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[@caseykilmore]

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[@roy_for_real2674]

btw The Hague right by the beaches and you have quite a lot of them in The Netherlands, I would say

[@GeorgeSaint666]

Do NOT forget that now you are back in The Netherlands,... you make some visit videos of other places here. Like... come to my area to visit the sunny South! Come visit Zeeland, Limburg and my own beautiful Brabant! Breda and Bergen op Zoom, are the most beautiful cities in down under Netherlands. ;-D Or visit Willemstad, our beautiful fortified little city. Yes it is a city! It had medieval city rights (stadsrechten). So it is a city darned, not a village!

[@Redisia]

There is actually an extreme housing shortage due to various reason. Most exacerbated by a government that does not push for lower class issues but more middle and especially upper class issues. The rules around making a % of housing lower class priced have softened and with an already backlog of housing required most houses that get build are higher class. More money per square meter this leaves the middle class and especially the lower class fighting over the little housing there is ramping up prices on rent on social living housing (for those disabled) to go up to the price they almost cant afford it. Yeah housing is insane at the moment and unless you have a good job or 2 people with above avarage jobs you wont be able to buy anything decent.

[@Conservator.]

@@Redisia There’s an ever increasing demand and supply has not increased as much. In the end it comes down to issuing much more building permits.

[@corneliusantonius3108]

You can go to Scheveningen with the tram easily from The Hague and visit the beach.

[@haug1957]

moving to the netherlands in the beginning of next month. scared but excited

[@ronaldderooij1774]

As far as history goes, we only ate a person once, and that was our Prime Minister. But don't worry, it was some 350 years ago....

[@sirquasi]

You will be welcome, don't worry. Some tips to if you want to make some after you've settled in: - join a club (whatever you like, sports, theater of anything else). You'll find that Dutch people have a busy social live, joining a club is a good way to make some new friends. - try to learn Dutch, it might by a hassle (as people will switch to English quickly if they notice you a not a native speaker). It will help you to make friends and it is greatly appreciated. - don't be afraid to tell people what you want or to ask for a favor. People will appreciate your directness and they will give you an honest answer in return (they might say "no" to your request for a favor; don't take that as an insult, because it is not, it just means no). Don't beat around the bush, just say what you want (e.g. can you please speak dutch to me? I'm trying to learn it). - go by bike for trips shorter than 3 km Just out of interest: where will you be living in the Netherlands?

[@strati5phere]

Me too!! Best wishes!!

[@leandridutoit1515]

Me too!! All the best for your relocation!!

[@nagranoth_]

@@ronaldderooij1774 LOL, I was just going to say we don't bite... much.

[@margreetanceaux3906]

On Dutch cheese: jong - jong belegen - belegen - oud - overjarig. Fat = taste (don’t @ me!), and the number indicates the relative amount of fat. If you’re lucky you might find Jong 60+ (and if you do, send me a message). Go to a true kaaswinkel / cheese shop, pick a quiet moment, and ask the salesperson/ kaasboer(in) to explain cheese to you. Or visit a cheesemaking farm. Btw, as you’re living in Den Haag, take your bike, go west, and inevitably you end up on the beach, you’re telling your folks isn’t everywhere - yet is right on your doorstep.

[@GeorgeSaint666]

Goudse 48+ Mmmmmmmm... That is my kinda cheese!

[@arposkraft3616]

fat = good

[@margreetanceaux3906]

My bad.... jong - jong belegen - belegen - extra belegen - oud - overjarig.

[@dutchman7623]

@@margreetanceaux3906 Overjarige komijn, mmmhhh, has to be grated, hard as stone!

[@10jpmorgan]

My favorite Dutch cheese is Kernhem. I buy it in the Jumbo supermarket.

[@heythereezra]

I‘m German but Dutch culture in terms of temperature and sitting on a terrace is so relatable 😂 it’s like as soon as it hits 15°C everyone starts to have BBQs and I just sit there cuddled in my blanket wondering why I can’t have a nice soup😂🤷🏽‍♀️ also the „paying 3 times the rent before you can move into a house“ is a sort of insurance thing for the landlord in case you leave the house damaged in the end. If everything is fine after you moved out there you get the money back tho :)

[@GeorgeSaint666]

Odd... I never had to pay 3 times rent to get into my home. Perhaps that is a city thing,... where temporarily foreign passerby renters are more common? And hey Michelle... For us Germanic and Frankish tribal heritage Europeans, 15 degrees Celsius is freaking hot! I sure hope it wont get too much hotter this summer. I like the temperatures we are having now! I'm sweating! ... ;-D Please leave those 25+ degrees for the Mediterranean folks! 15-25 Is okay for me! Preferable cloudy with occasional sun. But not too much sun!

