Amsterdam Newcomers from Haifa to the Dam
Today’s post is a guest blog piece from the fabulous Mims a newcomer to Amsterdam from Israel or as I like to call her a ‘lovepat‘. 😀 Over to Mims. Having been in a long-distance relationship for the...
View ArticleAmsterdam Wins The Most Fashionable City In the World Award
Amsterdam the most fashionable city in the world Amsterdam has won the most fashionable city in the world award 2019. In doing so it has beaten close runners up Milan and London by winning all of the...
View ArticleDutch Culture the Joy of Tikkie
The Joy of Tikkie Anouk was convinced that Jeroen was having an affair. He was checking his phone far more than usual. Last thing at night before bed, during and after sex and even while having dinner...
View ArticleBuying a Home in Amsterdam as an Expat the Pros and Cons
Buying a Home in Amsterdam the Pros and Cons If you’re an expat and you’re thinking about buying a home in Amsterdam then shame on you! According to the Dutch media, expats are to blame for both the...
View ArticleRestaurant of the week Frank’s Smokehouse
My Restaurant of the week Frank’s Smokehouse Disclaimer: If you’re a vegan, look away, as this post contains gratuitous and explicit descriptions of eating meat. I first discovered the food of Frank’s...
View ArticleHow To Reduce the Number of Tourists Visiting Amsterdam
Tourists visiting Amsterdam how to put them off visiting According to the Dutch Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS). In 2017 there were over six million tourists visiting Amsterdam. This is of course...
View ArticleSea Container Hired Out As A Room in Amsterdam AirBnb Scam
Amsterdam AirBnb Scam A British tourist booked a last minute trip to Amsterdam. He used Airbnb and booked what he believed to be a reasonably priced room in the centre of the city. His taxi driver had...
View ArticleThe Winners and Losers from the Public Transport Strike in the Netherlands
Public Transport Strike in the Netherlands on May 28th Unless you live in an expat bubble, you’ll be aware that there’s a public transport strike planned on May 28th. Buses, trams and trains won’t be...
View ArticleThe Story of an Indian Woman Dating A Dutch Guy
Culture Shock the tale of an Indian woman and her relationship with A Dutch guy One of the joys of being the Shallow Man is that I regularly receive messages from my readers about their experiences and...
View ArticleDutch Etiquette Tips The Oma Survival Guide
Dutch Etiquette: Surviving Oma The Amsterdam Shallow Man Facebook group is home to lots of entertaining tales from expats about their interactions with our fiscally conservative hosts. One such post...
View ArticleThe Easiest Way to Find A Good Cleaner
The Challenges of finding a good cleaner Let’s face it, cleaners are often (but not always) a bit of a disappointment. In fact, an expat friend of mine described having a cleaner as being like going to...
View ArticleDutch Tolerance and the Xenophobia of University Students When Looking For...
Xenophobia and ‘No Internationals’ In Apartment Ads xenophobia /zɛnəˈfəʊbɪə/ Dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries. “the resurgence of racism and xenophobia” synonyms: racism,...
View ArticleCyclists in the Netherlands To Be Fined if they use mobile devices while biking
Cyclists in the Netherlands will be fined if they use smartphones while biking Hell has officially frozen over. For many years, cyclists in the Netherlands have been holy creatures. They have stuck two...
View ArticleKPN Responds To A Racist Tweet From A Customer in a Typically Dutch Direct Way
KPN responds to a racist tweet in a typically Dutch direct manner What’s wrong with the photo above? It’s similar to the one used by KPN in a recent advert. Do you see what’s wrong with it? No? Well,...
View ArticleHow To Become a Successful Instagram Influencer in the Netherlands
Five Tips on how to become a successful Instagram “influencer” in the Netherlands Here’s an almost true story. 😉 A man is walking along the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam. He suddenly falls to the ground...
View ArticleHow To Get A Job in the Netherlands if you’re from an immigrant background
How to get a job in the Netherlands if you have a non-Dutch name This might sound like a stupid question. I mean, after all, the Netherlands is THE MOST TOLERANT COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. So why would...
View ArticleDutch Healthcare: how to survive on paracetamol and prayer.
Dutch Healthcare: how to survive on paracetamol and prayer. I once published the following MEME about the Dutch healthcare system. While a lot of expats agreed with it, some people vehemently denied...
View ArticlePatronising things that Dutch Guys often say to Polish Women
Patronising things that Dutch Guys often say to Polish Women Amsterdam is a city full of Dutch guys from small villages in the Netherlands who came to study and stayed on. After a few years in the dam,...
View ArticleMy First Week in the Netherlands
My first week in the Netherlands Today we have another post from Polish expat Maja who has already written about her experiences with Dutch healthcare and some of the patronising things Dutch men often...
View ArticleMillionaire Makelaar
Millionaire Makelaar The current housing market in Amsterdam is great for property owners but a huge challenge for people looking to find affordable rental places to live. Of course, there are people...
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