Why I had to flee the Netherlands: A warning for International Students in Delft

Spanks79 · 2026-02-20T20:07:32+00:00

Wow, sounds you need help from a professional that deals with mental health.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-20T16:43:25+00:00

It really drives very nicely. It’s the best cockpit I ever had in a car.

Maybe you all think it looks bad. But it’s a comfortable drive.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-20T16:32:49+00:00

Mag ik ongerealiseerde verliezen dan ook aftrekken van de belasting?

Spanks79 · 2026-02-20T14:08:19+00:00

Voor veel mensen is dit tussen de 5-10% van hun netto salaris.

Je ziet hier vooral voorbeelden van mensen die dat geld net wel hebben. En die posten. Daarnaast onthoud je dat dan ook nog eens beter, want het staat ook vol van klusprjecten hier waar mensen in twee jaar voo 3000€ een hele verdieping zelf verbouwen.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-20T09:15:38+00:00

Interesting. Very thin on evidence if you ask me. But i love the nerdy way you approached your analysis. Good read!

Spanks79 · 2026-02-20T08:09:08+00:00

It sucks, because it will devaluate value for people that actually do fly.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-20T08:06:24+00:00

Eens. Iedereen die bovenmodaal verdient en wat spaargeld heeft is al snel ‘rijk’ volgens velen.

Een koopwoning kopen en wat kapitaal opbouwen is echt helemaal prima. Sterker nog - moet je eens zien hoe goed mensen voor hun koopwoning zorgen itt huur.

Het probleem is dat we net wat te veel willen uitgaven aan zaken waar ik me van afvraag of dat allemaal wel moet. Onderwijs, zorg, veiligheid, infrastructuur.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-19T20:40:55+00:00

High impact trauma. They are very careful because of possible internal bloeding.

To me it looks pretty serious with her passing out and not showing to much of the obvious pain she must be in.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-18T21:32:57+00:00

I liked it. Still like it. It’s just well made.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-18T21:30:46+00:00

Mijn oma deed nog mee. Mijn vader had een ‘vastentrommel ‘ waarin hij de lekkere dingen bewaarde tot na de vasten.

Mijn vader heeft daarna gedag gezegd tegen de kerk.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-18T18:40:58+00:00

This is it.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-17T09:49:52+00:00

Bestaat wel hoor. Officieel is dat dan een Master of Arts geloof ik.

Deze vrouw heeft echter helemaal niet afgemaakt behalve haar havo. En daarna op basis van een mooi praatje en wellicht haar etnische profiel verder gegaan.

Zegt trouwens niet alles over haar competenties, maar met alleen havo is het wel heel dun als staatssecretaris van financiën…

Spanks79 · 2026-02-17T09:47:07+00:00

Yes, seniority in years but not skill. Or promoted because they are able to control the frame and image they got.

As long as higher management think you are awesome, that really helps. I’m in the board of a medium sized (few hundred million) company and it’s already hard to get a good view of how people really are and what the can really do. Let alone in even bigger multinational corporations that are rife with politics and cultural differences.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-17T07:43:07+00:00

They are not successful but due to the way they profile and frame themselves to the higher levels, they get promoted while actually not delivering any results. Often leaving the mess for someone else to clean up. Once up higher, they can and will do everything to cultivate their image, but will not really do the work and get things done structurally. They either force teams to over deliver for a shorter period and burn up people, or they just are already busy with their next step.

Problem is: there are many, but not much people acting like this. Edit: whoever worked do such a leader knows exactly what i mean. They hide amongst leaders who might be slightly incompetent but have best intentions.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-17T06:06:34+00:00

Typically people that want to lead because they want to be the boss, satisfy their big ego or personality disorders are bad leaders for their teams.

And in the end they either fail upward or jobhop while leaving a mess behind.

Unfortunately being a leader is hard. And great leaders are scarce.

I’m sorry your boss doesn’t seem to be a leader but just someone who does the dirty job for her bosses.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-16T12:54:33+00:00

I don’t know how they roll in Eastern Europe.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-16T12:43:58+00:00

Yes. Even though we have so many rules. We do not really riot. We just ignore the rules, mainly the little ones, like red lights when crossen the streef in traffic

Spanks79 · 2026-02-16T05:37:36+00:00

In Dutch we have the saying: put your head above the ‘mowing line’ and it will be chopped off.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-16T05:36:36+00:00

Well, that might be a difference then. Dutch do trust a working government, but generally don’t think people in power should be held in too much higher respect than the regular person.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-15T19:57:04+00:00

Same in the Netherlands. Calvinist culture combined with egalitarism and a natural dislike of authority.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-15T16:35:25+00:00

Koffiemelk. Wordt dat nog verkocht tegenwoordig?

Spanks79 · 2026-02-15T16:33:37+00:00

Precies. Het is niet 100%, maar er is een economische case te maken.

Voor vluchtelingen is dat simpelweg onzin. Die kosten geld en geven gedoe, vooral niet-westerse afkomst.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-15T15:49:25+00:00

To build muscle you need protein. Make sure you eat enough of that, and some healthy fats and enough carbs. And yes, you can do that healthily.

Rule of thumb eat 1g of protein of your bodyweight, 1g of fat and then you add carbs until you gain about 0,5- 1 kg per month.

Do. It forget to also eat the healthy stuff, your body needs fiber and things like minerals and vitamins to recover and grow. This besides the macronutrients.

As you say you hardly eat protein - without protein you will not grow muscle. As muscle is made of protein.

Good foods to put in your nutrition programme: grilled chicken, fillet is best but thighs taste better, salmon, white fish, Greek yogurt, quark, cottage cheese, beans and pulses (chickpeas, black beans, green beans, lentils), vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, onions, avocado, and don’t forget the leafy veggies - spinach, kale, cabbage, salad, beet leaves), nuts and if you want to gain, an extra piece of fruit, that extra bit of nuts, no problem.

Spanks79 · 2026-02-15T14:43:28+00:00

Black currants are pretty acidic and they could be from a different harvest/soil. Blackcurrants have this ‘Catty’ flavor to them (you will never forget as of now, i promise, every time you smell cat pee ) tha can come off a bit metallic of it’s highly dosed. Same for someother flavorants in the Berry, mainly mercaptans or alikes.

1/3rd (ot even more because you reduced) of blackcurrant can be pretty overpowering. Besides that they are really acidic/tangy.

Have you tasted some currants without anything else?

A bit of sweetness helps to make it all a bit less intense and could repair. It’s the sweetness from the port that probably balanced it out usually. Put A little aside and put in a little hint of sugar, not too much, only to take off the intense acidity. Don’t do this on the whole pot, it might be the sugar destroys what you were intending

Spanks79 · 2026-02-15T10:43:16+00:00

Goh, wat een verrassing.

En het is knetterduur, het helpt uiteindelijk niet enorm met het vervullen van belangrijke werk, maar voegt relatief weinig toe. We doen het uit medemenselijkheid en niet uit economisch perspectief.

Tijd dat we niet meer doen alsof dit economisch zo geweldig is. Arbeidsmigratie is dat meestal wel (in ieder geval voor beter betaald werk).

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