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NIOne week ago we moved to Australia from the Netherlands. Here’s my honest comparison. 🇳🇱 vs 🇦🇺
1. The “hi” situation.
In the Netherlands we say hi to everyone.
Shop. Lift. Hotel. Strangers in your village. It’s just normal.
Here I walk in, smile, say hi.
Crickets.
Complete silence.
Is it just me or is this a thing? 😅
2. The housing situation.
In the Netherlands everyone complains it’s overcrowded. No houses. No space.
Perth is massive. Empty roads. Space everywhere.
And still. Not many houses available.
Same problem. Better weather. 🏠
3. The food situation.
Netherlands: we cook every day. Or minimum broodje kaas (bread with cheese).
Australia: ready meals everywhere. Cheap restaurants. Asian food for $12. Snacks I’ve never seen in my life.
Haven’t cooked once this week.
Zero guilt. This might be my favourite thing. 🍜
4. The bike situation.
We are Dutch. We assumed we would just cycle.
Both work in CBD. Seemed logical.
Arrived. 38 degrees. No bike lanes.
We drive now. We take the bus.
Someone please tell me there’s somewhere nice to bike here. 🚲😢
5. The crowds situation.
Went to the zoo on a public holiday. Said “wow it’s so empty.”
Heard Australians next to us saying “it’s so crowded today.”
We said nothing.
Also the beach. Empty. On a weekend. In summer.
In the Netherlands this beach would have three million people and someone’s elbow in your face. 🏖️
One week in. Miss my bike. Don’t miss the rain. 🇳🇱 → 🇦🇺
Curious, will my opinion on any of these change in 3 months? I’ll report back. 👀
Perth locals, what am I missing? 👇
#perthisok #australia #netherlands #relocation #movingtoaustralia
@nina_expat