[@dutchgamer842]

@@GeorgeSaint666 Depends on how you rent a house.

[@DiederikCA]

3 times is way excessive though. I've never had to put down more than a few hundred euros. And they use this to squeeze expats when they're gone and can't prove that they left the apartment in good shape. Beware of that.

[@Lily_and_River]

In Rotterdam where I live and I bet it's similar in the Hague it's definitely gone crazy the last years. I've seen three times although it's mostly two times. And no you don't always get it back anymore at the end. We pay €700 for our apartment but that was on the cheaper side even 5 years ago for what we have. If I look for similar apartements I only find them for €1000 and up which is a ridiculous amount to pay on rent to me. My parents live in Germany and rent a free standing house with two bathrooms, terrace, large garden, basement etc. and live a 5 min walk away from a large forest and beautiful nature. They pay less than we do for our apartement in the city.

[@BrendasArt]

@@GeorgeSaint666 the difference between private sector and housing association rental.

[@MrJRhacks]

I've lived my whole life in the Netherlands, and I too still do not understand the amount of diversity in the cheese section.

[@caseykilmore]

hahaha good to know I'm not the only one then! Sooooooo many different kinds of cheese

[@imtiredtoday]

@@caseykilmore the kind of cheese in i general a name and the 'number'+ is the amount of fat in the solid part (about 60% of the cheese).

[@reviveproject]

Coming from Switzerland I never understood their bread. Its disgusting haha.... there is one good shop called Flemish broodhuis. Very tasty! But all standard shops are literally a no - go. Cheese is aaaalright but nothing special. The brie tastes like nothing, the chopped cheese is just soo basic and the fat cheese is mostly very hard and you need the "kaaskaf" to eat it. Also their love towards bitterballen, burgers, smullers, meatballs, shampot etc. I can't understand.. Dutch food = ? Only thing I like are fries! Their awesome !!

[@09conrado]

@@reviveproject it's true our own food is terrible. Other countries have much better food. There are some nice things but not nearly enough to make up an entire cuisine. Luckily these days we can eat things from all over the world. And add lots of vegetables. They seem to leave that out a lot in other countries

[@sjonnieplayfull5859]

@@reviveproject try "poffertjes" Also, it is written "kaasschaaf" but true, does sound more like kaaskaf 😁

[@NDSWHT]

A lot of rental corporations in the Netherlands demand that you take out your floor when you eventually leave the apartment

[@Bandit-Darville]

Or make the next renter sign for it and make it their problem.

[@KCML82]

@@Bandit-Darville i moved in with the flooring in the house. idc, it works. Not gonna take it out when i eventually move out of here. not my prob, coorporate's prob.

[@williamgeardener2509]

@@KCML82 Check your rental contract. If there's a clause that you have to remove the flooring unless the next tenants agrees that you sign it over to them, you will lose (part of) your deposit. I've heard cases where the landlord charged €750 for removing 20 square metres of laminate flooring. And on a side note: When you're moving out be sure to let your landlord know well in advance and insist on having a very early inspection. That gives you more time to fix things yourself rather than pay ridiculous amounts on "repair costs". And when you cleared out your apartment or house, take pictures of how you left the place. Take a lot of pictures. In the end those pictures could save you from ridiculously expensive claims when you can show that you didn't leave the shower in a mess with broken tiles and that the fridge was perfectly clean when you last saw it.

[@JoramVandebeld]

Sitting outside is more about soaking in those early season sunrays, then it's about temperature. The easy availability of tea, coffee and beer at a 'terras' is a plus.

[@Ivovify]

Liked your video, especially how you brought it. With the narrating as if writing letters. Welcome back!

[@rayderrich]

As a Dutch man this is so funnny and informational to watch, thank you!

