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Well, not anytime soon... after my degree, but someday i will live there ;)

My parents and I just went on a trip to see family in Germany and stopped off in the lovely city of Amsterdam, and that place instantly felt like home to me :)
It's a beautiful, clean, quiet and environmentally-friendly city (from what I saw); its laid-back and relaxed but has a can-do attitude; the people aren't afraid to express themselves and do what they like - they're at home with themselves and seemingly aren't total slaves to the pressures of fashion or 'style' (like Paris/the people in Paris seems to be). The architecture is stunning and the canals are tranquil. The people seem friendly, and weed is legal. Sounds like heaven to me :)

So, come one, come all to Amsterdam! It rocks!


Now, somebody teach me a little Dutch! :D

Stop hanging near the Coffee Houses POTHEAD!!!
At least its not Rotterdam! ;)

Well, lotta nice things you mentioned, but I know the real reason you wanna move to Amsterdam:

Coffee Shops!

and I ain't talking Starbucks here... they sell pot there, totally legal.
;)
Anyways, from what I've heard, its a nice city, most of my friends have been there :D
Yeah, have you ever been to Dresden in Germany? This is a beautiful city.

Stop hanging near the Coffee Houses POTHEAD!!!
At least its not Rotterdam! ;)

Nothing wrong with Rotterdam!

Seems all the good music scenes come from there (if you're into that sort of thing)

Well, not anytime soon... after my degree, but someday i will live there ;)

My parents and I just went on a trip to see family in Germany and stopped off in the lovely city of Amsterdam, and that place instantly felt like home to me :)
It's a beautiful, clean, quiet and environmentally-friendly city (from what I saw); its laid-back and relaxed but has a can-do attitude; the people aren't afraid to express themselves and do what they like - they're at home with themselves and seemingly aren't total slaves to the pressures of fashion or 'style' (like Paris/the people in Paris seems to be). The architecture is stunning and the canals are tranquil. The people seem friendly, and weed is legal. Sounds like heaven to me :)

So, come one, come all to Amsterdam! It rocks!


Now, somebody teach me a little Dutch! :D

There's a new Dutch girl on NS. Perhaps she could teach you some. That's unfortuante because then I won't be able to see you when I go off to college. :(

Nothing wrong with Rotterdam!

Seems all the good music scenes come from there (if you're into that sort of thing)
Thats true that one song Rotterdam is any where blah blah blah!
Move to Eindhoven PM! or Saarbruken(SP)

Well, lotta nice things you mentioned, but I know the real reason you wanna move to Amsterdam:

Coffee Shops!

and I ain't talking Starbucks here... they sell pot there, totally legal.
;)

I hear the Christian Democrats are currently closing them all down though.

I doubt it, drugs are legal so whats the point of shutting down a few coffee shops?

There's a new Dutch girl on NS. Perhaps she could teach you some. That's unfortuante because then I won't be able to see you when I go off to college. :(
awww :( where you off to college then?


and to all: i have fallen in love with the City.... the coffeeshops are an amazingly fantastic bonus! :p

I hear the Christian Democrats are currently closing them all down though.

Say it's not so! I was there about 9 years ago & loved it. I'm going back there in September to see it all again.

I doubt it, drugs are legal so whats the point of shutting down a few coffee shops?

It is with a view to make it illegal once the have blocked the main points of sale.

But simply having a Dutch passport does not allow me to read Dutch (mores the pity), so we'll have to wait for a Dutch person to come online and tell us about 'Harry Potter's" plans for drug laws.

Say it's not so! I was there about 9 years ago & loved it. I'm going back there in September to see it all again.

Well I read it in the paper nearly two years ago (I think), and the article gave the impression that they were taking a slowly slowly approach to it, so a new government maybe formed before they can finish the scheme.

Now, somebody teach me a little Dutch! :D

Hello! => Hallo!

Bye! => Dag!

Can I use your toilet? => Mag ik het toilet gebruiken?

A beer, please. => Een biertje, alsjeblieft.

This thing tastes like crap! => Dit smaakt naar Heineken!

Awesome! => vet gaaf!

Dude! => kerel!

I found you very attractive. => Je bent een goor wijf.

