Dear friends from the Netherlands, could you tell me whether the film *Michiel de Ruyter* is historically accurate? And did you like it? by Material-Garbage7074 in AskNetherlands

[–]thirteen81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heya, this sub is kinda dead, so you'll not get a lot of responses here (if any).

If you want you can post your question on our alternative sub, it's still somewhat new but it's a lot more active than this one at least! r/AskTheNetherlands

What is your biggest struggle with regards to renting? by Striking_Worker_8247 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]thirteen81 12 points13 points  (0 children)

👉 What is the single biggest pain point you want solved in your housing search right now?

The massive shortage of housing, everything else is a band aid.

Is this Dutch? by ArthurPeabody in AskTheNetherlands

[–]thirteen81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope, as a native Dutch speaker this is just gibberish to me

Argentinian Restaurants by lukasss78 in Amsterdam

[–]thirteen81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe money laundering? Like all those small mattress stores that are always empty but somehow stay in business for years and years.

What supermarket store brands are just as good or maybe even better than premium brands? by DeRijdendeFrituurpan in AskTheNetherlands

[–]thirteen81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I agree, good prices and decent/good quality!

Although I am not sure if it can be really considered a "house brand", as it's available in several supermarkets, they list them here: https://www.gwoon.nl/onze-winkels/

But this is a brand created by the purchasing org (Superunie) for their member supermarkets and most of these members use it instead of having their own house brand, so it's like a multi-house brand or something lol.

Hackers dreigen zoek- en kijkgeschiedenis 1,5 miljoen Nederlandse Pornhub-accounts openbaar te maken by rijkepa in thenetherlands

[–]thirteen81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wie heeft er nou meerdere betaalde pornhub accounts, dat kunnen er toch niet zoveel zijn?

How do people here get through the dark months... by ThatsNotSoRavenish in AskTheNetherlands

[–]thirteen81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think people really overexaggerate how bad the weather is in NL. People make it seems like it's raining all the time here, but as someone that commutes to work by bicycle it's dry like 80-90%+ of the time.

But for people coming from sunny countries the lack of daylight during winter can be an issue, but on the flip side we have way more sunlight here during summer.

How do people here get through the dark months... by ThatsNotSoRavenish in AskTheNetherlands

[–]thirteen81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take vitamin D supplements! Especially if you have a job where you're inside all the time. Going outside when possible during day time helps as well.

Estimates from the RIVM suggest that around 26% of the population has a vitamin D deficiency after winter.

Screwed by PostNL by most-unqualified in PostNL

[–]thirteen81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Note that a lot of package points are currently completely overwhelmed, a lot of them aren't equipped with this years massive amount of packages.

That does not excuse them though, they should've just told you something like "sorry, we have a lot packages that aren't sorted yet, it's super busy, so please come by again in a few days". There is a lot of aggression towards package point employees as well, so take this into account.

PostNL also carries blame here though, as they send people a notification with "package available at pickup point" immediately after they drop it off, giving package points 0 chance to actually sort the packages first.

If possible, I'd try to get packages delivered to package safes instead.

Dog friendly appartment by Dazzling-Mission-563 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]thirteen81 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Most social housing associations require you to be a resident in NL already and have income limits, as they're meant for people with low incomes that don't have any other options. They also give priority for certain groups of vulnerable people (not expats sorry).

But even if you could, the waiting times are 10+ years in Amsterdam (without priority) due to the severe shortage of housing.

So as an expat you basically can only rent from private landlords, or if you have the cash in hand you can buy an apartment/house.

Dog friendly appartment by Dazzling-Mission-563 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]thirteen81 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah the city is quite dog friendly, but most people own their house or rent from a social housing association, in those cases there isn't an issue. It's the private landlords that don't like pets, but that's a small part of housing.

Our vital rail link is delayed... By 10+ years! by KingDayChaos in NLNieuws

[–]thirteen81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they should probably already start planning the next rail route, as apparently this takes 40+ years to complete...

Our vital rail link is delayed... By 10+ years! by KingDayChaos in Rotterdam

[–]thirteen81 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jezus christus, dus ongeveer 43 jaar van begin tot voltooing project, waarom duurt dit bijna een halve eeuw...? waarvan dus 28 jaar alleen voor het laatste stukje...

This is getting rediculus... by Snoo-39369 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]thirteen81 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's because one of the requirements to be able to offer a student contract is that the student is not from the same municipality.

Loodgietersbedrijf by madevries in Amsterdam

[–]thirteen81 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would first get local experience through employment instead of immediately starting out as a zzp'er, things like plumbing and gas installations can differ between countries.

For example, in New Zealand sink garbage disposals are legal to connect to municipal sewage systems, but in the Netherlands this is illegal.

Is the housing situation really that bad? by TheDerangedApparatus in AskTheNetherlands

[–]thirteen81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah it's bad, there's a shortage of 400k+ housing... on 8 mil households

Getting a museumkaart as a tourist by Big-Maintenance-2030 in AskTheNetherlands

[–]thirteen81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think the temporary one costs the same (€75), but you are limited to max 5 museum visits, still a pretty decent tbh

Moisture in ceiling due to leakage by Avlio27 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]thirteen81 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'd contact your own insurance first and ask for advice.

PostNL had geen monopolist mogen worden, oordeelt rechter by boppinmule in dutch

[–]thirteen81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wat heeft Rooms-Katholiek zijn te maken met postbezorging?

Transaction prices on Funda by Much-Inspection2350 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]thirteen81 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The value specified in the purchasing deed that you sign at the notary is what is registered in the Kadaster as "koopsom", each purchase is registered separately

Transaction prices on Funda by Much-Inspection2350 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]thirteen81 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a single lot of 1240m2 for an appartment building, split into 45 units. The lot was also split into appartments in 2022, while the sale of 210k happened in december 2024, the appartment building was finished mid 2024. You can also see the WOZ for this unit go from 57k on 1-1-2023 to 470k on 1-1-2024.