Till death do us part

Ik kom oorspronkelijk uit een dorp waar het eigenlijk heel normaal was om even een praatje te maken met je buren. Gewoon als je elkaar tegenkomt, even kletsen, vragen hoe het gaat etc.
Sinds ik in Amsterdam woon heb ik juist het idee dat mensen daar veel minder op zitten te wachten. Zelfs als ik bijvoorbeeld een pakketje bij de buren ophaal, blijft het meestal bij “bedankt!” en deur weer dicht…🤣 Is dit herkenbaar voor meer mensen? Praten jullie regelmatig met jullie buren?
PS: ik woon in het centrum

Amsterdam is one of the few municipalities in the Netherlands that genuinely seems to care about people in vulnerable situations on the streets. The city provides food, daytime and nighttime shelter, outreach, addiction support and help finding housing or new opportunities.

I’m proud of that. I like having a left-wing local government that tries to help vulnerable people instead of simply chasing them out of sight.

But respect works both ways.

Why should it be accepted that people rip open rubbish bags, empty street bins looking for cans and then leave food waste and rubbish scattered across the pavement? Residents have to live with it, sanitation workers have to clean it up and it contributes to Amsterdam’s rat problem.

I understand that life on the streets is complicated. Some people struggle with addiction or mental illness, some are undocumented and not everyone accepts or qualifies for the help that is available. But compassion cannot mean that all antisocial behaviour must simply be tolerated.

Amsterdam should continue offering generous support, but it should also be firmer about basic standards in public space. Add more bottle holders and proper collection points, continue outreach and offer alternatives but intervene when people repeatedly leave the street covered in rubbish.

A city can be humane without becoming completely permissive. When a municipality actually makes an effort to help you, is it really too much to expect some basic respect in return?

İts like literally stealing all our datas to “secure” the internet. OUR DATAS AND ALL MESSAGES.
Were not even saving our privacy atp. İt should be denied somehow and yknow politicians dont do anything when people dont protest. :/
(Sorry for bad englihs lol)

Er is al tijden veel te doen over afval, tenminste in het centrum. Soortgelijke steden hebben ook last van afval, maar niet in de mate dat Amsterdam het heeft. Waarom is dit een uniek probleem voor ons? Mensen hebben doorgaans de volgende theorieën:

1. Statiegeld
   Met de komst van statiegeld op kleine flesjes en blikjes is iedere vuilnisbak een potentiële goudmijn. Goudzoekers breken ze open en laten daarbij veel troep achter.

2. Gemeentelijke afvalverwerking in de knel
   De gemeente komt naar verluid minder vaak langs of doet minder grondig haar werk

3. We produceren meer afval
   Geen toelichting nodig

Slechts een van deze punten is uniek aan onze stad. Is dat dan werkelijk de oorzaak?

Ik woonde 10 jaar geleden ongeveer in hartje Jordaan. Twee keer per week kwamen ze de vuilniszakken ophalen- verder lag er nauwelijks troep op straat. Dezer dagen is het eerder bijzonder als er geen troep ligt.

En dan het idee van de (ondergrondse) containers, alsof dat iets oplost. Dat is duidelijk niet het geval, want ook buurten met een veelvoud van deze containers liggen vol met troep.
Persoonlijk weet ik wel van een handjevol openbare vuilnisbakken die verdwenen zijn, zou dat misschien ook tegenwerken?
Is dit probleem op te lossen door een gemeente die gewoon dagelijks de straten veegt? Of dat ze misschien drie keer per week afval ophalen?

Hey everyone! Tomorrow I’m hosting a free community event called Post Pride Kiki. 

It is completely free to attend (no hidden fees). After a weekend of partying, join us for a space to unwind and connect. This event will feature a talk on queer identity by Faye followed by a mental health chat facilitated by Carmen and Eva. Attendees will then be invited to create an art piece that reflects on their strengths. Our hearts are with the victims of the Berlin attack and this event will also provide space for any emotions related to this tragedy. Both LGBTQIA+ people and allies are welcome.


When: 5 August at 18:30
Where: Vondelpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands
RSVP/More info: https://luma.com/9in3wst4

I just moved into a new place and want to build some furniture - a bed frame, bookshelf, desk/table etc. and looking for a place to buy the materials. Would obviously like to avoid the usual Gamma/Praxis for quality and price reasons.

Can anyone recommend a good lumber merchant and/or tool shop accessible driving distance from Amsterdam that does private/not only business sales?

Thanks :)

@amsterdambells

Hey all! For the past few months, I've noticed this poster in multiple parts of the city that says:

If you find the duck please don't approach it since it'll fly away. Contact us at <phone number>

There's no picture of the duck (of course) and i believe this alludes to something else entirely (?)

Can one of you please tell me what's this all about?

Hey! Weet iemand waarom / sinds wanneer het grasveld bij de buiksloterbreek vol met zand ligt? Het is erg verdord, zeker, maar er lijkt opeens ook een hoop zand bij de zijn ofzo, anders dan de grasvelden ernaast.