Now, somebody teach me a little Dutch! :D

Jagonia's Dutch. You could ask him.

Hello! => Hallo!

Bye! => Dag!

Can I use your toilet? => Mag ik het toilet gebruiken?

A beer, please. => Een biertje, alsjeblieft.

This thing tastes like crap! => Dit smaakt naar Heineken!

Awesome! => vet gaaf!

Dude! => kerel!

I found you very attractive. => Je bent een goor wijf.
w00t! :p

(gonna buy a book/cd (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006LSWQ/qid=1112095501/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-8627070-4251801) methinks...)

Well, not anytime soon... after my degree, but someday i will live there ;)

My parents and I just went on a trip to see family in Germany and stopped off in the lovely city of Amsterdam, and that place instantly felt like home to me :)
It's a beautiful, clean, quiet and environmentally-friendly city (from what I saw); its laid-back and relaxed but has a can-do attitude; the people aren't afraid to express themselves and do what they like - they're at home with themselves and seemingly aren't total slaves to the pressures of fashion or 'style' (like Paris/the people in Paris seems to be). The architecture is stunning and the canals are tranquil. The people seem friendly, and weed is legal. Sounds like heaven to me :)

So, come one, come all to Amsterdam! It rocks!


Now, somebody teach me a little Dutch! :D
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude :fluffle:

Learn: "Waar is er hier een koffieshop?"
"Wil je wat drinken en dan neuken, of lust je geen bier?"
"Goeiemorgen klootzak"

That should get you started

"Wil je wat drinken en dan neuken, of lust je geen bier?"

Is that your pick up line? :p

This thing tastes like crap! => Dit smaakt naar Heineken!
*raises eyebrow*
I think that would probably translate as "This thing tastes like Heineken"..... ah ok, carry on!:p

awww :( where you off to college then?


and to all: i have fallen in love with the City.... the coffeeshops are an amazingly fantastic bonus! :p


I'm not too sure yet. NYC, Paris, or London. I'd rather go to Paris or London.

Here's the new Dutch girl. You like?:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8546229&postcount=79

Is that your pick up line? :p
That's my beat up line ;)

I'd like some decent beer -> Heb je niks Belgisch?

I'd like some decent beer -> Heb je niks Belgisch?
Hear hear! :fluffle:

I'd like to visit LP -> "Een retourtje Eindhoven Centraal, alstublieft" ;)

*raises eyebrow*
I think that would probably translate as "This thing tastes like Heineken"..... ah ok, carry on!:p
http://www.amapi.net/forum/images/smiles/innocent.gif


That's my beat up line ;)
hehe :D

This thing tastes like crap! => Dit smaakt naar Heineken!
.


:)

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude :fluffle:

Learn: "Waar is er hier een koffieshop?"
"Wil je wat drinken en dan neuken, of lust je geen bier?"
"Goeiemorgen klootzak"

That should get you started

:confused:

I don't know, will you?

:confused:

I don't know, will you?
Will I what? :confused:

I'm not too sure yet. NYC, Paris, or London. I'd rather go to Paris or London.

Here's the new Dutch girl. You like?:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8546229&postcount=79
Thats right MO FO's i found it! :mp5:

Meine Klogs are vooden und Soggy wit alt der vater from ze dykes!

Every time I think of Amsterdam, I think of the movie, EuroTrip. And I keep thinking that a place that weird is a place I have to spend some time in. :)

Every time I think of Amsterdam, I think of the movie, EuroTrip. And I keep thinking that a place that weird is a place I have to spend some time in. :)
Speaking about stereotyping Europe... :rolleyes:

Will I what? :confused:

Nevermind. :(

Nevermind. :(
:confused:

Come on. You can tell the nice uncle LP. Don't be ashamed.

:confused:

Come on. You can tell the nice uncle LP. Don't be ashamed.

Uncle?! Damn it. I don't understand what you're saying. Speak English!

Uncle?! Damn it. I don't understand what you're saying. Speak English!
:( And I was trying so hard.


What I meant to say is: Please don't "Nevermind" me, I hate it.

I'm not too sure yet. NYC, Paris, or London. I'd rather go to Paris or London.

