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Moving to The Netherlands, Tell Me What to Expect!

 
aNONaMITTy  (OP)

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I'll be back in about 30 minutes. Thanks for all the posts.

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Good news. I've found a potential roommate. However, this person only wants to live in Amsterdam. So, I'm switching to looking for a place to rent in Amsterdam. I can live anywhere because I only need a place for about 6 mos. (more or less) while I get settled.

We have agreed that each of us paying 200 Euro per month for 2 bedrooms is what we both can afford. I have no idea if this is even possible, but I'm willing to try.

If anyone has any ideas or a link to an agency, this is what I'm working on now. So many of the links for rentals in The Netherlands are for unregistered apartments and I am uncomfortable with that. I don't want to send a deposit and first month's rent to someone I don't know. (exception would be Roxy's neighbor)



Any suggestions are welcome. Hope everyone has a great day!

(Thought it'd be fun to see a bunch of happiness so posted all the emoticons. Well, GLP wouldn't let me post all of them so I'll see how many I can post, heh)


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Is it mention yet?
Dogshit Hondepoep everywhere in Amsterdam!
Watch your steps! I warned you!, else get used the smell of dogshit!
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Is it mention yet?
Dogshit Hondepoep everywhere in Amsterdam!
Watch your steps! I warned you!, else get used the smell of dogshit!
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It's been mentioned. I guess it's bad. I am surprised people don't have to scoop it up just out of courtesy. You can bet, if I see someone not scooping it up, I'm gonna say something to them. And they won't like it either.
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You can expect to be kicked out in 3 months or arrested as being an illegal alian. You can't just move to the Netherlands from the US. Are you applying for your MVV? Do you have the proper work visa's in order?
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When I lived in a communal house here in Toronto, we would sometimes put roommate wanted ads up on craigslist. People from Europe would email all the time, inquiring about our place. I would send them a nice message saying that we had to meet everyone who lived with us first, before they moved in.
OP, you will have much better luck just going there, and looking for a place once you are there. Put your stuff in storage, take a minimal amount, and just go! You can always get your stuff shipped if you want it so badly. Very few people want to rent to someone they haven't met. Stay in a hotel/hostel for a week, look around, focus all your energy on finding a good place, go to lots of meet n greets etc. and FOR SURE you will find somewhere to live.
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Is it mention yet?
Dogshit Hondepoep everywhere in Amsterdam!
Watch your steps! I warned you!, else get used the smell of dogshit!
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bsflag

10 years ago perhaps, but not anymore.
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You can expect to be kicked out in 3 months or arrested as being an illegal alian. You can't just move to the Netherlands from the US. Are you applying for your MVV? Do you have the proper work visa's in order?
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Of course. I have everything in order.
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Any suggestions are welcome. Hope everyone has a great day!
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squat in Ruigoord (they might not like it), or try and find cheap lodging there. it's very close to amsterdam.
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When I lived in a communal house here in Toronto, we would sometimes put roommate wanted ads up on craigslist. People from Europe would email all the time, inquiring about our place. I would send them a nice message saying that we had to meet everyone who lived with us first, before they moved in.
OP, you will have much better luck just going there, and looking for a place once you are there. Put your stuff in storage, take a minimal amount, and just go! You can always get your stuff shipped if you want it so badly. Very few people want to rent to someone they haven't met. Stay in a hotel/hostel for a week, look around, focus all your energy on finding a good place, go to lots of meet n greets etc. and FOR SURE you will find somewhere to live.
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I may have to do this. In fact, that was my first plan but somehow, I got into trying to find something through GLP or an agency. If I go through an agency, I think it will work okay.
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Is it mention yet?
Dogshit Hondepoep everywhere in Amsterdam!
Watch your steps! I warned you!, else get used the smell of dogshit!
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bsflag

10 years ago perhaps, but not anymore.
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I'm glad to hear this. Thanks.

hf
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I may have to do this. In fact, that was my first plan but somehow, I got into trying to find something through GLP or an agency. If I go through an agency, I think it will work okay.
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try couch-surfing?
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Any suggestions are welcome. Hope everyone has a great day!
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squat in Ruigoord (they might not like it), or try and find cheap lodging there. it's very close to amsterdam.
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Until I'm a citizen, I'm scared to squat. But, I will look in Ruigoord for rental agencies. Thank you very much. This is the kind of information I really need.

hf
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I may have to do this. In fact, that was my first plan but somehow, I got into trying to find something through GLP or an agency. If I go through an agency, I think it will work okay.
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try couch-surfing?
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I just can't get myself to do that. I'm sure it works out for some but I don't think it's for me. Thanks anyway.
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Any suggestions are welcome. Hope everyone has a great day!
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squat in Ruigoord (they might not like it), or try and find cheap lodging there. it's very close to amsterdam.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15782258

