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The original was posted on /r/thenetherlands by /u/Comfortable-Goat-734 on 2025-10-02 02:25:28+00:00.

Hi r/thenetherlands

I made a similar post to r/belgium because I lived there for some time and I felt compelled to do the same for you. I’m Canadian, born and raised in the beautiful city of Vancouver. I was a masters student at KU Leuven and I spent 6 months in Rotterdam as an intern as part of my degree, living on a farm in Krimpenerwaard.

I just wanted to say that I miss you. I love the Netherlands. I’ve been to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Delft, Scheidam, Utrecht, Maastricht, Leiden, Kinderdijk, Gouda, Dordrecht, and Haarlem. I loved it all. I loved all the cute canals, all the bike lanes, the gorgeous town halls. I loved the chaos of Amsterdam, the resilience and creativity of Rotterdam, the international feel of Den Haag, the coziness of Delft, Leiden, and Haarlem, the medieval vibe of Maastricht. I loved it all.

The best word I can think of to describe the Netherlands is impressive. The Netherlands just impresses me, so much. It’s so pristine almost everywhere I’ve been. The Dutch are constantly innovating. Thinking about what’s next, how can we move forward. The Delta works are genuinely some of the most amazing and impressive works of engineering in the world. I love how you can be as far away from a city as possible and you’ll still have perfectly paved roads and bike lanes. I love how in a city like Rotterdam of like 600 thousand people you still had 4 subway lanes and countless trams. In a city of that size here in Canada you are waiting 30 minutes in the cold for your bus and take it like a bitch.

I had such an amazing time in the Netherlands, met so many amazing people, and learned so much about myself and what i want in life when i was there. I miss the cheese. I miss the bitterballen. I miss the long bike rides home through Rotterdam after a date in Den Haag.

I really hope that i get to experience the Netherlands again. I’ll be applying for jobs there soon. I promise I’lll improve my shitty dutch.

Also as a side note: Dutch women are so beautiful.

Ik hou van jou, Nederland.