Here's the new Dutch girl. You like?:
http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8546229&postcount=79
:fluffle: :fluffle: ohhhhh hot mamma!! :fluffle: :fluffle:


and yay London! Paris is nice & all, but its further away from all us crazy NSers ;)



edit: this (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/oksana1781/LP9.jpg) is one of the most frightening things i've ever seen :eek: :p

We do have a law saying it is illegal to posses drugs. Soft and harddrugs. But in some low quantaties they dont arrest and prosecute u for it. So it is in some way allowd to have some softdrugs. (5 gramms of weet, (some places different i belief)
A coffie shop may have a bit more. (like 50 gramms) they need way more ofcource and have way more but nobody acts. But they could if there was to much trouble with the shop.
But it is still illigal to grow weet. (atleast if it isnt for ur own use) 3 plants or so for ur own use is not acted against.
So how do coffie shops get there weet? Well the front door (selling to the public) is legal, but the backdoor (buying for the person who grows it) is illegal.
The police knows this but doesnt act against the illigal backdoor buying but does act against the plantations.
Its all really complicated.
We dutch love to make laws and then brake them over and over again and tolerate it.

:( And I was trying so hard.


What I meant to say is: Please don't "Nevermind" me, I hate it.

I know! You asked me to tell you what was wrong. You people are speaking Dutch and the only think I can understand is je. :(

And! I'm working on Italian right now. So you all are confusing me. :confused:

I know! You asked me to tell you what was wrong. You people are speaking Dutch and the only think I can understand is je. :(

And! I'm working on Italian right now. So you all are confusing me. :confused:
LOL. Sorry Oksana :fluffle:

But what do you expect? PM even asked for it

:fluffle: :fluffle: ohhhhh hot mamma!! :fluffle: :fluffle:


and yay London! Paris is nice & all, but its further away from all us crazy NSers ;)



edit: this (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/oksana1781/LP9.jpg) is one of the most frightening things i've ever seen :eek: :p

I'm already further away from you. Besides, I have to go where there's actually a place to study. Where there's a good place.

LOL. Sorry Oksana :fluffle:

But what do you expect? PM even asked for it

I know. It just bugs me when I can't understand what people are saying.

http://www.drugpolicy.org/global/drugpolicyby/westerneurop/thenetherlan/

We dutch love to make laws and then brake them over and over again and tolerate it.

heh, we belgians do that too :D

some international dutch words: mannequin, boulevard... no... must... reach... symboloc number three...

btw, I propably misspelled them. :rolleyes:

ouh, and the Japanese use a lot of dutch in their language, mainly when in comes to ship-related words.

Besides that, it's still a stupid language. ;)

Besides that, it's still a stupid language. ;)
En Vlaams is de goede shit? :rolleyes: :p

heres some pictures of amsterdam

a canal (http://img234.exs.cx/img234/5499/imag00914bi.jpg)
ah hem hash (http://img201.exs.cx/img201/5431/imag00936xz.jpg)
UFO (http://img214.exs.cx/img214/2711/imag01171sw.jpg)

and thats my trip / image of amsterdam. also the poison gas and mice.
downsides- evryone speaks english, i couldnt practice my dutch :(

En Vlaams is de goede shit? :rolleyes: :p
I never use the term 'flemish'. It's not a real language.

Speaking about stereotyping Europe... :rolleyes:

Bah! The movie was all in good fun. :p

Bah! The movie was all in good fun. :p
As was my comment........



Damn. Can't get to LG's level today :(

As was my comment........



Damn. Can't get to LG's level today :(

I think it was the eye rolling that did it.

Honestly, I expected better smilie management from you.

I mean, I expect poor smilie usage from many of the jokers here. An overabundance of gun-totin' smilies. Poor use of the head-banging smilie. You know, that sort of thing.

But I honestly thought you had this stuff down.

:p

I never use the term 'flemish'. It's not a real language.

Hey you 2 stop fighting. Both of you are special. The Belgians have great waffles and the Dutch have great jump rope. :p

I think it was the eye rolling that did it.

Honestly, I expected better smilie management from you.

I mean, I expect poor smilie usage from many of the jokers here. An overabundance of gun-totin' smilies. Poor use of the head-banging smilie. You know, that sort of thing.

But I honestly thought you had this stuff down.

