- Healthcare here is worst than garbage — you have have a health insurance, but this health insurance does not cover almost anything. If you have a problem, it’s a mess. You have to book an appointment with a GP that only can attend you in 3 weeks. Then, this person rarely knows anything, and recommends you paracetamol 99% of the times even for things that are impossible to be treated with paracetamol. Seriously, just ask every foreigner living in the Netherlands — literally 100% of the people will agree with this. 100%. Literally fucking 100%. If you have any sort of problem, just escape. If you have any kind of chronic problems I dunno but i guess you are fucked. One time I had a big injury, and the woman was screaming at me asking if I had insurance. Luckily I’m European and I had.
- Working can be tough to find — especially if you are not Dutch or from Northern Europe. Part-time contracts are the norm. And the payment is just ok. Americans will hate jobs here because they don’t pay well enough, but yes, it’s more safe;
Netherlands Residence Permit for Graduate Students Outside Netherlands
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