Comments on: The Strong Reality of Being a New Expat in the Netherlands

By: Amandalee Jones

Amandalee Jones — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 10:51:58 +0000

Great article on expat life and expectations. I’m an American expat in England, and have found many cultural differences here as well. I think in America we are trained to be a bit ethnocentric (“America is #1!” “One in 10 Americans…”) It’s been very nice to experience a new way of living, traveling has been SOOOOO eye-opening for me. There’s a whole wide world out there, and it’s fantastic! Keep up the great posts!

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 14:23:06 +0000

I can imagine Dutch directness might seem a little cruel especially to someone who’s just arrived. I am an expat in China, and here it’s completely the opposite: Chinese peopel tend to be indirect and never tell us what they really think. We have to guess the whole time. I don’t know what’s better Dutch Directness or Chinese Indirecteness, lol!

By: Miller

Miller — Sat, 05 Sep 2020 05:20:05 +0000

I love the Netherlands..great post

By: Rebecca Lerner

Rebecca Lerner — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:05:09 +0000

I’ve always wanted to travel there, these are great tips to know beforehand!