Hi girls
What can I say about the Netherlands, I think it's quite the same as the US.
Sure, there are tall people here but also in the US or other countries.
It's a small country about twice New Jersey, loaded with more than 17 million people, so it's a bit crowdy.
Most of the people are living in the western part of the country, so there are some spots in the other parts who are quite.
I can't tell you anything about the guy you have meet, there are a lot of good people here but also some bad guys, like everywhere.
The standard of living is quite high in the Netherlands, about the same as Germany and the Scandinavion countries, prices are compared to that standard, so it's a bit more expensive than the US.
We pay tax for everything except breathing but, when you are in the healthcaresystem almost everything will be paid for you.
There is an own risk in the healthcareinsurance but that's only $200, so srs cost you $200.
If your immigrationpapers are okay, there is not much to worry about.
It's different for foreignh girls with no good papers, the bad guys let them work in the sex industry and most of the time they can't go to the police because they are illegal.
There are known cases from african girls who did go to the police, at the end of the day the bad guys where cought and behind bars and the girls were getting the right immigration papers, but that's an exception because those girls should be killed in their own country when they were send back.
Most of the people are friendly and finding contacts and new friends is not too hard. English is widely spoken in the Netherlands.
When you talk with the Dutch you will notice that everybody has an opinion about something, and they say it out loud.
Transition is not a very big item around here, more important is how you present yourself, if you're friendly and willing to talk there is no problem in general.
People with an attitude have a hard time.
People are quite tolerant here, we like to be free and making our own desicions, something like..no one tells me what to do, i make my own desicion.
This will sometimes lead to bluntness, people say what they think, it's honest but not always very diplomatique.
There are a lot of people from other culteres here, sometimes it makes things a bit complicated.
We do have some nice old cities from the middleage time, with terraces where you can sit down in the sun and enjoying the conversations.
I suggest that you get the information you need and make sure that everything is safe before you go.
Don't jump into the blind but be informed, about the country and about the guy.
Like Stalin said...trust is good but being in control of the situation is better.
If everything is okay and you still want to go to the Netherlands.....we welcome you.
I hope you will thinking it over carefully before you make a desicion.
If you have specific questions, just ask and I will answering asap
hugs
Annette
