Things I would miss (and not miss) in the Netherlands
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I would miss:
- Colorful trees in Autumn and Blossoming in Spring
- Mashed potatoes with rookworst and andives
- Rookworst sausage from HEMA
- Gouda cheese
- WYSIWYG and brutally honest people
- good strong coffee
- delectable Indonesian takeout food
- visiting exotic European cities and people watching
- grandiose architecture and other man-made structures
- working with people from various cultural backgrounds
- cool, but comfortable spring weather
- late sunsets in the summer
I would not miss:
- Cold, blustery (and depressing) winters
- Walking outside in the cold, getting sore muscles from it, dryness, static cling, static sparks!
- wearing thick jackets and boots
- Cloudy skies
- Rude city people
- ham and cheese sandwiches everyday for lunch
- watching people eat ham and cheese or peanut butter sandwiches with milk everyday for lunch and wondering why they do it
- expensive restaurant bills
- very small bottles of juices or drinks in cafes and restaurants
- using only knives and fork when eating
- hearing conversations in a foreign language wherever I go
- attending Dutch inburgering (integration) class
- working 9 to 5 and having to use the train to go to work
- ollie bollen, and other greasy snacks such as bitterballen and kroket
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