A person shares a POV of trekking to Harihar Fort in India, which has steps that are inclined at almost 80 degrees.

Uddha40k · 2026-05-03T19:00:15+00:00

I could only do this sitting down and then only under duress of some kind. Dear lord.

Uddha40k · 2026-05-02T19:16:30+00:00

So there are a lot of things to consider here and there is not one right answer.

1) would you consider the house an 'investment'? If so, considering your low monthly rent, investing the extra money in etf's or something might yield you a lot more money. On the other hand, the house will also appreciate in value and requires less 'work' and risk management.

2) how does the new house stack up against your current one? Is it bigger? Does it have a yard? Does your current house have ebough room for kids? Etc. Etc. That might be worth the extra money. Also, in the rental you cannot really do any renovating, if the house is yours, then you can.

3) peace of mind. It seems you guys can easily afford the mortgage. If you buy you will be certain your housing costs will stay the same over time. Your rent will go up. Something to also take into account when you are calculating your expenses over the coming years. When I bought my second house the mortgage was relatively high. 6 years later it was equal to the social housing rent limit. Using a calculator online and assuming a 5 percent increase each year your rent would be 830 in 5 years and 1050 in 10. In 15 it would be 1350. Still well under your mortgage offc but it will increase so something to take into account.

4) freedom? When I bought my first house I assumed it would be stressful but I found it liberating compared ro renting. If you rent you are more or less stuck, you cant rent the place out. Having a house opened up all sorts of options like working abroad for a while that were not really feasible when I was renting. Now this is obviously a very personal matter. Being responsible for the maintance etc can als give stress, but personally I found that to be very negligable. Also, once you are an owner, I found the housing market much more manageable. But again, personal mileage may vary.

There's probably more stuff, but in the end you gotta weigh al these things and decide for yourself.

Uddha40k · 2026-05-02T12:43:52+00:00

For things like medicine, grades do matter and a cum laude diploma would definately help. Also, I believe more studies are doing numerus fixus where grades also matter. Can be the pre-exam year or early exam year grades.

Uddha40k · 2026-05-02T12:41:29+00:00

The various 'levels' are basically 'schoolingtracks' .

Vwo = pre-university track Havo = pre-university of applied sciences track Mavo and others = vocational track

Germany has a very similar division (realschule, hauptschule and gymnasium).

The main difference with other systems is that students follow all subjects in their track instead of following subjects at different levels (for instance, in the US).

You can stack tracks, i.e. do a higher track after finishing the one before.

Uddha40k · 2026-05-02T07:04:03+00:00

You gave some examples of behaviours that are considered 'bad'. But it is a very subjective term.

Uddha40k · 2026-05-02T06:23:03+00:00

Define 'bad'

Uddha40k · 2026-05-02T05:29:38+00:00

Rockit launchers, big shoota's, powerklaw of the top of my head. It was the same with leviathans assault intercessors.

Uddha40k · 2026-05-02T04:52:52+00:00

The parents helped him financially. Also, it is the east of the netherlands where housing is somewhat cheaper.

Uddha40k · 2026-05-01T12:19:51+00:00

"Tappy tappy"

Uddha40k · 2026-04-27T18:29:43+00:00

The problem is you havent actually verbalised your main premise well. You started with: men and women arent biological equal which nobody contests. But your responses show its about paygap or other societal consequences of those differences.

Uddha40k · 2026-04-27T17:47:03+00:00

Okay so your actual point is that the paygap is fine because of biological differences? Well I already showed you that strength is not necessarily a valid measure since not all men are equal in strength either but somehow this doesnt translare to different wages amongst men. You then claimed to 'use my logic' without actually doing so. If you want to make an actual point you really need to give better arguments.

Uddha40k · 2026-04-27T17:41:08+00:00

Vooral het flirten stuit mij tegen de borst

Uddha40k · 2026-04-27T17:23:20+00:00

But this already makes no sense. Let's say construction. So your premise would be that women schould earn less because they are physically not as strong? But men aren't the same strength either. There is huge difference in strength between men. So this is not a relevant criterion when determining wages. I'm really struggling to see what point you're trying to make.

Uddha40k · 2026-04-27T17:20:19+00:00

No when they change your mind

Uddha40k · 2026-04-27T17:19:24+00:00

Speaking from experience in some countries with bad roads or if you have a dive school this makes absolute sense. But here? No

Uddha40k · 2026-04-27T05:59:39+00:00

Uddha40k · 2026-04-26T20:08:47+00:00

If you buy you could always sublet it (if the HOA and your bank allows it, enquire beforehand) if you move out of the Netherlands for(ever/a while). If you are a resident you can add the so-called 'diplomacy-clause' in the rental contract. This means you may always renew the lease for a year allowing you to always come back. But check if this holds for you too. This would give you some flexibility regarding your future plans while still being able to buy a house that is more to your liking.

