I was born in Bos en Lommer and live now in the MB. Lived in de Kinkerbuurt for 2 years but back in MB since 1999. But those neighborhoods are ok with me. Of course it would be fun to have so much money that I can afford to live on the Prins Hendrik laan.
I am glad you like Amsterdam. I was born and raised here. Worked in de pijp between 1972 and 1976. There was a lot of small industry back than. I worked in a printers office. On the second floor above the printers office lived "aunt Miep". No posh 'R' to hear back than. Just plain old Amsterdam dialect and Amsterdam humor.
@@j.vanderson6239 we are frequently in this area because of friends living here. I love the water but I don't love the lack of green spaces/parks. Any advice on this?
The lack of UA-cam update says it all 😅🤪 We are getting there slowly! Our snags list for the contractor and DIY list for us are long but we are ticking things off slowly!
Whats important to consider is of course that De Pijp is in Dutch also a synonym for a bj. The local culture embraces this and the local newspaper is simply called De Pijp Krant, which litterally translates as the bj paper. Originally the area was called after a pipe because people would flow through the area's main roads to the city centre like smoke. Had to look that one up thought, nobody knows that.
You are talking shit, you mean “pijpen” that’s a BJ but de pijp means “the pipe” (flow pipe) they did give this name to the place because allot of people used this place/streets for transport to the city center.
Born in Amsterdam, grow up there and i am happy that i don't live there anymore. The crowds, the mess, idiotic neighbors and, i am sorry, the expats and the main language is English. If i want to go to Amsterdam (Mokum) a take a train and in 30 minuts i'm at CS. Nice for a day and then home.
Je vind het erg dat iedereen in het Engels praat, maar meissie je zet verdorie zelf een slecht Engels commentaar bij deze video. 😂 Wat wil je nou, behalve Amsterdam nog een trap nageven? Is de stad niet goed voor je geweest of kan je niet tegen verandering? Nou, ik heb nieuws voor je… deze stad veranderd constant. En dat zal altijd zo zijn. Niet zo zeuren over de stad waar je het jaren wel naar je zin had oké.
@@on-the-pitch-p3w ik ben inderdaad schriftelijk niet zo goed in Engels omdat ik het amper gebruik. Verbaal gaat het nog al weiger ik in een winkel Engels te spreken. Ik antwoord in het Nederlands en ze begrijpen je heel goed. Maar die rotzooi op straat, de drukte is gewoon niet leuk meer. Ik heb er gewoond en het centrum gewerkt, er woont nog familie etc. Dat je daar geen kritiek op mag hebben is natuurlijk idioot. Voor een dag leuk en als oud Amsterdammer trek ik mijn mond wel open als ik bijna van mijn sokken wordt gereden op het fietspad of als zo’n bakfiets moeder met rollende R ook vind dat je maar moet opzouten.
@@on-the-pitch-p3w ja het is belachelijk dat als ik een winkel in het centrum binnen ga ik in het Engels geholpen wordt. En ja het is belachelijk dat als ik in het Erasmus park wandel ik alleen maar buitenlands hoor praten of gasten met een bekakte Gooise 'r'. En dat er achter me kakkers wonen die een appartementje van papa hebben gekregen en schijt hebben aan de buren. Als Amsterdammer mag ik klagen want een echte Amsterdammer klaagt. Dat zit hem in het bloed. 🤣🤣
Please go live somewhere else then Amsterdam. The large influx of expats has drastically changed this city. Housing prices have exploded for locals (teachers and policemen can't afford anymore to live there, expats get a tax break the teachers don't get), the participation to the community has reduced (less volunteers at sports and HOAs, low commitment to learning Dutch, more car focused). I am a volunteer at a sports club. There expats bring there kids, but they help considerably less with volunteering. In out apartment complex are a lot of expats. They never volunteered to be part of the HOA board. We need to talk English in a lot of locations in the city. At our local school expats bring more often there kids by car increasing the dangers to the other kids coming by bike.
