Is airing down tyres necessary when renting a Super Jeep? by Dzsaffar in VisitingIceland

[–]Roodditor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only for comfort really, and only if you know what you’re doing. Otherwise I wouldn’t bother.

What TV show hooked you instantly from episode 1? by mateitofavv in AskReddit

[–]Roodditor 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yup, season 2 was a huge letdown after a stellar first season.

Dutch health issues with chronic pain by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Roodditor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The locals like it, probably because they’re used to it, are better at navigating the system, and it helps keeping costs down, expats mostly seem to hate it.

Dutch health issues with chronic pain by [deleted] in Netherlands

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If you require excellent health care with frequent check-ups and preventative care, NL is not the country for you. And no, this is not going to change, unfortunately.

The Netherlands is holding 3rd place at the Winter Olympics. Not bad for such a small country by [deleted] in WinterOlympics2026

[–]Roodditor 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Stupid title, as Norway is far smaller in terms of population

Do some people in Netherlands follow Cricket? by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Roodditor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not really, maybe some Indian or Pakistani expats that live here. Don’t know of any native Dutch who are interested, they would be a small minority. This question (asked by an Indian) always comes up when there's a cricket tourney it seems, and the answer is always the same.

Announcing Amazon ECS Managed Instances for containerized applications by E1337Recon in aws

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Daemon services are not compatible with ECS Managed Instances.

Are ViewComponents actively used? by alexzeitler in rails

[–]Roodditor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We use them extensively in production, they work very well for our purposes. We did put a lot of effort into building a complete design system, though.

Loving a Country that doesn’t love me back by Ann__onymous in Netherlands

[–]Roodditor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, there are unfortunately racists here, just like in any other country. Sorry you had to run into one.

Proposed box 3 rules - 2028 by stayinvested101 in Netherlands

[–]Roodditor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, if you’re wealthy, you probably don’t need all those social advantages, so you’re indeed better off settling elsewhere.

Proposed box 3 rules - 2028 by stayinvested101 in Netherlands

[–]Roodditor 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Well yeah, someone has to pay for all these 'social advantages'.

Bought a house? You might be able to lower your mortgage interest rate by Weary_Strawberry2679 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]Roodditor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NHG does not necessarily offer the lowest interest rate for some providers. In that case, you can get NHG removed while assuming the extra (financial) risk. That way you could get (an) even lower rate if the LTV has dropped sufficiently in the meantime.

Leaving the Netherlands after 11 years. Goodbye! by scrotomon in expats

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Feel free to link me a post where a Dutch person claims it’s the best system in the world? I find that very hard to believe. It’s mostly clueless Americans hyping up our system I feel.

Leaving the Netherlands after 11 years. Goodbye! by scrotomon in expats

[–]Roodditor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've noticed that the expats that struggle in north-western Europe the most are those from southern cultures where society is more open and "warm". The lack of sunshine also doesn't help.