[@TC-sg4uv]

Love this!! Hope you are doing well as always Casey!!

[@Angeliqued]

Hi Casey, Welcome to Den Haag! Nice to see all the familiair places in your video. My aunt used to work at the school you’re looking upon from your apartment. Hope you will feel at home soon.

[@kemaldjakman183]

Ha ha ha, I love seeing how you supposedly wrote letters to the family and we got to hear you 'reading' it. Very funny!

[@OverMotoren]

I like the idea of this. Nice twist and well executed.

[@gloweye]

About the floors, ask the Landlords. Often when signing for a rental, you're obligated to, at the end, return it the same as you got it. That means that if it didn't have a floor, you gotta take it out.

[@henrimessinghausen5185]

Nicely done vid with writing your mum. I like that perspective-change.

[@strati5phere]

Cute format.

[@Diegotheparrot]

You should now listen to 'Harry Jekkers - o o den Haag'. You'll get a taste of the local dialect. It's also a song that everyone in the Hague knows by heart. Good luck speaking Haags.

[@Ernzt8]

Welcome back!

[@annaglendenning2014]

oooh I'm moving to The Hague for Uni in September. please do more videos on Den Haag!!

[@NeoOnyx]

Omg, you’re in The Hague, which is my hometown, where I was born and raised and where I am still living (I really don’t plan on leaving anytime soon either). I’m looking forward seeing my town through your eyes in future video’s 😁👍🏻

[@myrthelammertsen8905]

Love the video!

[@caseykilmore]

Glad you enjoyed it! I wanted to do something a bit different this time :)

[@leander4303]

the number on the cheese means fat percentage so 45+ means 45% fat or more as cheese ages the water evaporates so the cheese percentage increases

[@samuelvanderrande7226]

This is close, but not exactly how it works. The number says how much fat the dry parts contain, so how older the cheese the more fat it contains (up to the number, not above it).

[@ronaldderooij1774]

@@samuelvanderrande7226 Waar staat de + dan voor?

[@samuelvanderrande7226]

@@ronaldderooij1774 dat weet ik niet zo goed, misschien om aan te duiden dat het om 48% vet gaat van de droge delen, maar dat er daarnaast ook nog een deel vochtig is? Het is niet heel intuïtief.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

@@samuelvanderrande7226 Ik dacht altijd dat het minimaal 48% vet was. Maar ik ben geen boer of kaasfabrikant.

[@kilianhekhuis]

Oh, if only we had Google. Oh wait... willemwever.kro-ncrv.nl/vraag_antwoord/eten-en-drinken/wat-betekent-20-30-40-45-48-50-en-60-op-de-kaas

[@peterralph6112]

I had to laugh as you mentioned early spring and how the Dutch react to spring sunshine! I experienced that too when I was there in 1986 and with a sapphire blue sky in crisp morning spring air (you could see your breath!) bricklayers on building sites would be stripped to the waist taking in the golden rays. Along with the vivid green spring growth there was a call of new life in The Netherlands after the long grey of winter. Happy days and half your luck! I took a flat that "had a tiled entrance" and I didn't understand the fine print and when I left had to argue with the landlord when he asked me to rip up those tiles! LOL

[@oudekaas5625]

All the best to you. A good terrace experience, summer weather with a breeze, Belgian beers, preferably a triple, and snacks. Was that a Fender Telecaster? Super.

[@caseykilmore]

How did you spot that!! haha no it's a squire there "cheaper" sister company. Maybe one day a fender though.

[@dirkpieterdemol-meulendijk6615]

Lol, I literally am going to my parents old house this afternoon to remove the flooring... Not that they need it in the new house, but simply because the landlord insists on it. Where it goes? It's all thrown away, it's an absolute waste, but that seems to be the way things go around here.

[@BrendasArt]

sometimes it's possible to let the new renters take over things you placed in the house you could perhaps ask for that opportunity to do. it depends the housing association policy. some don't give a damn about making it others easier with things as by letting the floor stay for the next who might be in tight budget and a floor already laying would be a blessing. but sometimes asking helps. my moms house had to be stripped no other option but that was also due they were going to renovate that house before renting or selling it out.