If you watch my other content you'll see I just bought a home here, so we are here long term :) I acknowledge your perspective, but I encourage you to read more before spreading unwarranted hate like this. I did not get the tax ruling, but it would have been nice, given I have to divide my life savings by 20 to live here (euro vs. rand). If you wish to have an open mind to new information, you can refer to this article (one of many): www.dutchnews.nl/2024/03/stop-inciting-foreigner-hatred-un-housing-rapporteur/. My husband attended a buurt discussion last week and it was the Dutchies who were upset over the reduction of parking bays. As for volunteering, I can't comment, as I am not involved in any programs that require volunteer work. Sorry about your frustrations, but I love this city, I respect this city, and I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to make it my home.
Yikes ... things were going good until you started talking about noise and trash WITH PROOF ... here is definitely not for me. However I enjoyed this video
Yeah, I mean anywhere you live has it's pro's and con's. It is a wonderfully vibrant neighbourhood. As soon as you cross the canal from De Pijp into Rivierenbuurt, all the Christmas lights just end. 🤣 It's not so gezellig here.
The city smells like this, because people like you come by car to the city. For you to understand this concept. If more people would live in large cities and less in rural areas then in the rural areas there would be less light pollution. You could see a lot more stars as an astro amateur.
@@steffvalmont6828 oh, where did your parents buy you a house? 💩 One of the things I mentioned in this video as something I didn't like was the expense. De pijp is one of the more expensive areas in Amsterdam supposedly, so I don't know why you're saying I couldn't afford to live elsewhere? We CHOSE De Pijp by recommendation of a Dutch rental agency who guided us on where to look based on our age group and lifestyle. Also, I don't think this makes a difference to your comment, but I'm not an expat I guess. I am here for the long term. Not just a fleeting 3 years. The Netherlands is our home 😊
@@michelle_kahn Be aware people living outside Amsterdam will try to convince you their place/city is much much better, They don't like it when expats/tourists go to Amsterdam and ignore them thus to get attention they resort to trolling. And in general love to show their dislike for everything in Amsterdam you will hear leftish / woke / arrogant / full of drugs and prostitution a lot when they describe Amsterdam. But you never will convince them it's just jalousy... That there are expensive things in the pijp is true, but prices in supermarkets are the same everywhere in and out of Amsterdam. They also have a problem with the tax cuts given to skilled foreigners that come to work here, i guess you are one of them ;-) And some people living or those that want to move there frown a bit on those tax cuts too. As it is indeed caused an increase in housing rentals and they can't afford it anymore. You know the usual in cities with mass tourism and large expat communities. have fun there born and raised here in Amsterdam. One other thing for the love of god don't ever mention Trump if you want to be liked by the majority of the locals they in general have a strong dislike for him.
@@michelle_kahn ...Oud-Zuid, and I'm sure my parents would be very proud if they could have shared my achievements and happiness (by working hard for it). unfortunately ; it wasn't meant to be
Which neighbourhood in Amsterdam do you consider the best to live in and why?🏠
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I was born in Bos en Lommer and live now in the MB. Lived in de Kinkerbuurt for 2 years but back in MB since 1999. But those neighborhoods are ok with me. Of course it would be fun to have so much money that I can afford to live on the Prins Hendrik laan.
@@geekuyl6942that would indeed be the dream. Hubby and I were even talking about owning a house around vondelpark. Imagine 🥺
Thanks for the great content!
Great video!! Useful to see multiple sides of the story: the great, the good, the bad, and the ugly (trash)
@@Robinghills887 the trash is so bad. The rubbish collectors can't keep up and people don't care. Then the seagulls and rats come!
All cool, but when we got to the noise from people part... my head exploded 😂 But good to know it's not only my neighbours who drill all the time 😁
@@phil_the_explorer3068 it gets a lot sometimes 😅 I had many fights with our upstairs neighbour and her AirBnB guests.
I am glad you like Amsterdam. I was born and raised here. Worked in de pijp between 1972 and 1976. There was a lot of small industry back than. I worked in a printers office. On the second floor above the printers office lived "aunt Miep". No posh 'R' to hear back than. Just plain old Amsterdam dialect and Amsterdam humor.
De Pijp really is the true mid point of Amsterdam, you can cycle anywhere from Westerpark to Oosterpark to Zuidas in about 15 minutes
Anywhere in Amsterdam > Anywhere else in the Netherlands ❤❤
Joburg is better than the Netherlands!
