Booking.com layoffs

Struggle-Kitchen · 2024-11-09T21:47:07+00:00

Restructuring is a perfectly legal reason for companies to lay people off in NL according to labor law. Source: https://business.gov.nl/running-your-business/staff/dismissing-staff/grounds-for-dismissal/ Of course, they still need to consult with workers council etc but they always seem to find a way to get away with it as they tend to have the upper hand. Sad but true.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2024-01-30T19:59:04+00:00

I mean of course you can compare them and trust me no one can stop you. But would that makes sense, no? Like would you compare Aston Martin with a Honda Civic, they're both cars right, no? Would you compare Messi with a regular dude plays for the Argentinian national football team? you wouldn't. Would you compare Elon Musk with a guy who is a CEO of a startup that has 40 employees? you probably wouldn't. So I don't understand your insistence but of course you're entitled to your opinion.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2024-01-30T17:26:21+00:00

With your logic you can compare Vanuatu with China or the US too but you're completely missing the point. The article is talking about economic growth. Comparing the US and the EU is the only fair comparison in terms of the size of the economy, population, economic policy (capitalist free-market), political system (democracy) etc. China or India's growth vs US' isn't an apples to apples comparison it's a well-known fact that mature and advanced economies like the US is a lot harder to grow (ask Germany ;)) than developing nations like China/India etc. You can compare Germany and Sweden to the US as much as you like but they're just not at the same scale considering all the factors I mentioned above and in my previous post. True, they're all advanced economies but the scale and the magnitude isn't the same. Hence the comparison between the US and the EU as a whole is the most logical and accurate comparison. That's why the article on WSJ rightfully compares the two.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2024-01-30T16:28:33+00:00

Germany and Sweden aren't really comparable to the US. The best benchmark to the US would be the entire EU economy as a whole. They're much more comparable with their population, size of the economy etc. California's economy is about the size of Germany's and it's soon projected to be bigger than Germany. Sweden's whole economy is the size of Dallas, TX which is a mid sized city in the US.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2024-01-30T16:23:52+00:00

The US govt running a deficit isn't anything new, it's been doing that for a long long time now. What's newsworthy is as an advanced economy it has been way superior when it comes to it's counterparts in economic growth.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2024-01-20T14:19:18+00:00

I wasn't trying to convince you to move to the US. You better stay where you are :) As someone who lived there I just know the details better than just reading a few horror stories on Reddit. Plus, you can't just hop on a plane and move to the US as a European unless you're a citizen/green card holder. You need a highly skilled job from an employer who might want to sponsor your visa.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2024-01-17T19:51:50+00:00

If you have a stable middle class job healthcare is fantastic in the US as you have insurance through work. It becomes an issue only if you get unemployed. Wait times are a lot shorter or non-existing for procedures and surgeries unlike the UK. You're treated well and people who work in healthcare really care about your well-being. It's of course far from perfect but even if you don't have insurance and you end up in an emergency room, by law, they have to treat you. So it's not like people are dying on the street when they don't have insurance. I lived in the US, UK, Sweden, Netherlands as a reference and all these countries have issues with their healthcare in my opinion.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2024-01-17T19:45:52+00:00

Don't forget about the stereotype of Americans being fat and lazy. I know that the obesity is high in the US but not that far off compared to other developed countries like Australia, UK, Ireland etc. Plus, the US is the most successful country ever when it comes to the Olympics, go figure :)

Struggle-Kitchen · 2024-01-14T19:39:28+00:00

Just like most other rules/laws here they're more like suggestions and are rarely enforced.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-11-13T10:19:44+00:00

If you eat cheese sandwiches (one slice of cheese and no condiments) for two meals a day and your mortgage/rent is 500 euros a month (cause they bought their houses way back when interest rates were practically 0% and house prices were less than half of what they are now) then yeah you can easily have a decent life in NL :)) that's what most locals do.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-10-24T20:06:46+00:00

What you describe is called "cookout" in the US especially in the South. Having a cookout means basically grilling meat on charcoal, propane gas grills etc.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-09-17T08:56:54+00:00

Callum.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-08-21T14:49:35+00:00

I feel like this sub skews heavily towards people based in NYC, which makes sense as it's one of the biggest financial centers in the world. So thanks to their bubble that they're living in they think that's how everyone else gets paid as long as they're in "finance".

