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Amsterdam information - What must I avoid in Amsterdam?
Taking your car into the city -centre
Parking is very difficult & expensive. Clamping is widespread
and those clampers are not only efficient but also enthusiastic about
their work. If clamped, you face a heavy fine or risk the danger of
your car being towed away, which is even more expensive.
Tram riding without a Strippenkaart (valid pass)
A strip of tickets for the trams is available from most newsagents
and is cheaper than getting a ticket from the conductor. Travelling
without any ticket at all will cost you a big fine if you get caught.
Not to mention the red face!
Beware the cyclists
Walking or standing on the bicycle lanes is a high risk activity.
In Amsterdam, the bike is king/queen and it drives the locals mad
to have pedestrians strolling onto the bike lanes. They travel fast
and furious, so when you hear the tring tring roing from a cyclist's
bell, get out of the way - quickly.
Avoid the following areas at night
Any area that are not well lit, or where you feel uncomfortable, is
best to be avoided. Trust your instincts, this way you cannot go wrong!
Discussion
Avoid getting into discussions with strangers who walk up to you with
a sob story, asking for a hand-out.
Avoid political / religious discussions in public areas, (actually,
avoid both political & religious discussions at all times!
Flashing
Yes! Flashing! Avoid waving large wads of money about in public. If
you do need to draw money out of a cash dispenser, do be aware of
your surroundings & place the money as quickly as possible in
your wallet/purse.
And some more info about Amsterdam.....
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Social Tips for general use in Amsterdam
The Dutch social events and some business life is rather informal and
sports ware is generally quite acceptable. The Dutch are a friendly
race of people, only too happy to make contact with strangers,
especially polite strangers!
The sale of Alcohol is readily available, even in the supermarkets,
the same goes for the sale of cigarettes, however here one should
officially be over the age of 16 to purchase, and to smoke in public.
Not especially enforced however.
Business Tips
Strictly speaking, serious business is conducted in rather a
conservative and formal manner. A good suit obviously makes a better
first impression that sandals with socks and jeans.
Appointments are definitely a recommendation and most business meeting
held with foreigners would more than likely be held in English.
Business cards are definitely a must.
Drugs
Unfortunately Amsterdam has a very bad reputation with the use of
drugs.
This is unfortunate and personally I can do nothing to change this
attitude except give my own personal opinion.
Now I know many of you, whatever your age, whatever you say, are going
to try the drugs in Amsterdam, whatever I say. Stupid, stupid, stupid,
because you will spend your entire trip stoned out of your little head
and see nothing of our wonderful city except the coffee shops. By the
way, don’t confuse coffee shop with a quick stop to drink coffee, this
is what we call the shops selling hash, etc.
Also a little tip for you, hash and marijuana is much much stronger in
Amsterdam than anything you might be used to, so take care and if you
must do this, take only a few tokes and avoid at all cost, pills,
hash-cookies and it goes without saying, hard drugs.
So I am going to link you to the one safe coffee shop in Amsterdam and
do your worst. BUT don’t even think of lighting up a joint in Clemens
as if I have to warn you twice, I personally will throw you and your
baggage outside and you will not get a refund. I hate the odour, the
smell is difficult to get out of the drapes so you will also pay the
dry cleaning cost and why should the rest of the hotel get stoned
along with you? Yup, the smell is so strong we can all partake and
that answer is No!
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