[@overlyblynn]

I once had to paint everything white (although the previous renter had painted it all black and I had evidence of said fact). I used the cheapest paint possible, it looked horrible, but it checked their required box... Then I discovered they were renovating the place after me anyway... 0% sense found, but I got my deposit back, so it's all good, lol.

[@BrendasArt]

@@overlyblynn the sense in this is.. the Netherlands is all about bureaucracy 😉 rules here rules there, form here form there, policy here policy there and they can't see beyound it.

[@meneersjonnie]

Goed bezig!

[@tstikvoort4646]

Here in our part of Germany, rental apartments don't come with a kitchen, you have to install that yourself, so expect to eat take-away for a week! A very weird welcome and experience for a kiwi arriving in Germany.

[@MarianneExJohnson]

I don't know how hard it would be to get used to the chilly Dutch weather if you were born and raised in a warm country, but I do have some experience with the reverse situation. I was born and raised in the Netherlands, and moved to the New York City area about twenty years ago. Summer here is much warmer than in the Netherlands, with an average daytime high of 29º, a good 6º warmer than in Holland. Every summer, I find this heat pleasant for about a month, and then it starts to get old and I find myself counting the days until the return of cooler weather in September. The heat just makes me lethargic and sweaty. I guess the locals have the same problem, given that absolutely everyone has air conditioning in their homes, and you never see people sitting outside. Really, it's so weird, in Holland during summer there are people everywhere, and enjoying being outdoors, while here in the U.S. they just sit inside. I have no idea why they even bother having garden furniture, it just sits there.

[@renepeterse1884]

In Den Haag, try the Indonesian restaurants, belief me

[@arposkraft3616]

@5:55 in rental you need to leave the space as you got it; if it didnt come with a floor you need to take it out also if you dont want to... most people will either trow it away or use some of it for some part of the new residence (eg a hallway)

[@GrouchierThanThou]

Welcome to The Hague! Looks like your new home is no more than a short walk away from mine.

[@RH-ro3sg]

Nice, humorous video. Funny idea you'll be living in the very same city I do. Welcome to the Hague!

[@mariadebake5483]

We usually take the floor out when we're to move house. We try (at least many of us do) to use that floor in smaller rooms in the new home, like for example the floor of the living room can often be used in the bedrooms, or in the attic. If we can't use it all, we have to throw it away. Unfortunately Also we often contact the new inhabitants first, to see if they are perhaps willing "to take over" that floor, for a small price. Sometimes it works, mostly not. Very nice video again Casey. Ga alsjeblieft door met video's maken!

[@woutijland4983]

Wtf waar heb jij het over

[@bastiaan4129]

Over de normale gang van zaken hier in Nederland met betrekking tot het verwijderen van je vloer.

[@megalondonkleuter]

It is similar to the kitchen. Sometimes you get apartments/houses that have no kitchen. So you need to instal a new kitchen. Probably the previous owner took the kitchen with them, maybe they also bought the kitchen themself. If not, they probably also offer you to buy the kitchen. Similar to everything, it can go to floors, kitchen, bathrooms, ceilings, garden (wtf?)... basically almost everything except the bare skeleton of the house/apartment. Somehow this is becoming the norm nowadays, but a family with a low income prefer to take it over from the previous owner as it is for them more convenient and less costly.

[@BendeVette]

@@bastiaan4129 Vloeren moeten vaak in originele staat opgeleverd worden (huurcontract). Meenemen is vaak niet aan de orde. Verwijderen en naar grof vuil echter wel.

[@BendeVette]

@@megalondonkleuter Sometimes indeed, but it is not the golden rule. It is more of an exception. Only few houses will be rented out without kitchen (1 of every 10.000?). So no, it is not normal to take your kitchen, either in a rented and a owner-occupied home. And yes, houses need to be given back as you received them (excluding wall paper), or in a better state. But curtains, flooring, lamps, etc need to be removed. Only if the new renter wants to take them, you can transfer the responsibility to them (for money, or free).

