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cstarz
Joined 2011
Posts: 61

12 years ago

Relocation to the netherlands

12 years ago

I have finally came to the conclusion that it is ...IMPOSSIBLE... to get Hired in The Netherlands if you do not speak fluent DUTCH which they call Nederlands.

The only way any american can or will be hired there is if 1) they have a HIGH TECH position or are a DR or Lawyer or IT specialist...or Scientist.
...Thats the bottom line,end of story.
The only way to enter the Netherlands is as Tourist or you just happened to meet a DUTCH partner...then folks,it better be the kind of relationship that sayds "I DO" and I CAN SUPPORT MYSELF"
cause sooner or later the Relationship Steam blows COLD...and the only thing carrying you will be your pocketbook,because Dutch men WANT a COMPLETELY RELIABLE SPOUCE.

There is only one other way to live Dutch and thats by being a student.
I lived there in 2008 and 2009 and did not hear any English spoken accept at the School my children attended...and only when spoken to me and them in English...everyone knows HOW TO speak English, because they are taught in school but....NOBODY "WANTS" to speak it.
and you are for the most part isolating yourself if you don't attend a NEDERLANDS TAAL Class.This should clear everything up for everybody...The American womans Club of Holland charges a $100.00 membership fee and then there are annual fees to pay..I suppose similar groups will charge you the same or MORE! So americans who want to be DUTCH! JUST WARNING YOU- You can't do it without a LOT of CASH.They are NON EMOTIONAL PEOPLE who are for the most part extremely bussiness oriented and are at a loss for effection-people claim they are Catholic there- but I saw NO apparent Physical signs of religion around them.
I have finally GIVEN UP to my dismay and my childrens because we really loved it out there but thats the reality of the situation.

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