Better you find something in Java Eiland, the eastern harbor neighborhood. Very quiet en beautiful views over the IJ river
@@j.vanderson6239 we are frequently in this area because of friends living here. I love the water but I don't love the lack of green spaces/parks. Any advice on this?
How is the renovation of your new home going?
The lack of UA-cam update says it all 😅🤪 We are getting there slowly! Our snags list for the contractor and DIY list for us are long but we are ticking things off slowly!
Whats important to consider is of course that De Pijp is in Dutch also a synonym for a bj. The local culture embraces this and the local newspaper is simply called De Pijp Krant, which litterally translates as the bj paper. Originally the area was called after a pipe because people would flow through the area's main roads to the city centre like smoke. Had to look that one up thought, nobody knows that.
You are talking shit, you mean “pijpen” that’s a BJ but de pijp means “the pipe” (flow pipe) they did give this name to the place because allot of people used this place/streets for transport to the city center.
De Pijp is called so bc the streets are narrow like pipes.
@@margreetdoodeman1441 Met jouw beredenering dan het hele centrum “de pijp” heten..
@dr0pa dat had al andere namen.
@@margreetdoodeman1441 misschien moet je toch even jezelf iets beter inlezen in mijn prachtige stad Amsterdam x
Born in Amsterdam, grow up there and i am happy that i don't live there anymore. The crowds, the mess, idiotic neighbors and, i am sorry, the expats and the main language is English. If i want to go to Amsterdam (Mokum) a take a train and in 30 minuts i'm at CS. Nice for a day and then home.
Mijn grootvader werkte bij de NS. Ben jij dit?
Je vind het erg dat iedereen in het Engels praat, maar meissie je zet verdorie zelf een slecht Engels commentaar bij deze video. 😂 Wat wil je nou, behalve Amsterdam nog een trap nageven? Is de stad niet goed voor je geweest of kan je niet tegen verandering? Nou, ik heb nieuws voor je… deze stad veranderd constant. En dat zal altijd zo zijn. Niet zo zeuren over de stad waar je het jaren wel naar je zin had oké.
@@on-the-pitch-p3w ik ben inderdaad schriftelijk niet zo goed in Engels omdat ik het amper gebruik. Verbaal gaat het nog al weiger ik in een winkel Engels te spreken. Ik antwoord in het Nederlands en ze begrijpen je heel goed. Maar die rotzooi op straat, de drukte is gewoon niet leuk meer. Ik heb er gewoond en het centrum gewerkt, er woont nog familie etc. Dat je daar geen kritiek op mag hebben is natuurlijk idioot. Voor een dag leuk en als oud Amsterdammer trek ik mijn mond wel open als ik bijna van mijn sokken wordt gereden op het fietspad of als zo’n bakfiets moeder met rollende R ook vind dat je maar moet opzouten.
@@lenieamels1270 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
@@on-the-pitch-p3w ja het is belachelijk dat als ik een winkel in het centrum binnen ga ik in het Engels geholpen wordt. En ja het is belachelijk dat als ik in het Erasmus park wandel ik alleen maar buitenlands hoor praten of gasten met een bekakte Gooise 'r'. En dat er achter me kakkers wonen die een appartementje van papa hebben gekregen en schijt hebben aan de buren. Als Amsterdammer mag ik klagen want een echte Amsterdammer klaagt. Dat zit hem in het bloed. 🤣🤣
Any Dutch neighbours left? Or is it all foreign allready?
4 out of 5 houses in my block were Dutch. 3/5 were owners. :) Don't worry, the Dutch still trump the immigrants and expats.
@@michelle_kahn For now.. who knows what is going to happen now with Trump as the new President, and I would understand it too.
The only reason I stay in the Pijp after living here for 35 years, is the 450 Euro rent I pay
@@rolandboerhof9391 😭 cries in expat 🤣
Waar zou je dan graag willen wonen Roland?
€450 is ook wel heel weinig, geen huurverhoging gehad?
It used to be 35 guilders for half an appartement in de pijp in 1974.
