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Re: HELP Need some basic info on Netherlands
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lugnet.loc.nl
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Wed, 19 Sep 2001 10:49:25 GMT
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
> > Also What do the following cost?
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> > Liter of Milk?
About $0.50-$0.70 depending on sort (standard / low fat) But we don't have
as much choice as in the US, about 6 types in total.
> > Liter of Petrol?
Standard unleaded is about $1, Diesel is about $0.80 I think... Leaded up
to $1.15
> > Loaf of Bread?
Bread between $0.50 and $2 depending on type / quality.
> > Most IMPORTANTLY
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> > Price of LEGO?
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> Close to that in the US. Taxes are subsumed into the listed
> price; they're actually a bit lower in .nl. If your standard
> of comparison is not the USA, say so and I can probably put it
> into comparison with the UK or Oceana.
True, while in Los Angeles I was actually shocked when I went into a TRU
there to get some "deals" ...
> Oh, and incidentally: In the case of Amsterdam and The Hague,
> all of the above does not apply. For costs in Amsterdam, think
> New York City (at least near the centrum); for costs in The Hague,
> think Washington D.C...again, the closer to the respective train
> stations, the higher the price. But the mass transit and
> bicyclability (tm me) is so incredibly good that living a bit
> away is not only possible but in a lot of ways really desirable.
Not just those cities, Utrecht is just as worse, Delft, Rijswijk and
Haarlem are also VERY notorious....
> Buy a Blue Guide, available in English at most good bookstores.
> But the Dutch are really very helpful to clueless foreigners,
> provided they're not standing in the middle of the bicycle path. :D
Hehe LOL....
Feel free to email me privately if you need any more info, always glad to
help. I think you'll find Holland very nice, most folks here speak English
quite well, so language sure won't be a problem.
--
Jan-Albert "Anvil" van Ree | http://artsen.vanree.net
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| (...) As an Amerikaan who has lived in .nl (maar Zuid-Holland) I can tell you about my experience. I lived in Leiden which is a bit away from all the Noord-Holland stuff. But the NS is quite good (despite how the newspapers deride it sometimes) and (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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