[@MusicJunky3]

You could have gone for a coffee you know ! (Really love the idea of the script and the execution of it )

[@demooisteNAAM]

Cheese: the older the cheese, the stronger the taste. 3 weeks old cheese: young = jong 4-8 weeks old: jong belegen Enz. So it really DOES matter! It is to let you know how it tastes. About the fat percentage: most diëtists advice to eat less fat cheese. The 48+ we were all used to eat in the past, should be eaten only sometimes because of the cholesterol. Better are 30+ or 20+

[@Leispada]

Education of cheese. You're doing gods work

[@joeri7130]

But 48+ is the most delicious and you'll eat less of it because it contains more fat. Zaanlander jong belegen 48+ for example is great.

[@robertfurner1729]

Aussie here, lived 33 years in NL married a fantastic dutch girl still love and miss lots things about oz, am from sydney, but once you get into it here its one of the best places in the world to live, and i have travelled extensively lots little quirks with not apparent reason , but nothing that will harm you or prevent you from having a wonderful life.

[@corneliusantonius3108]

You can go to Scheveningen with the tram easily from The Hague and visit the beach.

[@clive3940]

'Skills Share' being your sponsor is a good thing. I might investigate that 'thing' in future.

[@PredCaliber]

You are right that housing here is becoming insanely more difficult every year, and when renting a house paying 3 times the rent just is stupid af. I was lucky buying a house by myself in 2017, but now in 2021 the prices are so insane that I cant really imagine starters buying a house is possible at all. Oh, and just discovered your channel, and your Dutch accent is just spot on! Wow! Everytime you say something in Dutch it sounds flawless which is something I actually never hear from non native Dutch people speaking Dutch! Have fun here (again)! :) You are my next best channel from now on to spend my 'working from home' time at! ^^

[@BoGy1980]

paying the rent 3x is just to have a "waarborg"; in case you leave it damaged when you move out, damages will be paid from that money.

[@caseykilmore]

@@BoGy1980 I was mostly referring to having to earn 3x the rent to even be considered for the apartment. I've heard of some people being asked in Utrecht to prove they earn 4x??? Ic ouldn't believe it. Who is even making that much money???

[@clive3940]

@@caseykilmore veel interessante. Dat jou en famile zijn en Nederland from Aus nou. Interessante

[@owenswinkels1859]

@@caseykilmore nobody does, the only reason people are able to buy a house is if they already had a house because they can use the revenue from their old house... And that on itself is the reason why it hasn't been fixed yet, because old people already have an house so they dont really see the problem, and since the government doesn't care about young people, they aint gonna do anything about it in the short term. And since the elections where about a month ago and there still isn't a government (because they most of the parliament don't trust the winner) they are only bussy with the government itself

[@HenkPoley]

“It comes with a floor” means like carpet or wood/laminate paneling ? I had to listen to it 3x, after which I listened on and figured it must have been that.

[@johnandmorehb3422]

Welcome to my home town. Enjoy your time here.

[@idem0david]

Welkom terug!!

[@arjanvanderburg5934]

Welkom in Den Haag, leuk gemaakt deze vlog

[@jongvyn]

Heel creatieve vlog, leuke invulling middels de brieven! Seeya.

[@Calligraphybooster]

High, and welcome back! Several international institutions such as The International Court of Justice are located in The Hague. This brought a great influx of foreign officials and staff personel (known as ‘expats’) that I suppose largely can deduct their cost of living in their tax forms or are subsidized in other ways by their governments. As a result real estate prices in De Hofstad (royal residence) are through the roof... even more so than elsewhere in The Netherlands where other mechanisms are at work.

[@PEHowland]

Speaking as an expat living in The Hague, I can assure you that sadly the international organisations do not subsidise our rent or mortgage :-(

[@nasibaminasi]

There are seas everywhere in Zeeland. I highly recommend visiting

[@arposkraft3616]

@4:15 street pavment is part of the manyfold of measures we have taken over the past 30 years to make traffic safer, people drive slower and more carefully on pavement instead of asphalt, it also makes more noise, so its used specifically in urban areas it indicates that this is a place for living first and driving through only secundary, when it comes to asphalt; weve invented our own; ZOAB , is able to let water drain and will thus stay dry in adverse showery conditions, its one of the best inventions you havnt heard about, then of course it depends on what the asphalt is used for as regards to coloring etc... we are the nr1 when it comes to infra... you have the time if you plan it well and theres also brick laying robots we developed... theres only 1 reason for this.... "stop kindermoord; maak de wegen veilig" ... we have done what all nations ought to do to introduce safety in travel.