:p
I try........ but then I get drunk and I forget :(

Or bump my head...


Or get hit in the face...



Or get drunk...

Hey you 2 stop fighting. Both of you are special. The Belgians have great waffles and the Dutch have great jump rope. :p
they do, but the dutch pancakes are nice aswell

heh, we belgians do that too :D

From when I drove through there, the complete lack of any comprehension of how to indicate or drive sanely seemed to be a very well observed habit! ;) :p :D Espceially around Brussels...those people are scary...

Why do you want to learn dutch before coming to Amsterdam? When i go to amsterdam (i live in the netherlands) i almost never get spoken to in dutch. Everybody speaks English anyway. They dont even try dutch because there are so much ppl there that dont speak dutch.
Dutch is a difficult. There are so much weird expressions. And really weird grammar rules wich have millions of exeptions. I think they only way to really learn it is just come over here and talk a lot and try dutch.

From when I drove through there, the complete lack of any comprehension of how to indicate or drive sanely seemed to be a very well observed habit! ;) :p :D Espceially around Brussels...those people are scary...
Hear hear. Pure madness :(

I try........ but then I get drunk and I forget :(

Or bump my head...


Or get hit in the face...



Or get drunk...

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Why do you want to learn dutch before coming to Amsterdam? When i go to amsterdam (i live in the netherlands) i almost never get spoken to in dutch. Everybody speaks English anyway. They dont even try dutch because there are so much ppl there that dont speak dutch.
Dutch is a difficult. There are so much weird expressions. And really weird grammar rules wich have millions of exeptions. I think they only way to really learn it is just come over here and talk a lot and try dutch.
English is a difficult too ;) :p

Hear hear. Pure madness :(

I think they just learned how to drive from the french :eek:

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/aktion/action-smiley-060.gif
Or that.......

But seriously. I got hit in the face on Easter :(

What would you like to know in dutch?

My parents and I just went on a trip to see family in Germany and stopped off in the lovely city of Amsterdam, and that place instantly felt like home to me :)
Kewl. My half-sister lives there. Look her up for me when you get there. :)

English is a difficult too ;) :p

That's bad English!!

some international dutch words: mannequin, boulevard... no... must... reach... symboloc number three...

"Apartheid"

That's bad English!!

I think that was his point :D

That's bad English!!
Seriously? ;) :p :fluffle:

Seriously? ;) :p :fluffle:

Aren't you happy i emphasized your point?! ;) :fluffle:

my biggest memory of the netherlands is the bikes - bikes are everywhere, you would think therefore (being so fond of bikes) that everyone would have some top of the range racing bike, but no! the majority of bikes (from what I saw) seemed to be at least 10 or 15 years old. Literally hundreds of them would line the railings on the sides of the canals and paths and none of them would have locks!

apart from this (I love cycling and would therefore not do great in a city where a top of the range bike is 10 years old) amsterdam is one of my favourite cities. Others include London, because I live there and know it well, and orleans is France

Or that.......

But seriously. I got hit in the face on Easter :(

*shakes his head* Christian traditions just get weirder and weirder.

Aren't you happy i emphasized your point?! ;) :fluffle:
Damnit! I'm not sharp today :(


:fluffle:

Why do you want to learn dutch before coming to Amsterdam? When i go to amsterdam (i live in the netherlands) i almost never get spoken to in dutch. Everybody speaks English anyway. They dont even try dutch because there are so much ppl there that dont speak dutch.
Dutch is a difficult. There are so much weird expressions. And really weird grammar rules wich have millions of exeptions. I think they only way to really learn it is just come over here and talk a lot and try dutch.
good advice, but i'm gonna make an effort at least (i didn't even know how to say 'thanks' when i was there :( )

my biggest memory of the netherlands is the bikes - bikes are everywhere, you would think therefore (being so fond of bikes) that everyone would have some top of the range racing bike, but no! the majority of bikes (from what I saw) seemed to be at least 10 or 15 years old. Literally hundreds of them would line the railings on the sides of the canals and paths and none of them would have locks!

apart from this (I love cycling and would therefore not do great in a city where a top of the range bike is 10 years old) amsterdam is one of my favourite cities. Others include London, because I live there and know it well, and orleans is France

You really must have looked over something. Because bikes all have locks here. If your bike doesnt have a lock it will get stolen in about 2 hours. And sold for 10euro's.
In amsterdam there are stolen between 80000 and 250000 bikes a year. (Nobody knows) because when a bike a stolen a lot of ppl dont go to the police. A lot a ppl just buy a new bike for 10 euro's.

