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s_k · 12-02-2010, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AwwSugar

Hehe thanks. Do you mean how old? 19, FINALLY. Two more years til 21. ;PP

Haha, strange thing that you're my mom then.

Being 21 doesn't mean much overhere.
You can drive a moped and drink alcohol at 16 and.
You can drive a car and smoke weed at 18.
I believe you can ride a motorbike at 21 here. That's all

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Ah yeah, you parent's aren't officially responsible for you after you've become 21, that's another thing.

Arya Stark · 12-03-2010, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s_k

Haha, strange thing that you're my mom then.

Being 21 doesn't mean much overhere.
You can drive a moped and drink alcohol at 16 and.
You can drive a car and smoke weed at 18.
I believe you can ride a motorbike at 21 here. That's all

.
Ah yeah, you parent's aren't officially responsible for you after you've become 21, that's another thing.

Weed is illegal here.
At 16 you can have your driver's permit and after 6 months, you can try for your license.
At 18, you are considered an adult and can order stuff from TV, can buy porn, buy lottery tickets, go to SOME clubs, and... what else?
At 21, you can drink and go to all clubs.
At 26 I think you can rent a car.
Yeah.

MoonlitSunshine · 12-03-2010, 12:13 PM

at 18 you can do pretty much everything here. That's legal, of course :P

Insane Guest · 12-03-2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s_k

Haha, strange thing that you're my mom then.

Being 21 doesn't mean much overhere.
You can drive a moped and drink alcohol at 16 and.
You can drive a car and smoke weed at 18.
I believe you can ride a motorbike at 21 here. That's all

.
Ah yeah, you parent's aren't officially responsible for you after you've become 21, that's another thing.

More reasons to move to the Netherlands. Just wondering, how expensive is it to get an apartment there? An are there a lot of jobs available?

Quote:

Originally Posted by AwwSugar

Weed is illegal here.

What about for medicinal purposes?

s_k · 12-03-2010, 07:32 PM

There's a shortage of jobs here, unless you don't mind doing anything.
Apartment, depends on where you live.
I'm not completely into the renting prices.
IF you want to live in a big city in Amsterdam, I think you can get a decent two bedroom apartment for about 5-600 dollars a month.
If you don't mind living in a small city or a town, you can get an apartment for half that money.

Where I live, in a small town, a huge villa on 3000 square meters of land costs about 4-500.000 dollars. In Amsterdam such a thing would cost 1,7 to 2,5 million dollars.

You can buy a house in a row of houses (google translate calls it a 'townhouse', is that right?) for under 80.000 dollars.
Such a house in Amsterdam would cost over 175000 dollars.

If you look carefully you can buy a detached house in my area for about 125000 dollars.

Hope I did the calculations right from euro's to dollars

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I must say that living here isn't bad, I just get the feeling that, being on this forum, the dutch are pretty harsh. Especially on the internet. There's friendly and unfriendly people everywhere though

Oh, yeah. Maximum speed of a car on a freeway is 75 miles an hour.
In towns it's 30 miles an hour.
On nearly every other road it's 50 miles an hour.

The maximum speed on a freeway will be upped to 80 miles an hour next year.
Which I think is ridiculous. With the traffic in this country, 60 miles an hour tops during day time would be good. At night time 100 miles an hour would be fine.

Before you move here: Don't bring an american car here. Petrol is almost 9 dollars per gallon (almost 2 dollars per litre, I don't know how you guys measure that

)

Insane Guest · 12-03-2010, 07:41 PM

9 dollars!!! What!?!? That's insane! I'll probably go to the Netherlands for like a year, it's definitely on my bucket list.

Thanks for the info btw.

s_k · 12-03-2010, 08:00 PM

We're used to it now.
My car, which is a medium sized station wagon, runs 1 liter of petrol every 15 kilometres, I can get up to 17 kilometres in the summer. You do the maths to gallons and miles ;D
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As far as I know, american cars do half that.

Arya Stark · 12-04-2010, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by xEMGx

What about for medicinal purposes?

Yeah I'm pretty sure it is illegal for medicinal purposes as well.

Zaqarbal · 12-05-2010, 04:23 AM

I'm afraid I'm late, but... with a strong "retroactive effect":

Feliz cumpleaños, bella boricua!

Arya Stark · 12-05-2010, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaqarbal

I'm afraid I'm late, but... with a strong "retroactive effect":

Feliz cumpleaños, bella boricua!

Graciasssssss

12-03-2010, 12:13 PM	#323 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	at 18 you can do pretty much everything here. That's legal, of course :P __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

12-03-2010, 07:32 PM	#325 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	There's a shortage of jobs here, unless you don't mind doing anything. Apartment, depends on where you live. I'm not completely into the renting prices. IF you want to live in a big city in Amsterdam, I think you can get a decent two bedroom apartment for about 5-600 dollars a month. If you don't mind living in a small city or a town, you can get an apartment for half that money. Where I live, in a small town, a huge villa on 3000 square meters of land costs about 4-500.000 dollars. In Amsterdam such a thing would cost 1,7 to 2,5 million dollars. You can buy a house in a row of houses (google translate calls it a 'townhouse', is that right?) for under 80.000 dollars. Such a house in Amsterdam would cost over 175000 dollars. If you look carefully you can buy a detached house in my area for about 125000 dollars. Hope I did the calculations right from euro's to dollars . I must say that living here isn't bad, I just get the feeling that, being on this forum, the dutch are pretty harsh. Especially on the internet. There's friendly and unfriendly people everywhere though Oh, yeah. Maximum speed of a car on a freeway is 75 miles an hour. In towns it's 30 miles an hour. On nearly every other road it's 50 miles an hour. The maximum speed on a freeway will be upped to 80 miles an hour next year. Which I think is ridiculous. With the traffic in this country, 60 miles an hour tops during day time would be good. At night time 100 miles an hour would be fine. Before you move here: Don't bring an american car here. Petrol is almost 9 dollars per gallon (almost 2 dollars per litre, I don't know how you guys measure that ) __________________ Click here to see my collection Last edited by s_k; 12-03-2010 at 07:39 PM.

12-03-2010, 08:00 PM	#327 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	We're used to it now. My car, which is a medium sized station wagon, runs 1 liter of petrol every 15 kilometres, I can get up to 17 kilometres in the summer. You do the maths to gallons and miles ;D (Unit Conversion Online - Use Our Unique Conversion Tools Free) As far as I know, american cars do half that. __________________ Click here to see my collection

12-05-2010, 04:23 AM	#329 (permalink)
Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	I'm afraid I'm late, but... with a strong "retroactive effect": *Feliz cumpleaños, bella boricua!* __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies."

12-03-2010, 07:41 PM	#326 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	9 dollars!!! What!?!? That's insane! I'll probably go to the Netherlands for like a year, it's definitely on my bucket list. Thanks for the info btw.