[@aaddegroot4446]

Don't forget opening and closing a brick road is easier than asphalt because our other infrastructure gas, electricity, water cables etc is below ground and in abundance in residential and commercial areas.

[@Georgeth-kb6rg]

brilliant

[@Goldilocksontherocks]

You should check out Zeeland some time. A lot of German and Belgium tourists go there. For instance Zoutelande is worth a visit with a very nice beach and high dunes.

[@aadjeooverduijn6838]

Nothing wrong with Zeeland but she lives near Scheveningen now with the most beautigul dunes on her doorstep! Wassenaars dunes and from Kijkduin southwards

[@robertboender5816]

En toen woonde Casey gewoon bijna om de hoek :-) Greetings from Zoetermeer

[@joostvhts]

Den Haag to Zoetermeer? That's basically an expedition

[@reznovvazileski3193]

@@joostvhts steenworp afstand jonge gewoon tramlijn 3 pakke naar centraal :')

[@svenvanwinsen344]

Hoi Casey, Leuk om te zien dat je nu in Den Haag woont, en over Den Haag gesproken, heb je al eens gehoord van het groen-gele boekje? ... Sorry ik bedoel natuurlijk "ut groen-geile boekie", daarin staat het fantastisch mooie Haagse dialect beschreven, en ik denk dat je dat wel leuk zal vinden. Veel plezier in Den Haag!

[@jfanningmasscc]

Ha! Nice you moved here to the Hague!!!! I've been a US expat here for 10 years and I love this city!!! Lots of people are starting to move here now, which is great. I love seeing the city in your video! If an odd American stops you in the street.. it's probably me! Haha... Your observations are quite spot on.. I also got lucky to have an apartment with a floor!

[@caseykilmore]

Well if you ever see me don't hesitate to say hello! I'm absolutely falling in love with this city. Every time I go out I come across something unique and beautiful. Making the move to Den Haag was a brilliant decision.

[@jfanningmasscc]

@@caseykilmore Fantastic!!! Glad you did it!

[@jfanningmasscc]

@@caseykilmore You made the RIGHT decision!!

[@ab9840]

So in the Netherlands and Europe, floor = rug. Is that correct.

[@taradevisser8927]

i think you would absolutely love delft, its about 6 minutes by train. if you ever visit and want a tour, hit me up :)

[@palantir135]

There a Netherlands from above the rivers and the one below. The one below is more relaxed, more Bourgondisch (especially in Brabant). There’s also a difference between the Holland provinces and the rest. Try Karmeliet beer, better than Affligem although Affligem also is a good beer. Westmalle trippel. Chimay blue. Rochefort blue.

[@mikedehollander6848]

15 degrees in early spring is nice and warm but in autumn it is cold hahaha

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Try buying goudse belegen or oude kaas, in a small shop, in Rijswijk or Voorburg, or on a street market, where you can tast first... The Hague has the best cheeses..

[@jreoutshoorn9805]

welcome to den haag born and raised here hope you have a god time here

[@edprins9311]

Visit tip: Delft . Take tram line 1 direction Tanthof. Exit @ prinsenhof. Koffie and applegebak @ Kobus Kuch on the bast terras in the world. And have a nice day.

[@marisfenix]

Dear Neighbor, 9 years later still wonder ☺️ as a good 🇵🇹 I am in Delft , it would be à please to meet you ☺️

[@ericfisher1360]

I moved to the Netherlands from the U.S. around 3 years ago. I still watch these videos, because I never leave Elburg.

[@Laurayoutube22]

You should do a roadtrip in the Netherlands! :D

[@ericfisher1360]

@@Laurayoutube22 LOL Maybe I will take a day sometime. I think that my personality and why I moved here are significantly diffrent than most Americans who end up moving here to be honest, and that has a lot to do with why I have not been around near as much as others.

[@Tacko14]

My home town! Really close by too, I’ll wave if I see you

[@caseykilmore]

Make sure you do!