Please go live somewhere else then Amsterdam. The large influx of expats has drastically changed this city. Housing prices have exploded for locals (teachers and policemen can't afford anymore to live there, expats get a tax break the teachers don't get), the participation to the community has reduced (less volunteers at sports and HOAs, low commitment to learning Dutch, more car focused).
I am a volunteer at a sports club. There expats bring there kids, but they help considerably less with volunteering. In out apartment complex are a lot of expats. They never volunteered to be part of the HOA board. We need to talk English in a lot of locations in the city. At our local school expats bring more often there kids by car increasing the dangers to the other kids coming by bike.
If you watch my other content you'll see I just bought a home here, so we are here long term :) I acknowledge your perspective, but I encourage you to read more before spreading unwarranted hate like this. I did not get the tax ruling, but it would have been nice, given I have to divide my life savings by 20 to live here (euro vs. rand). If you wish to have an open mind to new information, you can refer to this article (one of many): www.dutchnews.nl/2024/03/stop-inciting-foreigner-hatred-un-housing-rapporteur/. My husband attended a buurt discussion last week and it was the Dutchies who were upset over the reduction of parking bays. As for volunteering, I can't comment, as I am not involved in any programs that require volunteer work. Sorry about your frustrations, but I love this city, I respect this city, and I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to make it my home.
That's why we had to move. I've lived in Amsterdam all my life, and I can't afford it anymore. It really pains my heart.
@@linnyb1704 It's sad how we have opposite extremes where someone below is paying 450 a month, and you had to leave because of the expense.
Yikes ... things were going good until you started talking about noise and trash WITH PROOF ... here is definitely not for me. However I enjoyed this video
Yeah, I mean anywhere you live has it's pro's and con's. It is a wonderfully vibrant neighbourhood. As soon as you cross the canal from De Pijp into Rivierenbuurt, all the Christmas lights just end. 🤣 It's not so gezellig here.
Best place to liver in Amsterdam? Try Sneek, or Harderwijk. That will be far away enough, not have to smell amsterdam :)
@@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands 🤣 wow these are some passionate feelings towards Amsterdam
I smell a jealous person who is afraid of the big city 😂 And what do you mean with ‘liver’? To eat perhaps. ❌❌❌❤
The city smells like this, because people like you come by car to the city.
For you to understand this concept. If more people would live in large cities and less in rural areas then in the rural areas there would be less light pollution. You could see a lot more stars as an astro amateur.
best place to live De Pijp ???? hahahahaa, ....or you can not afford to live in a better neighborhood or you are an expat , ...ow right, you are
@@steffvalmont6828 oh, where did your parents buy you a house? 💩 One of the things I mentioned in this video as something I didn't like was the expense. De pijp is one of the more expensive areas in Amsterdam supposedly, so I don't know why you're saying I couldn't afford to live elsewhere? We CHOSE De Pijp by recommendation of a Dutch rental agency who guided us on where to look based on our age group and lifestyle. Also, I don't think this makes a difference to your comment, but I'm not an expat I guess. I am here for the long term. Not just a fleeting 3 years. The Netherlands is our home 😊
@@michelle_kahn Be aware people living outside Amsterdam will try to convince you their place/city is much much better, They don't like it when expats/tourists go to Amsterdam and ignore them thus to get attention they resort to trolling. And in general love to show their dislike for everything in Amsterdam you will hear leftish / woke / arrogant / full of drugs and prostitution a lot when they describe Amsterdam. But you never will convince them it's just jalousy... That there are expensive things in the pijp is true, but prices in supermarkets are the same everywhere in and out of Amsterdam. They also have a problem with the tax cuts given to skilled foreigners that come to work here, i guess you are one of them ;-) And some people living or those that want to move there frown a bit on those tax cuts too. As it is indeed caused an increase in housing rentals and they can't afford it anymore. You know the usual in cities with mass tourism and large expat communities. have fun there born and raised here in Amsterdam. One other thing for the love of god don't ever mention Trump if you want to be liked by the majority of the locals they in general have a strong dislike for him.
@@michelle_kahn ...Oud-Zuid, and I'm sure my parents would be very proud if they could have shared my achievements and happiness (by working hard for it). unfortunately ; it wasn't meant to be