Damnit! I'm not sharp today :(


:fluffle:

You got hit in the face on Easter?! I'm sorry. I didn't have an Easter. My mom left me home because I was sick. Does that make you feel better?

You got hit in the face on Easter?! I'm sorry. I didn't have an Easter. My mom left me home because I was sick. Does that make you feel better?
It was all in good fun..... Just got slightly out of hand.

Anyway. Other people's misery doesn't make me feel better, so I'm gonna cheer YOU up (http://www.baggerunited.nl/band/foto/albums/5/DSC00199.JPG) :fluffle:

"Apartheid"
Nope, that's Afrikaans (second official language in South Africa).

Hey you 2 stop fighting. Both of you are special. The Belgians have great waffles and the Dutch have great jump rope.
You know, I was proving him right. ;)

It was all in good fun..... Just got slightly out of hand.

Anyway. Other people's misery doesn't make me feel better, so I'm gonna cheer YOU up (http://www.baggerunited.nl/band/foto/albums/5/DSC00199.JPG) :fluffle:
lmao! i was there yesteday! perhaps that exact same shop too....

:eek: ooooooohhhhhh

It was all in good fun..... Just got slightly out of hand.

Anyway. Other people's misery doesn't make me feel better, so I'm gonna cheer YOU up (http://www.baggerunited.nl/band/foto/albums/5/DSC00199.JPG) :fluffle:

ROFL! Is that what you did on Easter?! :eek:

Nope, that's Afrikaans (second official language in South Africa).

No it is dutch to. We dont use it much but i think it is still in the dictionary. Afrikaans has a lot of words similar to dutch.

Nope, that's Afrikaans (second official language in South Africa).


You know, I was proving him right. ;)

Now I'm the Big O? :fluffle:

:D


@PM: Did you go to the recordshop up the street?

It was all in good fun..... Just got slightly out of hand.

Anyway. Other people's misery doesn't make me feel better, so I'm gonna cheer YOU up (http://www.baggerunited.nl/band/foto/albums/5/DSC00199.JPG) :fluffle:
Aaahahahahahaha! What IS that girl ( ? ) doing??? LMAO!!!

:D


@PM: Did you go to the recordshop up the street?
nope :( we were in a bit of a rush to get to the car & drive back to the ferry :headbang:

btw, Brussels is kinda boring imho

Now I'm the Big O? :fluffle:
You are??? Ooooooooooooo! :D

nope :( we were in a bit of a rush to get to the car & drive back to the ferry :headbang:

btw, Brussels is kinda boring imho
I agree.


I like Holland better :p

Aaahahahahahaha! What IS that girl ( ? ) doing??? LMAO!!!

Yeah, LP makes a nice girl... :eek:

Yeah, LP does a nice girl... :eek:
:D

It was all in good fun..... Just got slightly out of hand.

Anyway. Other people's misery doesn't make me feel better, so I'm gonna cheer YOU up (http://www.baggerunited.nl/band/foto/albums/5/DSC00199.JPG) :fluffle:
BLASTFEMOUS! :eek:

No it is dutch to. We dont use it much but i think it is still in the dictionary. Afrikaans has a lot of words similar to dutch.
Owkay then. BTW, Afrikaans practicaly IS Dutch. ;)

:D
Hahahahaha! Was that you in the photo leaning down? :D

Hahahahaha! Was that you in the photo leaning down? :D
Wasn't that obvious?

It's okay. You're not getting younger :fluffle:

;) :p

Nope, that's Afrikaans (second official language in South Africa).

Which is based on Dutch (the VOC or Dutch East Indies Company got around) ;) As reflected in many other famous Afrikaans words. "Boer" for instance is Dutch for "farmer". Afrikaans is Dutch for "language spoken in Afrika".
In some ways Afrikaans is even "more Dutch" than Dutch due to there being less "pollution" from other languages.