[@DataStorm1]

lol, taking the flooring with you is a dutch thing yes. Most time with laminaat. Mainly for you can re-use it for a bunch of rooms but never for the complete next house, but for a few or most rooms except the living room. You leave it if you think it's too old or ugly lol

[@yvkon]

Apart from that a lot of landlords demand you return the property as empty as possible and in the "original" state. So that means no flooring, unless the next tenant wants to have it. Sometimes the landlord will allow it, but most often you will need to remove whatever "improvements" you made. In our previous house we removed a closet and put in a wall to increase the size of our kitchen, so we could install both the washing machine and the dishwasher in there. When time came to move we had to reinstall the closet, because that was the original situation....Guess what the new tenants did, first thing....🤷‍♀️

[@gijsv8419]

You pronounce the words very well

[@pltopper771]

1 thing please never be late

[@ATaal-zj1ot]

Born in Scheveningen. I miss it so much.

[@aadjeooverduijn6838]

Same wih me. Now living in Limburg, also niet but ....

[@aadjeooverduijn6838]

- nice -

[@ewaldhouba]

I believe the number with the + is the amount of fat in the dry components (so without water). So if you have 48+ cheese and you dry it completely and it does not contain any water anymore, 48% of the dried cheese will be fat.

[@joostprins3381]

Move out of the Randstad, prices are way better then in those over rated cities. Less stress, more relaxed people.

[@strikeformatik]

Allthough…. The whole west coast of the Netherlands is beach. ;) you’re very close to Scheveningen. Which for some reason is a favourite spot. Anything but Scheveningen is good though. Plus… visit Terschelling, Ameland, Vlieland or Schiermonnikoog. Terschelling is the best though.

[@dutchgamer842]

You have to take flooring out if you leave if it's not part of the apartment

[@Dennis.deWith]

Leuk om te zien dat je nu in Den Haag woont . Kom regelmatig naar de stad ivm Engelse Supermarkt Kelly's Expad . Stap dan Den haag centraal uit . Would be nice to meet you . 12 months away then moving town wots the next town Rotterdam perhaps ???? Housing is costly with the borg as we say that in Dutch on private housing market . If you av the money better buy a house instead of renting . Social housing id recon you both earn more then €40.000 a year so social housing is then no option . Anyway your back in the Netherlands again time to get into volledig Nederlands weer in het dagelijks leven 😉 Lijkt me leuk je in Den Haag tegen te komen just to say hi to you 😉

[@tillylovesholland1161]

It depends on where you live what you platform a house.

[@Abor34]

It's good to be back so good to be back....

[@brian5154]

Prices pretty well the same all over Europe, give or take.

[@transient_]

A reason for taking the floor with you can be because the new renters don't want it. You had to pay for the floor in your apartment (overnamekosten), right?

[@fvdwaa]

And about the terraces: remember that we aren't allowed to sit inside public places nowadays! So if you want to meet with your friends and be on the safe side as well that's about the only option! That being said, I saw lots of people queuing for ice cream today, in the evening when it was about 10 degrees C - Crazy.

[@hermanfinkelstein8105]

It helps if you do not try to find a hous in one of the few most inflated markets, amsterdam, blaricum, den haag or leiden is asking for trouble.

[@Lily_and_River]

I had to laugh when you mentioned the floors... The last time I was talking to my mom who lives in Germany now we were talking about how strange it is that German people take their whole kitchens when they move and that we didn't understand how the kitchen layout would match the house etc. But I guess we do the same with our floors. They take floors aswell though I believe. There's always someone who do you one better.

[@Barcagirl24]

Omg you live really near me! I have lived in Den haag all my life so if you have any questions hit me up!

[@charlesdirken7326]

I had the same problem when I moved to Sidney . LoL

[@joebloggs2473]

Paving streets is just practical. All services such as electricity, gas, net/telephone cable and water, are kept under the pavements. Under the roadway are the sewers. If you has asphalted pavements they would be a mess of different asphalts.

[@jamesedwards1284]

Welcome to the Netherlands, where taxes are insane, everything is insanely expensive and you earn jack shit

[@OP-1000]

Do you live here? Because I don’t think the taxes are “insane”, you can make things as expensive as you want to and I am doing just fine.

[@jamesedwards1284]

@@OP-1000 I do live here and I do think taxes are insane. 40-50% of your income, then when you want to spend your hard-earned money you are confronted with an insane 21% vat. And let’s not even begin to talk about gas prices, they are 4 - 5 times higher than they are in the US. It’s insane and almost criminal what they tax you here and meanwhile companies pay jack shit in taxes.

