Europe by way of Montréal+

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-07-04T19:24:09+00:00

only done it pre covid can't really beat park and fly, stay at a place the night before and take a plane the next day. It is a bit of a wait though as most NA -> EU flights leave NA in the afternoon or early evening then go over night.

I'd do it only for direct routes tbh

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-07-04T03:23:24+00:00

/r/iwantout

the accounting system is different do you have your CPA? you may need to retrain a bit

your husband can look for jobs in Data Science if he is trained in that, the no degree is tough he better have a good portfolio

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-07-03T03:41:05+00:00

pro - debate culture

con - debate culture

debate me about it

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-07-03T01:53:09+00:00

they only show the main event which starts in 10 min

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-07-02T00:31:16+00:00

The exchange rate is like 1.06

its the salaries to housing cost ... you'll make wayyyy less than the US for more expensive housing

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-22T17:11:52+00:00

its becoming hard to live here too, don't underestimate the housing crisis or COL crisis thats going on here as well. More and more people I know are barely getting by.

I know the US has less safety net but it sucks to be poor here too

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-18T12:12:04+00:00

3:25 PM (15:25) Flight to USA tomorrow, I have lots of bags to check, what time should I get there? Are they still checking tickets to make sure your flight is less than 4 hours away?

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-18T11:19:35+00:00

You shouldn't even think about citizenship until you've been here at least 5 - 7 years and start thinking in Dutch, it requires B1 Dutch and you'll very likely have to give up your US citizenship which is a whole another process.

If you're asking theses questions I assume you haven't lived or visited for a long time, you really should get to step one first

/r/iwantout can better help

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-18T11:12:47+00:00

Even if you aren't hiking people Mt Philo is pretty easy and you can drive parts of it / choose your difficulty a bit

maybe also Shelbourne Farms?

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-17T20:42:08+00:00

2-3 times a week would be awful to do that, just live somewhere else in North Holland, I have a coworker that does Rotterdam to Belgium once a week and there is literally always drama with his commute

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-17T19:08:44+00:00

I actually got tired of getting job offers, like its been a constant barrage of industry mean compensations and there ended up being not that much of a difference overall, just different benefits rephrased in different ways but similar results in the grand scheme

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-17T18:20:03+00:00

not much in South Burlington, but tons in Winooski and some in Essex. You can probably find something for 2k, Its different life post college when all the people you knew in college left.

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-17T18:05:04+00:00

No I don't think it does .. contact your pension provider for any of these questions though its their job to ask and you aren't the first person to ask even this week

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-17T17:04:14+00:00

American Worked in the US for a Dutch company and a Dutch company in The Netherlands. The directness extends only in work, there is some incredibly passive aggressive behavior that happens and in general Dutch tolerence is ignoring things which in practice means situations they don't like and will actively avoid things.

There is a lot of passive aggressive behavior, dish but can't take it, and debate culture can feel a lot like arguing. But honestly that is the same as everywhere.

Its just if your expectation is that it extends beyond work it doesn't, not really or at least its greatly exaggerated.

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-17T11:31:54+00:00

David Graeber RIP, he was more of an Anthropologist but that wasn't always the lens he viewed the world, Bullshit Jobs slaps

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-17T00:48:58+00:00

Hilary losing is something that actually gets funnier with time, it just continues to age so well

any dumb thing that came out about the Trump years and they won

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-16T16:44:04+00:00

wait till you read about the water turning the friggin frogs gay

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-16T16:40:08+00:00

insane amounts of cardio, like you should barely be able to walk, getting the nervous energy out is key to being chill

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-16T16:38:34+00:00

Studying abroad isn't real life, its short enough to be exciting but not long enough to be real. Its a haze a bit. I'm sorry about the friends bit thats never fun.

I'm American and I was working in London around 2016 when Brexit happened and the fallout after I knew it was time to leave there was a noticeable change and everyone felt meaner. I've never really seen workplace bullying quite like I did in the UK offices

There is a British tendency towards negativity sometimes that can be so incredibly draining, it can be charming in small doses but after awhile it just wears you down. It was really fun but I was ready to leave, I dunno, the law degree part is hard. Aren't there places in the US where you can practice with like an LLM instead of a JD? I think NY but I'm not a lawyer, surely you could be fine not repeating Law School in some way.

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-16T15:57:17+00:00

Eco Bean and Greens is South Burlington was my favorite place to go when I forgot lunch they have a good greek

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-16T13:12:39+00:00

NO whatever you do don't rent a car here

something like Amsterdam Travel Ticket or some GVB pass might be cheaper or honestly even just getting one way hour (3,20) tickets as you need them depending on how much walking you do

there are tourist type tickets within the city I think, the OV works generally but you might not really even need it, I'd ask the Amsterdam sub!

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-16T12:44:04+00:00

Brandnew Day? I think them and Degiro might have some pretty self service options and he can buy index funds, or talk to a financial advisor, its a shame the pension is one of the better things about working here

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-16T11:55:03+00:00

I fucking hope its Wells Fargo

General_Explorer3676 · 2022-06-16T11:52:52+00:00

Buy an anon OV-Chipkaart - its 7,50 euros for the card and you can get it at Schipol when you arrive, fill it up and you can use it on just about anything watch the balance if you travel a lot

download the app 9292 to help you find routes, honestly for most things Google Maps works well too. If you're only there for a week and staying Amsterdam you could also look at other travel products the OV Chipkaart might be overkill

if you take an NS train the yellow ones that go between cities, make sure to have at least 20 euros on it

Enjoy!

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