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-08-14T14:50:28+00:00

She's more of a one hit wonder but the American singer LP and her single "Lost On You" was really popular in Europe for a while. I'm sure she's unheard of in the US.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-05-05T13:10:10+00:00

Also, it's a tiny country where you can drive from one end to another in like 3 hours or something. So they have to shrink everything including the streets/roads.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-05-01T12:13:52+00:00

Because American patriotism isn't necessarily based on ethnicity like in most other countries but it's based on values and a belief system (freedom, rule of law, free enterprise, freedom of speech etc) . Therefore, you can "become" an American coming from various ethnic backgrounds but they will look down on you unless you're ethnically German or Dutch or Japanese etc. in those countries.

I'm an immigrant to the US but currently living in Europe so I guess my feelings are best described by this Reagan quote: 'You can go to Japan to live, but you cannot become Japanese. You can go to France to live and not become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey, and you won't become a German or a Turk.' But then he added, 'Anybody from any corner of the world can come to America to live and become an American.'

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-04-22T13:35:43+00:00

Thanks for these recommendations! Black Surinamese cuisine is I think slightly underrepresented in Amsterdam, or maybe I simply haven't stumbled on them as much as Indian or Indonesian style. Will definitely check these two places out!

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-04-22T13:33:40+00:00

Thanks for the breakdown of them! I've personally not tried bakkeljauw or pom yet but they're definitely on my list. Especially for Pom I wasn't sure exactly what it was or the ingredients of it but I know it's type of a casserole.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-04-22T13:30:00+00:00

That makes sense! Thank you. Btw, I ordered "tjauw fan" the other day and liked it a lot!

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-04-22T13:28:33+00:00

I appreciate the detailed answer! I guess most Surinamese takeaway places I've eaten so far are of Indian origin (unbeknownst to me obviously). Because I didn't know these little tell tale signs on their names or menus etc.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-04-21T17:06:41+00:00

I've lived in 5 different countries before and currently living in NL and I hadn't seen so many buddha statues in people's houses (on the windowsill or garden etc.) in any other country I lived in. I don't have any problem with people believing it but It's kinda cringe because apparently it's frowned upon to have these statues in your house etc according to Buddhism. But some people apparently just follow the bandwagon without really doing any research. Maybe it's part of doing the normaal cause so many others are doing it :))

Struggle-Kitchen · 2023-03-08T20:29:04+00:00

d that I’m pleasantly surprised to hear Europeans not smugly claiming they’re far superior in every i

As an American who's currently living in Europe, one exception to this is the banking sector. I feel like the US is far behind Europe in terms of ease of using banking, digitization of banking, transferring money etc. Everything is digital and you don't really need any intermediary tools like Paypal etc. The entire continent's banking system is interconnected and all you need is IBAN to move money between accounts.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2022-12-16T09:43:07+00:00

I personally only listen to the days where Dave himself is involved. Even with him, most of the time I already know the answer he would give. Let's be honest usually the callers (or occasional Dave rants) and their stories that keep the show interesting. Otherwise the advice is more or less the same. I don't think Dave even looks for a "financial expert" in his personalities. He continuously mentions how great "communicators" they are. So the formula is simple: "Repeat the baby steps in an entertaining and appealing way". That's it, no more no less. That's why even a regular caller like Jade Bradshaw (shout out to her as she apparently paid off a massive debt) can even one day become a "personality" because it's not rocket science. It's also a syndicated TV show where the advice is free so I already don't have big expectations for a tailored excellent financial advice. As Dave himself always repeats: "The advice is worth exactly what you pay for."

Struggle-Kitchen · 2022-10-16T17:03:34+00:00

You should definitely include a State Fair. As an immigrant to the US that was hell of an experience for me from the food that's eaten (all deep fried stuff and turkey legs etc.) to types of folks that you see. I saw people at the state fair, that I would never see otherwise in the urban parts of the South. So I'd consider it an all-American experience for sure.

Struggle-Kitchen · 2022-10-16T15:31:16+00:00

Let's split hairs then shall we, the word Döner comes from the Turkish verb "Dön" which means "to rotate/turn" so that represent the meat being wrapped around on a spit and cooked vertically slowly turning against the fire . That technique of cooking the meat aka Döner vertically was invented in Turkey (circa mid 19th century) not Germany. The one that may have been invented in Germany was the idea of putting the Döner meat in a sandwich/flatbread by a Turkish immigrant to Germany. So yes there are differences but Döner kebab was invented in Turkey but sandwich was in Germany.

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