[@merlijnsiffels3292]

@@jamesedwards1284 if you have such high taxes that just means that you earn enough money. And yeah gas prices are expensive but it is a small country so you don't have to drive insane distances.

[@OP-1000]

@@jamesedwards1284 I think you forget what you get for those taxes.

[@gekkegerrit933]

Welkom in ons dorp (den haag) veel woonplezier!

[@ArjenHaayman]

great technique talking to yourself :-D

[@iNinBreak]

wait 3 times the rent? here in amersfoort its just 2 if any and most of the times you get that back when leaving

[@mariadebake5483]

I love Affligem and La Trappe, but I prefer the "dubbel", sometimes called "bruin" beers. Although I like the blond too, and the white beer, especially in summer. Should the time come for your family to visit the Netherlands, could you then make a video about that? I'd be interested!

[@renepeterse1884]

You’re close to Delft, the most beautifull city of the Netherlands!

[@robhartman01]

Den haag is better

[@renepeterse1884]

@@robhartman01 egni 😄😄

[@UrsulaSkaug]

yesss Delft ❤️❤️❤️

[@robhartman01]

@@UrsulaSkaug screw Delft. Go to: Oudemirdum, Gaastmeer or Hindelopen in Friesland (province of Netherlands)

[@martijnspruit]

Nonsense. Amersfoort is much prettier.

[@jannetteberends8730]

I only rented a house once, but when I left I was required by the landlord to take the floor out. Otherwise I had to pay removal costs.

[@megalondonkleuter]

how does that work? If the floor was already installed when your rent started, and you had nothing to do with the floor... then how can he charge you for the removal cost? In fact, when renting the place you should have filled in a "status of the house and interior" report, that report is the starting point of how your rental house was (signed by you and the landlord). If for example, you laid down a new floor just when you moved in or during your rental period... then the landlord is obliged to give you the pay removal cost. But if the floor came with the rental... then you are not the one pay for the removal cost. That is for the landlord himself.

[@PauldeVrieze]

In nl floor covering is not included. Often you can arrange with the next tenant to take over the floor (and liability to remove it), or take over the floor from the previous tenant. Btw. the same for light fixtures.

[@lenlenlen1424]

Give that plant some water please (just a little) and not so much sun.. It needs light but not direct sun light.. thank you

[@mhbrugman]

Hey, welkom in Den Haag!

[@MauriceEscargot]

3:55 The two towers on the left have a nickname: "The tits" or "Haagse Tieten". The real name is Castalia and it houses the ministry of social affairs, I think.

[@JaccovanSchaik]

2:27 You're giving me anxiety sitting at the water's edge with those headphones on. One headshake too many and it's bye-bye. Fun video though!

[@bonnogetz]

4:33 the kid’s like yo

[@studio48nl]

Taking the floot with you when you move is a (weird) Dutch thing?! I have never heard of it...

[@listeningtothevoid]

It isn't. When you leave a rented place you always have to strip down your place. So it is conviened when someone wants to take over your floor.

[@mariadebake5483]

@Don't Be Everyone has to remove the floor before they are leaving a house. And since when do contractors change the bathtiles before you move in? Never ever heard of such a thing, and I am dutch, have always lived here, moved several times in my life, and am now an elderly woman

[@nephie]

5:45 We are forced to remove it by building owners 😭

[@Shadownin91]

Welcome in The Hague 🙂

[@TT-ou6gx]

what is that man doing there behind you at 2:24 ?

[@gKaasboer]

Hey, fellow citizen of The Hague here! Seems you are settling well, but if you want I share some of my favorite restaurants & spots to visit. I'll DM you my socials if you want :)

[@ouwesdebouwes3224]

Girl, you gotta call the glazenwasser!

[@jacoolckers6465]

I must say that I had the opportunity to see Amsterdam for myself back in 2005. Nederland is a beautiful country. Mutch like Switzerland I fell in love with Nederland. Cost of living is ridiculous everywhere.

[@rberding]

Rather cheap in beautiful Panamá.

[@gert-janvanderlee5307]

If you're buying cheese in a specialised cheese store and you're not sure what to buy, just ask if you can taste some.