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Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 23rd 2007, 4:33 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 3,699
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Getting Freeview..

Just go to an hifi shop and ask ;-)

I've solved the problem with a Slingbox, which sits at my parent's house in England. It streams the TV over the internet.

Quality's nothing like having a...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Apr 2nd 2007, 6:24 am
Replies: 27
Views: 57,014
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: UK Vs Netherlands?

Yet isn't Japanese extremely hard for us Europeans to learn? Especially the written language, as they seem to use at least 3 different languages (the chinese characters, the latin characters and the...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 19th 2007, 9:47 am
Replies: 44
Views: 7,258
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Another new one...

No idea, just relaying the experience third party. I have a feeling that it's related to benefits, but then I was asked if my residency would be longterm or short-term - with the short term...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 19th 2007, 7:50 am
Replies: 70
Views: 35,389
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Netherlands - the good, the bad and the ugly?

Maybe it depends on the region? I've heard that there's a split between the Ranstad and the rest (like the SE/UK) My colleagues, friends and family certainly feel that way.

People dislike the...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 19th 2007, 7:31 am
Replies: 44
Views: 7,258
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Another new one...

If you have a permit for 3 months, you may get interviewed when you want an extention. If you can't prove that you're employed or can support yourselve, they'll deny you the residency.

Hasn't...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 19th 2007, 7:29 am
Replies: 70
Views: 35,389
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Netherlands - the good, the bad and the ugly?

They're always being extremely pro-german, though. I.e. buying all the German products, having lot of business with Germans, lots of people speak German (as common as English here) and they're...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 19th 2007, 7:25 am
Replies: 27
Views: 57,014
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: UK Vs Netherlands?

I can only get the spanish "r" with with some effort, and can create the sound in the back of my throat (same place the g comes from). Just find it very hard to prounouce in words, especially in...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 19th 2007, 7:20 am
Replies: 70
Views: 35,389
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Netherlands - the good, the bad and the ugly?

I live in Lunteren, a village near Ede and I work in Nijmegen.

I guess that most people have forgiven what their great grandparent's generation did now.
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 19th 2007, 5:38 am
Replies: 27
Views: 57,014
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: UK Vs Netherlands?

I moved here 6 months ago, and now live/work here. Done most of the usual things except buying/renting (living with parents-in-law), though we'll be doing the buying really soon (just found a nice...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 19th 2007, 5:36 am
Replies: 70
Views: 35,389
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Netherlands - the good, the bad and the ugly?

"They" be the locals.

"They" certainly seem to love the Germans now. Love their food, love their business, love their cars.
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 18th 2007, 9:57 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 7,258
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Another new one...

Language hasn't been a problem for me, but I work in IT. You can't work in IT without speaking English ;-)

As for learning the language, don't go mad if it goes slow. My experience was the same...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 18th 2007, 9:39 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 3,699
Posted By radicalbyte

Getting Freeview..

Has anyone managed to get Freeview here in Netherlands? Either via an aerial or satellite?

I miss having the decent selection of football, particularly the UEFA Cup and Champions League. Also,...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 18th 2007, 9:37 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 35,389
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Netherlands - the good, the bad and the ugly?

They are a bit racist here. Hate the turks/moroccans/french. Dislike the belgians. Like the germans/english/scandinavians.

If you try and speak the language, it's really appreciated. The...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 18th 2007, 9:32 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 57,014
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: UK Vs Netherlands?

Tax works like in the UK...

Tax-free on lowest part
30% tax on next part
42% tax on next part

Not sure what the thresholds are right now, but a bit of googling'll get you there.

Now the...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 18th 2007, 9:24 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 2,494
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Potential Move to Nijmegen

Nijmegen's nice, and it's improving.

Be careful with buying: you'll incur costs totalling 10% of the purchase price when buying an existing house. Most of that is tax. Only with a new build do...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Feb 18th 2007, 9:07 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 22,961
Posted By radicalbyte

Re: Car in the Netherlands

I've been living in Netherlands for 6 months now, and have had a car for 4 months.

Here are the main points.

Market

For now, the market is inflated. This is due to tax on new cars. The tax...
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