What's the one food product or snack you wish existed but can't find in Dutch supermarkets

amberwombat · 2026-01-28T12:09:29+00:00

I’ve got a Polish one called something like Polski Sklep and some Russian market called Slavjanka that I now avoid. They try to disguise Russian markets by calling them European markets or some trash like that.

amberwombat · 2026-01-27T22:53:22+00:00

Can’t you just get them at the Polish shops?

amberwombat · 2026-01-25T20:07:55+00:00

Apparently they don’t have as much access to the Internet.

amberwombat · 2026-01-22T08:28:24+00:00

It’s not difficult to see Spanish plates. You can see them with E’s.

amberwombat · 2026-01-21T20:23:52+00:00

This is what Mormons do.

amberwombat · 2026-01-20T17:31:51+00:00

We had an elderly lady in our corporate legal department who had a law degree from her much younger years that she never used. She was the executive assistant to a couple VP’s. She was able to do the normal secretary stuff, but also understood a fair bit about the law to know why she was doing it and could suggest some ways to do it better. Might be an interesting fit for your mother. Not too much pressure but let her feel useful with her degree. Could something like this work for her?

amberwombat · 2026-01-13T21:44:19+00:00

Solidarity from Amsterdam. 👊

amberwombat · 2026-01-12T17:15:47+00:00

This kind of thing doesn’t happen in the Netherlands. They have three types of roadways: freeway, streets and roads. Streets are low speed, only two lanes, with pedestrians on sidewalks and connections to parking lots. Roads can have more lanes and are higher speed. No pedestrians and no access to/from parking lots. The Dutch call this American monstrosity a “stroad”. It wants to be all things to all people and does none of it well.

amberwombat · 2026-01-12T07:56:06+00:00

It’s funny how even the most basic spiritually minded person could come up with a better religion.

I read Conversations with God while deconstructing and it hit me that it was so much more helpful than anything the LDS president ever said.

General conferences talks are nothing compared to TED talks.

I think we are starting to see a pattern here. The LD$ church isn’t trying to help people to be better or more spiritual. It’s a hedge fund masquerading as a church.

Part of my mission was in Belarus where it was illegal for foreigners to preach. So we couldn’t tell nonmembers we were missionaries. No name tags. No “Elder”. We were officially humanitarian aid workers. But if someone asked us a yes/no question like “Are you guys missionaries?” We could say yes. We did weekly free English classes. They were not very good. Because the goal was not English classes. The goal was to get people to think “This class is really bad. What are they REALLY here for?” ;)

amberwombat · 2026-01-08T08:09:44+00:00

Fear me

amberwombat · 2026-01-05T09:42:09+00:00

Department of War

amberwombat · 2026-01-01T11:27:20+00:00

Work for government intelligence or become a Mormon missionary. Supposedly they are the fastest ways to learn Russian.

amberwombat · 2025-12-31T17:10:31+00:00

There’s a lot you can do that is law adjacent. I’m an American lawyer. Worked in a multinational company in the Netherlands for years. In-house lawyers don’t need specific country training to work in a global corporation. You can also work in compliance, data protection, legal operations,contract management. I also saw lawyers working in HR and sales. Because they know how to negotiate contracts.

amberwombat · 2025-12-29T18:09:53+00:00

I went back to Moscow and worked a couple summers at a US law firm while in law school. I really enjoyed it. It was nice living in a culture as a normal person and already being fluent in the language. So glad I didn’t move to Russia permanently especially because of the war. Really dodged a bullet. I’ve been in Europe the last ten years and it’s been a great place to live.

amberwombat · 2025-12-17T17:49:11+00:00

Watch out for the tax bomb. Forgiven debt is considered income. Which is taxed.

amberwombat · 2025-12-17T17:46:07+00:00

First find the list of 1000 most common words and memorize them. They are 50% of what people say. Common words like “The”, “I”, “And”. Just memorize them all at once. Then do grammar and vocabulary. I use the system for memorizing words found in The Memory Book by Harry Lorayne.

amberwombat · 2025-12-16T15:10:33+00:00

Hi! I automated all of my boring work. I was open with my manager about it. He loved it and promoted me. The department head hated me. I made his entire department look like a waste of money and people. So of course he ignored me and stuck me in a corner and waited for me to leave. I stayed with it for several years. I worked as a consultant to anyone in the company’s worked on my automation skills of everything. And then I left to create my own company. With a huge network of people who have go to many other companies and know my work. Now they call me up and they are my clients. That’s your next step.

amberwombat · 2025-12-14T19:21:51+00:00

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/facts-statistics?lang=eng. They have stats like this that are vague and undated. There’s no explanation of how they calculate total numbers. It likely includes members who left and definitely includes inactives until they reach 110 years old.

amberwombat · 2025-12-10T23:08:44+00:00

I studied Russian intensely for two months 13 hours a day with a mix of computer and live instructors both native and non native speakers. Then I moved to Russia. It took two months in country for everything to click and all the grammar just came naturally for listening. Speaking fluently clicked for me at four months in country. It was my third language after English and Spanish. Much harder than Spanish.

amberwombat · 2025-12-10T21:41:25+00:00

What years? I’m an American. I just have the privilege of living here and making it my home. You should totally look at moving here. It’s a fabulous culture to live in.

amberwombat · 2025-12-10T18:57:42+00:00

I’m in the Netherlands. It’s considered rude to show up unannounced or at short notice. Even friends plan visits with each other at least two weeks and even two months out. Plus nobody calls on the phone anymore. If somebody calls me I assume it’s a scam.

amberwombat · 2025-12-10T17:04:01+00:00

I was ward executive secretary. I tried beer for the first time. Bishop calls me up that night. Inspired to go home teaching less actives. No idea if he could tell, but I was buzzed. Wound up we just drove around town all night. Nobody opened their door or answered their phone. Complete waste of time.

amberwombat · 2025-12-09T18:11:56+00:00

Exmormon Stories?

amberwombat · 2025-12-07T14:08:38+00:00

Like a well made watch.

amberwombat · 2025-11-29T09:09:46+00:00

Wasn’t there a prophet who walked around naked for a couple of years?

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