American Living in Amsterdam - Adapting to Dutch Culture

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3 жыл бұрын

Gabby is from the US but lives in Amsterdam in The Netherlands. She talks to Kalie from ExpatsEverywhere about how to meet people, safety, how much money you need to make to live comfortably, Amsterdam as a travel hub, jobs, and much more.
She starts off by discussing her job as a freelancer along with her husband's corporate job and what brought them to Amsterdam. She talks about different large companies there. In the middle part of the interview, we talk more about finances and life as an expat. Gabby goes into depth about salaries with expectations for singles and a family of four. She highlights how the banking system is different than America and how getting a bank account is one of the first things you should do there. She then finishes the interview with pros and cons of life as an expat in Amsterdam along with information about Amsterdam being an amazing travel hub.
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@TS-ct8it 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I’m enjoying the expat interviews as well as your Portugal journey.

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. We're glad that you're enjoying all of our content. The foundation of what we do are these informative interviews and city guides meant to be a start or a shot of courage for people looking to become an expat or simply moving from city to city. Thanks for the comment.

@Yasin_Affandi 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this wonderful video, an interview with an expat in Amsterdam,

@Yasin_Affandi 3 жыл бұрын

There is a survey by an expat network, Internations for 2020. 4 cities in Spain r in top 10 n Valencia rated on top. Singapore n Malaysia r also in d top 10.

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

Thank, Yasin. We appreciate it.

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

@@Yasin_Affandi Do you want to put that link here?

@Yasin_Affandi 3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere It was reported in a Malaysian local news, NST online. I will send d link later.

@Yasin_Affandi 3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2020/11/645354/kl-places-8th-expat-city-ranking-2020

@anabellabella2266 Жыл бұрын

Love the video, very informative, just a question. An apple laptop bought in the USA can be repaired in the Apple store in Amsterdam NL? Thank you.

@RealConstructor 3 жыл бұрын

Cheddar cheese is sold in some supermarkets and certainly in specialized cheese stores. I live in a town of 20,000 inhabitants and I can buy cheddar at Albert Heijn supermarket, the cheese store and at the organic supermarket. I know because I use cheddar for salads and cheeseburgers. It isn’t as orange as in the States though, it’s more yellow-orange. It looks more natural. So if you look for the bright orange cheese in the cheese section, you could miss it. I know the cheese section in a supermarket is huge in The Netherlands, so you must take your time to search, because it is a niche cheese over here.

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

Great, detailed comment!

@Lat41 3 жыл бұрын

When I relocate to Portugal, I will certainly visit Amsterdam. Interesting she moved from PDX. Portland Oregon is great. But maybe it got too popular.

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

The job offer they received was really enticing.

@leonardoluc6362 9 ай бұрын

Portland great? Sorry but all the homeless nightmare in your face omg all over the place.

@moretoknowshow1887 2 жыл бұрын

I've considered Amsterdam to relocate/retire, seriously a cool city with amazing people.

@williamgeardener2509 Жыл бұрын

I'd reconsider... Housing all over the Netherlands is becoming unaffordable due to fugitives and immigrants. On top of that authorities are prioritising the housing of fugitives, forcing Dutch citizens to postpone their plans of renting a house and settling down. It does not take a lot of imagination to know that right wing political parties will point out that Dutch people are being discriminated and that's why all foreigners should leave the country. Seeing how a growing number of idiots is believing all kinds of conspiracy theories, I seriously doubt if the Netherlands will be a welcoming place for foreigners in the near future.

@ervie60 3 жыл бұрын

Co pay per person is 385 euros maximum per year for medication and specialist. Huisarts ( GP) has no co payment. Groceries for one person and for a whole week ONLY 25 Euro? Sorry; more like minimum of 65 to 70 for basic things. To live comfortably (a very subjective standard) for one person: sure 35K net (!!) is good, which means say 50K gross per year. This includes the mandatory 8% vacation money, medical health insurance, income taxes. For a family, well that depends a lot on the age of the children, college and uni are affordable but not free. Lucky many part time jobs available for a partner. Total family income for comfy living...70-80K gross/annum is a good starting point.

@jordie4423 3 жыл бұрын

I would wait if you consider Amsterdam. Housing prices are really expensive now, but a correction is inevitable in the short term. Prices per m2 have stabilized this year for the first time because many expats are leaving due to lay offs. I expect a nice price reduction in the buy and hire sector.

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the input.

@janjanssen9629 3 жыл бұрын

Expats Everywhere - forget about the prices going down... the shortage will stay and the prices for buying or renting shall stay high... many private investors buying the houses in A’dam at the moment (roughly 40% of the market ) keeping the prices and rent high...

@jordie4423 3 жыл бұрын

@@janjanssen9629 true but what we see now is prices in Amsterdam going down. Yes there are housing shortages but we have reached the peak of what we can finance. The outflow of Randstad inhabitants to the more spacious provinces generate an average of 11% house price increase in the provinces with some sectors in Amsterdam going slowly going down. Foreign employees work in their home country, they were real big spenders and their absence brought down the prices as well.

@mariadebake5483 2 жыл бұрын

@@jordie4423 Yes it's wonderful, fewer expats, lower prices to pay for renting and buying houses! Hopefully they stay away so we too can afford a house of our own in our own country!

@gerbentvandeveen 3 жыл бұрын

I have a old 1925 fhisingshouse, in Spakenburg (40 minuten) for Amsterdam. For €640,- Ex. And every maand, i get tacks back. Arond €200,-.

@cmdv42 3 жыл бұрын

💯

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

🥳

@Skibbidyboobop 3 жыл бұрын

Ugh. The upward inflection makes me think everything she says is a question requiring validation. Also, what do you mean by paycut? Are you taking exchange rate and local prices into account?

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

She meant that the salary package was less. In general even in corporations, it seems that European jobs pay less than US-based jobs at the same level. Asia is where the salaries can go higher or at the same level as the US with lower cost of living.

@Skibbidyboobop 3 жыл бұрын

@@ExpatsEverywhere Ah I see. Thank you.

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

@@Skibbidyboobop You're welcome.

@LaLa-ck9zp 2 жыл бұрын

Americans are also conditioned to be weird and uncomfortable talking about money - income, debt, cost of living, “status” etc. You can tell she was actively uncomfortable with that topic and avoided actually saying what kind of pay cut she took either in percentages or by stating what she earned previous or currently. I know what you’re referring to, and why it’s offputting - it makes her appear disingenuous, and makes it difficult to want to continue listening to her. I honestly think though, that she’s just a super uncomfortable person, likely nervous about the exchange, and is avoiding any prolonged eye contact. I’ve seen a lot of this kind of body language in interviews.

@sanderjansen5187 3 жыл бұрын

If you not live in amsterdam, life is less expensive.

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

True story.

@jordie4423 3 жыл бұрын

I remember the 80’s when Amsterdam had a shrinking population, poverty and a lot of homelessness. It has gone trough a period of growth, but during the pandemic allot of expats left Amsterdam for their home country. Prices per m2 have stabilized for the first time since years and i see a downward trend for rental prices and prices for buying a home in the years to come. I see lots of Dutch families leave to smaller cities close to Amsterdam. It has become overpriced and the space is small to find a suitable place for a family home

@ExpatsEverywhere 3 жыл бұрын

@@jordie4423 thanks for the comment and context you provided. Also, strong last name 💪