the sinks - because Amsterdam is SO expensive, a lot of people share apartments with roommates, who can also have a partner/relationship. So thats why in some apartments, you'll find sinks in the bedroom. However, those apartments are mostly apartments that are rented to expats. Dutch houses dont NORMALLY have those sinks in the bedroom :)

@lenny.winter

Жыл бұрын

interesting! thank you for the insight!

@chubbymoth5810

Жыл бұрын

Yeah,.. I think many of those places would house a group of students each with their own room. No space for separate bathrooms, but the piping is there for the water of the central heating system, so why not have your own small sink for water to reduce the wear on stairs by people needing some water for coffee. A lot of those places you visited will be renovated with the idea to have many rooms rented out for megabucks.

@PaulaBean

6 ай бұрын

Ah, that explains it!

Hi! I watch your video’s and I happen to live in Rotterdam, happy to show you around my country & welcome! :D

Sinks in the bedroom also is a thing because in the past people often used sinks with soap and washing cloths to freshen up in the morning instead of taking a shower

Nice video, thanks for sharing. It makes me wish I went into tech instead of EE in the arch/construction design field. Transfers countries easier, oh young me! :)

Hey, love your videos! It's really fascinating how you manage to make moving countries seem so easy haha, it must take a great deal of courage, good planning skills, and some seriously positive mindset. I'm also a bit curious about the language barrier in Amsterdam, do you speak Dutch or do you get by just fine with English?

@lenny.winter

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤ definitely not easy, I'm planning to make a video soon about all my moves and what it took in terms of processes etc. There is absolutely no language barrier, it seems that EVERYONE speaks english on a native level! it's actually difficult to learn dutch because dutch people will simply respond to you in perfect english if they hear your struggle haha

Holland can get really cold. In the old days it was really posh to have a separate shower room so you would wash in your room

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

But even newly renovated apartments have them sometimes! 😂

@andrewstorm8240

2 жыл бұрын

@@lenny.winter would you live in Dublin or London?

Damn yeah you’re living the dream, amazing you’re cool

This is the first time I see sinks in a bedroom, and I have lived in quite some places in The Netherlands. Strange indeed!

Some lovely shots of the town, but not clear as to whether you were "moving" to Mokum to live / settle or just visiting(?)

@PaulaBean

6 ай бұрын

"Mokum is een informele bijnaam voor de stad Amsterdam. Het woord stamt uit het Hebreeuws en betekent 'plaats' of 'stad' (Hebreeuws: מָקוֹם, Maqom). Via het Jiddisch (mokem) is het in het Bargoens terechtgekomen. Het markeert daarmee tevens het Joodse gedeelte van de geschiedenis van Amsterdam. In het verleden werden in het Nederlands-Joods taalgebruik steden vaak aangeduid met hun eerste letter volgens het Hebreeuwse alfabet. Zo werd Amsterdam Mokum Allef genoemd (dus: Stad A) en Rotterdam was Mokum Reisj (Stad R). Hoewel dit ook gebeurde met andere steden als Winschoten (Mokum Beis of Mokum van het Noorden), Berlijn (Mokum Beis (Stad B)), Alkmaar (Mokum Aye) en Delft (Mokum Dallet (Stad D)), is uiteindelijk de benaming Mokum alleen voor Amsterdam overgebleven." - Wikipedia

awesome video. thanks for sharing. Your channel is inspiring me on my KZread journey

@lenny.winter

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for your beautiful video) They help me a lot to learn English)

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so cool, happy to hear that! Thanks for watching ☺️

How did you arrange to look at the apartments ?

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

I looked and applied on funda.nl

Doesn’t seem like much green space. Is that true? And is it true for other cities / towns there?

@lenny.winter

Жыл бұрын

There are a lot of parks and just trees on the street, I think it doesn’t look very green because I filmed it in November-December :)

Amsterdam is awesome, why did u move again out of it ughh

Since you saw 18 apartments, would you recommend any agency? Thank you for the video

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

From my experience, I wouldn't recommend using an agency! There is a huge demand for apartments and it's a very competitive market that works on a first come first serve basis. So if you want to book a viewing you need to submit a request as early as possible otherwise they're not going to have availability. What worked for me is that I sent viewing requests via Funda every day at around 7AM so I was able to actually get a spot in the viewings. I just don't think an agency would be as quick and diligent as I was with getting those viewings. However, I am extremely proactive and hands on and maybe not everyone is like that lol My experience is from November 2019 tho, I heard the market is much more competitive now so I don't know if now you have to work with an agent to get viewings .Try without one first and see how it goes

@chubbymoth5810

Жыл бұрын

@@lenny.winter I agree with you. Those agencies will cost a lot and will take you to the expensive apartments. They also have lots of customers vying for the same place. If you have the time for it, just find a place online or visit a real estate agent and get them to take yoy to a place they have available right then.

