I'm an American mom who lived in the Netherlands for 4 years. Strangers offered to watch my kids, and I loved it.
In the Netherlands, it's normal for strangers to help parents, whether by watching their kids or stepping in to give advice.
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Many homeless migrant workers accepting Dutch cities' offer of help returning home
Six Dutch cities have been experimenting with offering homeless migrant workers help in returning to their home countries, ...
The 'pretty' walkable city that's one of the best places in Europe for expats
Groningen is the largest city in the North of the Netherlands, but it is growing in reputation as one of the most desirable ...
Netherlands to return stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that British troops looted from Nigeria in the late 19th ...
NL Times13h
Missing Dutch submarine found after 80 years off Australian coast
Divers have discovered the Dutch submarine Hr. Ms. K XI off the coast of the Australian city of Fremantle. The submarine had ...
WJCL1d
Dutch Island under boil water advisory
The city of Savannah has issued a boil water advisory for customers on Dutch Island. Savannah Water crews said it's after a ...
The Art Newspaper7h
The Netherlands to return 113 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The country is the latest in Europe to announce that it will repatriate a group of these objects, which were looted by the British as part of a punitive expedition in 1897 ...
Mouly Surya on Indonesian Period Thriller About Dutch Colonization ‘This City Is a Battlefield’ Closing Rotterdam: ‘It’s a Shared History’
It is quite an interesting choice for the largest film festival in the Netherlands to close with a film that explicitly ...
The Next Web13d
Ethical AI and climate tech are turning the Netherlands into a European innovation leader
The Netherlands is shaping Europe's future with AI, sustainability and ethical innovation, attracting $2.5bn in global ...