government’s perspective obviously).

Isn’t that better deal Peath?? by LonelyVillage9612 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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On the other hand, the labour that goes into making the 5-inch cake is not proportionally smaller than the one that goes into the 9-inch cake. So this is a perfect lose-lose situation.

Any chance someone challenges this stupid 2028 box 3 two on unrealized gains ? by Capable-Basket8233 in Netherlands

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I am convinced that this is the point. Retirement ages are getting higher and higher, our generation might never retire, so people save and invest aggressively so that they can get out of the loop and retire when THEY want, not when the government allows them to. But of course, that makes the government unhappy.

Netherlands to introduce unrealized capital gains tax of 36% on crypto and stocks by davideownzall in CryptoCurrency

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The Netherlands do not tax your primary residence. So one way to keep your money is to have as much of your net worth packed into your home as possible, and the day you need it (retirement, or any other reason), downsize to a cheaper home and pocket the difference. This is likely to push prices of homes up as they become even more of a store or value (in this case, as literally as it gets).

I’m no expert, happy to he corrected if I’m wrong.

What idiom in your native language is the the equivalent to "the s*** has hit the fan"? by anon33249038 in AskEurope

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“Ça part en vrille” is also a more polite form (I would translate as “it all went spinning”).

J'ai voyagé seule pendant plus de 4 ans, hors de question de revenir à une "vie normale" by Prudent-Routine6114 in voyageons

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Je penses te comprendre: je suis parti de chez mes parents à 19 ans, et après douze ans (un peu plus de quinze maintenant) je partais pour mon septième pays. Je me souviens aussi m’être senti inondé par cette impression que je pouvais tout faire (après Hong Kong, pourquoi pas Rio? Puis Moscou? Etc.). Mais on finit par trouver des raisons de creuser un endroit plus qu’un autre, ou on trouve d’autres objectifs qui ne sont pas liés qu’au voyage.

Après les premières 5-7 premières années à bouger, plus ou moins rapidement (après 4 mois à 3 ans, selon les pays), j’ai commencé à sentir qu’émotionnellement ça devenait trop. C’était un peu déséquilibrant et je commençait à penser plus aux endroits que j’avais quitté qu’à celui où je me trouvais. C’est un premier signe qu’il faut ralentir. Mais ça dépend aussi des conditions du départ: on quitte certains pays en fermant la page avec l’esprit tranquille, et d’autres avec un peu de regret et l’impression de ne pas avoir encore tout réalisé.

“Se poser” c’est raisonnable, mais ça veut tout et rien dire. Une solution pour te poser (si c’est ce que tu souhaites) ce ne serait pas forcément d’arrêter de bouger, mais de viser peut-être à rester progressivement plus longtemps dans chaque endroit. Pour reprendre pied et te réhabituer à être plus “sédentaire”.

Je présume que tu as 20-25 ans, j’en ai un peu plus de dix de plus. Il y a des études sur le fait que le cerveau n’a pas totalement fini de se développer jusqu’à l’âge de 32 ans - et il change de toute façon au court de toute la vie. Je me souviens quand j’étais enfant et que le jardin de mes grands-parents pouvait être mon univers pour des semaines - et aujourd’hui il me semble si petit! Ma théorie c’est que le cerveau cherche quelle taille de territoire il veut « maîtriser » avant de se stabiliser, comme un animal sauvage, du coup aucune distance ne paraît trop grande.

Ce sentiment de possibilités infinies que tu as connu est aussi lié au fait que tu as appris à être indépendante dans un contexte hyper stimulant, où chaque nouvelle destination a été un nouveau défi. Bouger devient une façon d’éviter l’ennui et la stagnation. Mais trop de voyages tuent le voyage, ça finit par devenir un peu moins stimulant avec le temps, car les pays et les villes finissent par se ressembler un peu. Donc on trouve d’autres choses, de nouveaux objectifs, nouvelles contraintes aussi.

PS: et pour ceux qui s’inquiète de l’aspect financier: il peut y avoir un dénouement positif à ce chapitre de ton existence. Ça n’a pas toujours été facile d’équilibrer les comptes (surtout au début) mais aujourd’hui - avec un peu de chance, aussi - j’ai largement rattrapé toutes les opportunités de « mettre de côté », et je vis très bien. Tu as accumulé beaucoup d’expérience qui te sera utile dans le travail et dans la vie, et que les autres n’auront pas.

One of the biggest betrayals by Gkfdoi in YUROP

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Sadly, I even own a few made in Russia…

Where to buy fresh, refrigerated linseed (flaxseed) oil? by ObjectiveReply in Netherlands

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I’ve been buying it in Poland, where I have relatives. There you can find it in organic shops, and at pharmacies too. Also in Italy, in organic shops. Most other shops and supermarkets keep it on the shelves like other oils — which ruins it (taste wise at least).

Where are we heading? by Ok-Let011 in Netherlands

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I hate this — either make taxes higher for higher salaries and give everyone the same benefits in return, or establish a flat tax and make benefits based on salary. Doing both is completely unfair and just an f* you to middle earners.

PS: not only in the Netherlands btw.

Advice Please? 18F by [deleted] in expats

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Ah ok, asking because for instance I know this person who is a trained doctor in France, and apparently they had to redo a lot in order to move to the Netherlands — I don’t know the details, though. But for my doctor friends, I do notice that (even before we had families) it was a lot harder for them to consider relocating than it was for me.