living in amsterdam
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well from all I can tell most opinions here are either extremely positive in a very cliche kind of way, or either very negative again argumented with all kinds of cliches.
My experiences are mixed, but having lived in the center of Amsterdam for the past 10 years I can tell you its a mixture of both.
1. Rent is high, salaries are high, it just evens out. Besides you can pay a fair rent for a apt. if you are willing to put some effort into it.
2. If you don't like being dependent on either public or motorized transprotation, Amsterdam is your city. There is not a single better form of transportation than a bike and Amsterdam is the best city for it.
3. Nightlive is not the best in the world, but it is certainly not bad at all. All the bs coming from other ppl that Amsterdam nightlive sucks compared to that of Amsterdam just don't know what they are talking about. It is not that I don't ever go out of Amsterdam, to R'dam for example, to go clubbing or whatever, but just for your daily beer, your regular dance and your weekly pickup routine, Amsterdam is as good as any other place.
4. Media wise: Most big advertising agency's have an office in Amsterdam. And a lot of them have the european accounts. Only London and maybe paris are better city's in europe if this is your industry. Same goes for the whole online industry.
5. It is very cosmopolitan, which cannot be said of any other Dutch city. Besides everybody speaks english and you can adapt quite easily.
6. Someone said that Amsterdam was a violent, or criminal city. This is the biggest BS I have heard in a while and certainly coming from someone who is bragging about NYC. It is in no way more dangerous than any other big city.
7. Amsterdam is a very left-wing city. There is not much racism, discrimination or extreme poverty. A lot of global NGO have HQs in Amsterdam. If you want to build a portfolio, you can do work for them and it shows great on your portfolio. Examples are greenpeace, warchild etc.Good luck