What happened to Ireland ? you don't live there anymore ?

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

Nope 🙂 check out the My Life in Dublin video, I moved to Amsterdam for another job after living in Dublin for a bit over a year

also WELCOME! :D i hope you enjoy my hometown and not get stoned every day :D

Great video!!

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I want to move over there

Good luck☺️

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

What resources did you follow to find apartments with vacancy? I will be in the same place as you Staying in hotels. How did you move your stuff from one hotel to another? Pleaseeeeeeeee help 😭😭😭

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

I used Funda to find apartments, there is a contact form you can fill on each apartment you’re interested in and the letting agency will get back to you to schedule a viewing. I got a place on my own tho, so not sure how to look for a place if you just want to rent a room. I just got a big taxi when moving my stuff since everything I had was packed in suitcases. Good luck!!

@jananijan4422

2 жыл бұрын

@@lenny.winter thankyou thankyou thankyou 😘😘😘 Any particular cab service that is famous in Netherlands?

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

@@jananijan4422 Happy to help! :) I actually always use Uber, for some reason I remember asking the hotel to get me a taxi that day. So I'd say either Uber or ask your hotel to call you one

@jananijan4422

2 жыл бұрын

@@lenny.winter 💃💃💃🙏😘😘😘

Hi, how did you get a BSN number without renal contract? I moving to NL soon but I do not have any apartment yet and I wonder how to get a BSN without it? Thanks!

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

I think I initially put my work address. Good luck with your move! 🚲

@jananijan4422

2 жыл бұрын

You can ask you company to give their address in Form A. That can be submitted as a address proof for 3 months. And later you have to get you actual address updated.

I think older apartments didn't initially come with showers or bathtubs, so the sinks in the bedrooms. They're still there I guess for if you have to throw-up and can't make it in time to get to the toilet. ;) When I was in Amsterdam, I remember a person walking up to me and saying "If you give me a euro, I won't have to kill you." That's not the way to close the deal with me, if one is looking for a handout." About out-of-control fireworks: Try going to Vancouver, BC during Halloween. I'm unsure how the Halloween fireworks tradition started there, but in the suburbs they're literally blowing-up the city.

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

But even newly renovated apartments have them sometimes! 😂

@roachtoasties

2 жыл бұрын

@@lenny.winter Oh, well. That's what I heard. Maybe old habits are hard to break. :)

@crewlworld

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

I dont think that plane was respecting safety protocoles

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

Why?

@claudelemire2451

2 жыл бұрын

@@lenny.winter Video at 4 50 . It should be on a different altitude + /- 100 feet and farther away

Wish I could afford to live there

@PaulaBean

6 ай бұрын

London is even more expensive, I heard.

I'm so confused. how did you manage to move in on a whim? Are you just made of money? Do you come from the EU so it's easier to find a place and live in Amsterdam? This whole video seems like a parody or something for how comically easy you did this

@lenny.winter

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t move on a whim, I got a job at a tech company and they sponsored my visa

@chubbymoth5810

Жыл бұрын

If you're employed it is easy and getting employed at this moment is fairly easy as there are shortages of employees. A lot of Brexit refugee companies have set up shop in the Netherlands, so economy is still growing. As production in the UK has become increasingly uneconomical for most industries the expectation is that it will continue for some years.

@PaulaBean

6 ай бұрын

Comically easy to find a place to live? I wouldn't call searching each day, every day, for fourteen days, 'easy'.

@Leviajohnson

6 ай бұрын

@@PaulaBean hahaha it’s two weeks of searching for a place! That still sounds easy even when you emphasize it like that. Have you never worked at something for two weeks before? How soon do you normally give up on something, like an hour? People plan and work for years to get into the right schools, to put together a wedding or to pay for a medical procedure. But locking down a home in a world-class city should somehow just fall in your lap within minutes of searching apparently