This is nothing new. Rarely these days can you actually buy something without a US billing address on your credit card (unless you can use PayPal, and even then...) Even stupid places like Target won't let you use your foreign billing address even if you ship within the US. Maybe you want to send it as a legitimate gift? Nooooo!
That's why I kept my US credit card (luckily I have a US shipping address too but these days, now I have to deal with those dumb airline baggage fees- whole other topic of disgust).
I suspect this is also driven by the credit card companies who claim it's due to fraud... Though I wonder how much of this is also due to inadequate measures dealing with identity theft and credit profiling (ie. stalking your transactions because no one would ever use their credit card outside the US *insert sarcasm here*).
Actually the style of the email and the grammatical errors are very Dinglish. (Dutch + English). Especially the closing and the way he signed his full (first initial last name). Most dutch people rarely include their full first name in correspondence, usually using only their first few initials. This is proper business etiquette. On the flip side, in the news, the first name last initial is commonly used to "anonymously" name suspected criminals who want to stay anon, for example Ali G.
Seeing as he comes from.nl - at least that part is legit.
Yeah I know the website very well. Via it I managed to make many friends (Americans even), find an apartment and even a job in Holland. I'm sure you read every single post and article on the site to come up with your stellar judgment.
I love how you claim an American can't live there. Perhaps an American like YOU can't live there. You must have been dumped by someone Dutch since obviously you have some deep seated resentment.
I moved from there at the end of last year because my partner got a job offer in North America. For the record, there's no dutch blood flowing through me; however, my daughter is half Dutch.
The Netherlands is not utopia by a far shot but if you're American looking for an IT job and want something a bit more exotic than the UK or Ireland and don't mind tall people, consider Amsterdam.
Agree.. I was just about to post... I lived/ worked in NL for over 6 years as an American expat and had the time of my life. I'd definitely go back..
Apart from above listed, if you can find a job where you make above 45,000 Euro (sounds low but it goes a longer way than in the US) then you can qualify for the fast track highly skilled knowledge worker program.
Check out Expatica.com (especially the forums). It also covers other countries other than the Netherlands from an expat perspective and includes job postings specifically for expats. I think your toughest challenge will be to secure an offer from abroad.
There's always the partnership option if you meet some Euro babe online who is willing to sponsor you:-) but that might be more of a commitment than you want (luckily though you don't have to get married).
Other benefits special to Holland: many companies offer reimbursement of commuting costs (usually only on public transport which is generally outstanding). Some even offer lease cars. Otherwise you can do it the dutch way and bike to work.
Also as an expat, if you get recruited from abroad, you can qualify for a 30% tax break for up to 10 years.
Try the big companies like the banks (ING, ABN AMRO, FORTIS) or consultancies (IBM, Accenture, etc. all live there ), and also the smaller telcos since most of these will function in English. Would help if you learned a bit of dutch but maybe you'll pick up a few words.
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This is nothing new. Rarely these days can you actually buy something without a US billing address on your credit card (unless you can use PayPal, and even then...) Even stupid places like Target won't let you use your foreign billing address even if you ship within the US. Maybe you want to send it as a legitimate gift? Nooooo!
That's why I kept my US credit card (luckily I have a US shipping address too but these days, now I have to deal with those dumb airline baggage fees- whole other topic of disgust).
I suspect this is also driven by the credit card companies who claim it's due to fraud... Though I wonder how much of this is also due to inadequate measures dealing with identity theft and credit profiling (ie. stalking your transactions because no one would ever use their credit card outside the US *insert sarcasm here*).
Actually the style of the email and the grammatical errors are very Dinglish. (Dutch + English). Especially the closing and the way he signed his full (first initial last name). Most dutch people rarely include their full first name in correspondence, usually using only their first few initials. This is proper business etiquette. On the flip side, in the news, the first name last initial is commonly used to "anonymously" name suspected criminals who want to stay anon, for example Ali G.
Seeing as he comes from .nl - at least that part is legit.
Yeah I know the website very well. Via it I managed to make many friends (Americans even), find an apartment and even a job in Holland. I'm sure you read every single post and article on the site to come up with your stellar judgment.
I love how you claim an American can't live there. Perhaps an American like YOU can't live there. You must have been dumped by someone Dutch since obviously you have some deep seated resentment.
I moved from there at the end of last year because my partner got a job offer in North America. For the record, there's no dutch blood flowing through me; however, my daughter is half Dutch.
The Netherlands is not utopia by a far shot but if you're American looking for an IT job and want something a bit more exotic than the UK or Ireland and don't mind tall people, consider Amsterdam.
Agree.. I was just about to post... I lived/ worked in NL for over 6 years as an American expat and had the time of my life. I'd definitely go back..
Apart from above listed, if you can find a job where you make above 45,000 Euro (sounds low but it goes a longer way than in the US) then you can qualify for the fast track highly skilled knowledge worker program.
Check out Expatica.com (especially the forums). It also covers other countries other than the Netherlands from an expat perspective and includes job postings specifically for expats. I think your toughest challenge will be to secure an offer from abroad.
There's always the partnership option if you meet some Euro babe online who is willing to sponsor you :-) but that might be more of a commitment than you want (luckily though you don't have to get married).
Other benefits special to Holland: many companies offer reimbursement of commuting costs (usually only on public transport which is generally outstanding). Some even offer lease cars. Otherwise you can do it the dutch way and bike to work.
Also as an expat, if you get recruited from abroad, you can qualify for a 30% tax break for up to 10 years.
Try the big companies like the banks (ING, ABN AMRO, FORTIS) or consultancies (IBM, Accenture, etc. all live there ), and also the smaller telcos since most of these will function in English. Would help if you learned a bit of dutch but maybe you'll pick up a few words.
Good luck!