These videos and streams inspire me so much. It shows what's possible, infrastructure-wise, if only you put your mind to it. When covid is over, I think I'll celebrate with a one-week trip to the Netherlands.
I see people asking what kind of area Noord is. Well, it used to be a real working class part of the city, and it still is for a part. They say its one of the few areas where you can still find old working class true Amsterdam communities. However, as with much of the city, its getting very expensive. Social housing is good though, so if you have been living there a long time or you are prepared to wait for a social home when your income is below a certain treshhold (around 40k/y max I believe) it can be affordable. About 40% of all housing in the city is social and in contrast with North America, not necessarily for the poor. A renting contract is for life and it means they cant evict you, at least not without providing another house of equal specifications and a reimbursment of your moving costs if they really need you to go. Most of the times you cant even tell the difference between a 600 euro/m social home and a 400k one. If you are fresh on the list and dont have any priority status, the wait can take decades in the more desirable areas though, so its not all roses and sunshine. What most people do is enlist when they are 18. Its only 50 euro's and after that 20 a year or so. It almost works like an insurance when things dont work out like you planned, you always have your position on the social waiting list. Development companies usually only get permission for their project if they promise to include 40% of the apartments with social status. Fortunately the other 60% is more than enough to turn in a healthy profit.
For future/foreign readers: Hema is the Netherlands’ biggest bakery. They and Action are (December 15th) allowed to be open and only sell the essentials: foodstuffs and body care stuffs. They’re not allowed to sell their other items, like underpants and non essentials. If you ask me, I’m so happy I don’t work in any of these shops, or retail in general at the moment. I can already hear and see the discussions and verbal abuse the staff is going to endure: “I need new socks, you can’t deny me my new socks!”. While I personally am minimally affected (functional working from home hermit), I think just a hard no from the government and only supermarkets are allowed open would be a better idea.
' no underwear' ?!? Hema sells a lot of underwear and lingerie ( but limited fashion). Other are , house and furniture textiles , table ware and kitchen accesoires, office stationery, bike accesoiry, , Some food (pie , confectionery ). Amongst others..
Oh, you really need to go to Delft. You talk about deciding to move to the NL after seeing Haarlem, well Delft is that city for me. Now I live in The Hague and go to Delft all the time to see my partner. It's the most amazing town I've ever seen, and I've traveled a lot! Gouda is another amazing small city, up there with Delft, Leiden, and Haarlem.
The government had a bit of an, eh, miscommunication regarding 'essential', where depending on where you looked the rules where different. I think it's been straightened out mostly, but it was super confusing.
Waterlandlein was built in the sixties. They rebuilt it in 2010. I grew up not all to far from it. In the white tall flat on the background at a certain point in the video. I got my usual haircut at the Waterlandplein when I was a kid. 👧
These videos and streams inspire me so much. It shows what's possible, infrastructure-wise, if only you put your mind to it.
When covid is over, I think I'll celebrate with a one-week trip to the Netherlands.
I see people asking what kind of area Noord is. Well, it used to be a real working class part of the city, and it still is for a part. They say its one of the few areas where you can still find old working class true Amsterdam communities. However, as with much of the city, its getting very expensive. Social housing is good though, so if you have been living there a long time or you are prepared to wait for a social home when your income is below a certain treshhold (around 40k/y max I believe) it can be affordable. About 40% of all housing in the city is social and in contrast with North America, not necessarily for the poor. A renting contract is for life and it means they cant evict you, at least not without providing another house of equal specifications and a reimbursment of your moving costs if they really need you to go. Most of the times you cant even tell the difference between a 600 euro/m social home and a 400k one. If you are fresh on the list and dont have any priority status, the wait can take decades in the more desirable areas though, so its not all roses and sunshine. What most people do is enlist when they are 18. Its only 50 euro's and after that 20 a year or so. It almost works like an insurance when things dont work out like you planned, you always have your position on the social waiting list. Development companies usually only get permission for their project if they promise to include 40% of the apartments with social status. Fortunately the other 60% is more than enough to turn in a healthy profit.
For future/foreign readers: Hema is the Netherlands’ biggest bakery. They and Action are (December 15th) allowed to be open and only sell the essentials: foodstuffs and body care stuffs. They’re not allowed to sell their other items, like underpants and non essentials.
If you ask me, I’m so happy I don’t work in any of these shops, or retail in general at the moment.
I can already hear and see the discussions and verbal abuse the staff is going to endure: “I need new socks, you can’t deny me my new socks!”.
While I personally am minimally affected (functional working from home hermit), I think just a hard no from the government and only supermarkets are allowed open would be a better idea.
' no underwear' ?!? Hema sells a lot of underwear and lingerie ( but limited fashion).
Other are , house and furniture textiles , table ware and kitchen accesoires, office stationery, bike accesoiry, ,
Some food (pie , confectionery ). Amongst others..
Oh, you really need to go to Delft. You talk about deciding to move to the NL after seeing Haarlem, well Delft is that city for me. Now I live in The Hague and go to Delft all the time to see my partner. It's the most amazing town I've ever seen, and I've traveled a lot! Gouda is another amazing small city, up there with Delft, Leiden, and Haarlem.
I’ve lived in this area pretty much my whole life until we moved to the Uk in 2012 and 90% of all this was built after we moved
Yeah, there is a LOT of new development going on there!
The government had a bit of an, eh, miscommunication regarding 'essential', where depending on where you looked the rules where different. I think it's been straightened out mostly, but it was super confusing.
Really enjoyed your insight in Black Pete. Are there any Black Peters around today? Could you get an interview?
They left on the 5th of December...
I miss that luve. Waiting for live from tram😄
I keep missing these despite telling myself to be around for the next one and it bothers me greatly
Waterlandplein was built in 2010.
Waterlandlein was built in the sixties. They rebuilt it in 2010. I grew up not all to far from it. In the white tall flat on the background at a certain point in the video. I got my usual haircut at the Waterlandplein when I was a kid. 👧
You like drop? You'll have no problem getting Dutch nationality then :)
Former Dutch colonies? You've been to New York.
Hello Waalenbureg single nieuwendam
Dat was mijn moeder met die hoofdoek
ah, noord 👍
Fact of the matter is, anyone with the ability to lobby politicians is considered essential :-/
Oh i live here how dare you tell that this is boring
It is terrible
Grapje
Is my is my mother goose club out.