Until I'm a citizen, I'm scared to squat. But, I will look in Ruigoord for rental agencies. Thank you very much. This is the kind of information I really need.
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it's a community on squatted land; has been like that since decades. i don't know if the people there will accomodate someone, but it's worth trying. it's an inspiring environment!
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Any suggestions are welcome. Hope everyone has a great day!
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squat in Ruigoord (they might not like it), or try and find cheap lodging there. it's very close to amsterdam.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15782258




Until I'm a citizen, I'm scared to squat. But, I will look in Ruigoord for rental agencies. Thank you very much. This is the kind of information I really need.

hf
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I'm googled Ruigoord and found a place but it says it's Rotterdam??????? I'll keep looking though.
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Any suggestions are welcome. Hope everyone has a great day!
 Quoting: aNONaMITTy

squat in Ruigoord (they might not like it), or try and find cheap lodging there. it's very close to amsterdam.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15782258

Until I'm a citizen, I'm scared to squat. But, I will look in Ruigoord for rental agencies. Thank you very much. This is the kind of information I really need.
 Quoting: aNONaMITTy

it's a community on squatted land; has been like that since decades. i don't know if the people there will accomodate someone, but it's worth trying. it's an inspiring environment!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15782258





Oh, I found where you are talking about. It looks like an awesome, creative environment. I think you're right though. It doesn't seem to have rentals, lol! Not sure how that would work, esp. in the winter.

Last Edited by ERE3 on 08/20/2012 12:12 PM
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Any suggestions are welcome. Hope everyone has a great day!
 Quoting: aNONaMITTy

squat in Ruigoord (they might not like it), or try and find cheap lodging there. it's very close to amsterdam.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15782258




Until I'm a citizen, I'm scared to squat. But, I will look in Ruigoord for rental agencies. Thank you very much. This is the kind of information I really need.

hf
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Ruigoord has become a very small community, - about 1/10 of its original size - and they hardly ever let 'strangers' live there, let alone squat a place, which are not available anyway.

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Any suggestions are welcome. Hope everyone has a great day!
 Quoting: aNONaMITTy

squat in Ruigoord (they might not like it), or try and find cheap lodging there. it's very close to amsterdam.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 15782258




Until I'm a citizen, I'm scared to squat. But, I will look in Ruigoord for rental agencies. Thank you very much. This is the kind of information I really need.

hf
 Quoting: aNONaMITTy

Ruigoord has become a very small community, - about 1/10 of its original size - and they hardly ever let 'strangers' live there, let alone squat a place, which are not available anyway.
 Quoting: RoXY





Thank you Roxy. I kinda figured that out after I looked into it. I imagine they are a pretty tight knit community. I think it's great what they have done but can you imagine after all they have been through, all the people that would like to show up there and get a place to live? They would be over-run in no time.
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I don't know how many of you like this guy and even if you don't, this is still pretty cool.



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Amsterdam, Amsterdam!!





Tot ziens binnenkor!!
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My favorite part is the crosswalks turn the light red almost instantly for half the road, and the other half stays green. When you get in the middle you click another button and in changes the other side to red and the one behind you to green, also almost instantaneously.

Ohh, ya and the white widow.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
THIS

def, not for the faint of heart.
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My favorite part is the crosswalks turn the light red almost instantly for half the road, and the other half stays green. When you get in the middle you click another button and in changes the other side to red and the one behind you to green, also almost instantaneously.

Ohh, ya and the white widow.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
THIS

def, not for the faint of heart.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22294793




I just found out what the poster meant by that. Everyone seems to think it's the bomb. Guess you have to build up to it.
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Amsterdam, Amsterdam!!





Tot ziens binnenkor!!
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Seems like a sentimental song about Amsterdam.

And google translate says: Good-bye binnenkor, so not sure what this is about. The changes in Amsterdam?

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Guess it just means: See you soon!

Binnenkort (WITH a 't') means 'soon'

How about the house you are living in right now?
If asked before, I'm sorry...tomato

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David Bowie - Port of Amsterdam


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Amsterdam - 10 Things You Need To Know


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Guess it just means: See you soon!

Binnenkort (WITH a 't') means 'soon'

How about the house you are living in right now?
If asked before, I'm sorry...tomato


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I'm still in the USA, so it won't work!
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David Bowie - Port of Amsterdam


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Looks like your winter is wet. I guess it's to be expected though.
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Amsterdam - 10 Things You Need To Know


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Well that was just awesome! TY Roxy!


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