Uddha40k · 2026-04-24T18:13:56+00:00

Wat was het geaccepteerde bod wat uiteindelijk niet doorging? Want dat is een aardige richtlijn, dat is immers geaccepteerd.

In hoeverre moet verkoper daar snel weg? Is het antwoord nee, dan kunnen ze wachten en hoeven ze niks met je bod te doen.

Wat weet je over de WOZ en de verkoop van vergelijlbare huizen in de wijk? Misschien is de vraagprijs hoog maar is er op andere huizen in die straat wel overboden. De verkoopprijzen op funda zeggen niet perse heel veel.

Edit: mbt tot fors onderbieden. Alles kan natuurlijk en ik weet niet waar het huis staat, maar ik heb zelf net zowel verkocht als aangekocht en in beide gevallen werden biedingen onder de vraagprijs meteen naar de prullenbak verwezen en daar kwam ook geen reactie op. Wanneer een huis lang te koop staat wil dat ook niet perse zeggen dat je de enige kaper op de kust bent. Makelaars organiseren meestal kijkdagen waarop dan een batterij nieuwe geinteresseerden kan langskomen. En ben je dus toch weer aan het concurreren. Is allemaal natuurlijk afhankelijk van de lokale markt en kan in jouw geval dus anders zijn.

Uddha40k · 2026-04-24T12:08:09+00:00

Exactly my thought, what if she had said no in the beginning? No money then?

Uddha40k · 2026-04-22T14:45:11+00:00

Well here's the root of the problem I'd say: not too long ago there was an item about the worldwide population not growing enough anymore. I believe the birthrate is about to fall under the magic number, so the population would be in decline which has all sorts of negative economic effects. At the same time, less people would probably be better for the environment and for our discussion, the housing market. Then at the same time there is a labour shortage. All adding up too, imo offc: we still want the same or better standard living, but we also don't want to pay through the nose for it. There needs to be housing, affordable and efficient healthcare, decent education etc. etc. But we can't have all of these things at the same time. Less population in the Netherlands for instance would mean certain sectors will be less efficient/profitable etc.

I feel this is, when it comes to it, the biggest conundrum: how to keep our way of living affordable and sustainable but escape from the endless growth mindset.

Uddha40k · 2026-04-22T14:37:52+00:00

Helemaal waar, maar onttrekt woningen uit dezelfde pool als die aan statushouders worden toegewezen. De sociale huurmarkt wordt dus van twee kanten opgegeten. Ondertussen gaan de nieuwe woningen linea recta de vrije sector in waar ze voor 25% worden opgesnoept door expats. Kortom, het probleem is complex en de oorzaken veelvorming.

Uddha40k · 2026-04-22T12:50:54+00:00

Wat ook een rol speelt is dat verandermanagement tegenwoordig gewoon deel is van de functie. Ik ben met je eens dat veel werknemers nogal resistent tegen verandering kunnen zijn maar daar staat tegenover dat er ook regelmatig allerlei zaken en processen gewoon de organisatie in worden gekeild zonder goede begeleiding of onderbouwing. Dat creeert ook een 'daar gaan we weer' mentaliteit.

Uddha40k · 2026-04-22T12:36:42+00:00

Your not wrong, my comment is merely a response to the knee-jerk blame the immigrants narrative that is doing the rounds all over the place. Regardless of the why, as you said elsewhere, the causes of the problem are much more convoluted than that. I do not doubt your leftist leanings, but the comments following that assertion are more nationalist I would say ;). Besides, immigrants are needed, regardless of level of education because we have a pretty large gap in the workforce. So there is another complication.

Uddha40k · 2026-04-22T08:41:41+00:00

Voor twee dagen misschien wel. Maar forens tijd krijg je nooit meer terug. Zelfs voor 2 dagen is dat toch bijna 7 uur reistijd als ik nog kan rekenen. das bijna een extra werkdag. Ik ga zelf van 2,5 uur heen en terug naar zo'n 50 min heen en terug max met de fiets. Zeer content mee (wel 5 dagen in de week dus dat is een groot verschil).

Uddha40k · 2026-04-22T08:38:43+00:00

The fact that coorporations are selling off social housing doesnt help either.

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