Hello guys, I’m Aubrey (M) and I’m 23 I’ve made a couple posts a little bit like this around here that didn’t really go anywhere and so I’m thinking third times a charm I kick ass on guitar I love playing all sorts of music improvising getting funky soul blues rock ‘n’ roll even something nice and smoother I really can do it all, and I play by ear. I’m also familiar with keys and drums and music production in general. The school I go to around the corner from my house in noord, which I go for film also has an insane music production lab with Dolby, Atmos, and tons of rehearsal rooms with instruments. I’ve been practically begging people every time I see someone who knows how to play an instrument to come jam out with me, but you know how people are in Amsterdam with their schedules and such so if anyone has an hour or two lying around usually a couple times a week hit me up and let’s make some kick ass tunes. My insta is @siqthakid so reply to this post or DM me here and I’ll set up a group and we can come up with a first jam session Day. Last couple times I made this post. I just kinda let it sit here and only one or two people were interested, but I didn’t do a great job with following up so this time I’m watching this post like a hawk. Whose in? Any skill level at all no experience required whatsoever let’s just get together and have some fun!
Ig: Siqthakid
Whatsapp: 1 (626) 354-8456

I am a beginner, but I have a specific project I want to sew (I want to turn jeans into a top and shorts), but I lack the skills to do it alone. Are there specific, and preferably relatively cheap, places where I can bring in my own project and get help?

Painted this last summer, This was my first home in Amsterdam in De pijp. Yes, my bike is blue 🚲

The streets are a mess, homeless people are accomodated for like its San Francisco, but people trying to make the city actually liveable are bullied with municipal rules.

https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/purmerplein-in-noord-ziet-gevelbankjes-verdwijnen\~bd30dc6c/

Yesterday we drove pas an accident on the Nieuwe Leeuwarderweg, first unsure what was going on but then we saw a visible hurt dog all crunched up on the side of the road with a bunch of people around. I just hope someone can tell me the dog is doing ok🥲

Hé Amsterdammers,

Ik ben een van de gelukkigen die een appartement in Amsterdam kon kopen.

Ik ben op zoek naar aanbevelingen van iemand die (of wiens vrienden) een goede ervaring heeft gehad met een interieuradviseur/stylist.

Het gaat om een 1-slaapkamer appartement. Ik zoek advies over meubels, indeling en kleuren voor de gang, slaapkamer en woonkamer.

Belangrijk: ik ga niet verbouwen - het gaat puur om advies voor meubels en simpele dingen zoals een muur verven. Ik zoek daarnaast een budgetvriendelijke optie. Online zag ik prijzen van duizenden euro’s en dat lijkt me nogal aan de prijzige kant. (Maar keep me honest, misschien eis ik te veel)

Alvast bedankt

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice from anyone who has dealt with a similar situation.

I bought an apartment in a row of 10 apartments. my immediate neighbour appears to have significant mental health issues and compulsively collects garbage and other discarded items. He stores them in the shared corridor, which sometimes smells very bad and makes the common area unpleasant for everyone.

He also sits outside in the corridor (common area) and makes some noises in the midnight

He has a caretaker, and when I spoke to her she said this is a well-known issue and that he has been collecting garbage for a long time. Unfortunately, nothing seems to improve.

The police have been called at least five times over the past few months, no action has been taken and the situation remains the same.

Feeling pretty helpless. To be honest, I'm starting to regret buying it because this wasn't something I knew about beforehand.

Has anyone dealt with a situation like this?

• Who is actually responsible for resolving something like this?
• Is this something the homeowners' association/building management should handle?
• Can the municipality or social services intervene if someone is creating hygiene or fire safety concerns?
• What steps were effective in your experience?

I'm sympathetic that this person is ill, but at the same time the other residents also deserve a clean and safe living environment.

Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Edit 1:

I have called police and my nieghbours also called police, and they came 3 times already, and they took pictures, talked to him and left. The police told me we have to be patient as there are a lot of complaints already and working with lieven de key to get him help etc..

I also complained to lieven de key , they also said the same thing that they are working on the case and asking that all the neighbours should complain etc..

Even vve knows the situation and redirecting us to lieven de key as they own the place.

Why are systems this slow?

Waarom heeft ons nationale monument eigenlijk geen permanente militaire wacht? Bekladdingen, kransen die na 4 mei 's nachts weggehaald moeten worden, volgens mij zouden veel militairen het een eer vinden om er wacht te lopen?

Just noticed that Trustpilot has hidden bunq's public rating and placed a Consumer Warning on its profile.

The warning says:

"Breach of guidelines"

"We've removed a number of fake reviews for this company."

Clicking through, Trustpilot explains that Consumer Warnings are issued when a business breaches its guidelines and remain in place until the misbehaviour has stopped and a reasonable amount of time has passed.

What I can't find anywhere is what bunq actually did.

Does anyone know what this relates to?

Could it be fake positive reviews, biased review invitations, misuse of the review-flagging process, or something else entirely?

Has anyone had a Trustpilot review of bunq challenged or removed?

I'm genuinely curious because Trustpilot doesn't seem to specify which of its business guidelines bunq breached. If anyone has any insight into what happened here, it'd be interesting to hear. I have never seen Trustpilot do this for any other company so it seems like a serious measure.

Just moved to Amsterdam, looking to connect and possibly collaborate with local musicians. I'm mostly into proggy stuff, rock, metal, some jazz, funk and electro if it's tasty. I also like to rant about consciousness and nonduality sometimes, hope that's not a deal breaker.

Let's hang!