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Anybody else have a circle of friends in a different country?
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" We have a Dutch friend. He's a twat, but we like him.. mostly."  | |||
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"I've lived in nearly every area of England, and most of Scotland as a child. I love my West Yorkshire villages, but London, Liverpool, Leeds or Manchester don't come close to the Netherlands! The people especially!" You've done well to live in nearly every area of England at age 22! I've lived in each major region of England except for the north east, far south east and the east, and still wouldn't pretend to know very much about most of the country. But I know enough of each of the places you mention to know that if you didn't meet people who have each of those qualities you list, you didn't learn much of them at all. Why not enjoy your friends in the Netherlands without having to knock the ones you presumably still have here? | |||
"I've lived in nearly every area of England, and most of Scotland as a child. I love my West Yorkshire villages, but London, Liverpool, Leeds or Manchester don't come close to the Netherlands! The people especially! You've done well to live in nearly every area of England at age 22! I've lived in each major region of England except for the north east, far south east and the east, and still wouldn't pretend to know very much about most of the country. But I know enough of each of the places you mention to know that if you didn't meet people who have each of those qualities you list, you didn't learn much of them at all. Why not enjoy your friends in the Netherlands without having to knock the ones you presumably still have here?" I'm only knocking the differences in interests. All my mates are the typical lager louts, so I need to have a different set. I have some that are just like me though, but they tend to be girls. Nothing wrong with that though! Not knocking them, just knocking most of what goes around here (pubs etc) I've lived all over the place. The main qualities I go over there for is Gabber raves and the people into it...and you don't get that anywhere else in the world (Trust me, I go to them here too. Usually ends in a glassing and tiny, tiny crowd. Over there they pull 30,000 people a month at loads of events! See the difference?) People from Japan and NZ travel to Holland just for these raves. That's how special it is. I lived - Skipton, Dundee, Glasgow, Keighley, Redcar, Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Wirral, York Manchester, Leeds, London (East and South East,) Milton Keynes/Bletchley, Bradford, Haworth and a very, very short spell in Lancing. Yeah, 22 years and all of that. Keeping steady friends isn't easy with that in mind. I'm not pretending to know everything about the country, just implied I've seen most of it. Your reply seems awfully catish to me. I was only asking if people enjoyed a circle of friends elsewhere...sorry, but England is rather bland and not full of very friendly people. I even have family in most of these places mentioned so I have good ties. Nothing compares to over there. People over there know more about Yorkshire heritage than most Yorkshire people I know. Says a lot for me! My main point of going to The Netherlands is how nice the people are and the music scene, and people travel from all over the world every month JUST for that...so I guess they must be missing something in their own countries too? Or maybe The Netherlands is very special in that respect. Actually, no maybe about it...it definitely is! Good to hear so many others have links everywhere. I have some online ones from USA too from ED websites I use, though have yet to meet any. Have it in the works but it is just a matter of buying the ticket and doing it! | |||
"I'm only knocking the differences in interests. All my mates are the typical lager louts, so I need to have a different set. I have some that are just like me though, but they tend to be girls. Nothing wrong with that though! Not knocking them, just knocking most of what goes around here (pubs etc)" Well we've all seen those kind of knobs - not just in this country! This is the first time I've ever heard Dutch music tastes applauded though  | |||
"I'm only knocking the differences in interests. All my mates are the typical lager louts, so I need to have a different set. I have some that are just like me though, but they tend to be girls. Nothing wrong with that though! Not knocking them, just knocking most of what goes around here (pubs etc) Well we've all seen those kind of knobs - not just in this country! This is the first time I've ever heard Dutch music tastes applauded though "Exactly. But it is the longest running rave scene ever, has the biggest rave turn outs, its own subculture and attracts hives from all over the world. Dutch Hardcore only resonates with some, and those that it does...we stick together like glue and gladly travel far and wide so we can party together. Dutch Hardcore is about to hit it's third generation...roll on another three! | |||
I have travelled all over the world and have had lots of fun sampling other cultures, but I love the UK and I love my UK friends too. | |||
"I'm only knocking the differences in interests. All my mates are the typical lager louts, so I need to have a different set. I have some that are just like me though, but they tend to be girls. Nothing wrong with that though! Not knocking them, just knocking most of what goes around here (pubs etc) Well we've all seen those kind of knobs - not just in this country! This is the first time I've ever heard Dutch music tastes applauded though "Watch out for Headhunterz btw...he'e signed with a poplabel/sold out just recently and I can bet you money everyone will be raging about him soon. Dutch are the leaders in electronic music anyway, world renowned for being the best so I'm unsure where you've heard it isn't applauded. Tiesto ring a bell? Think he has more fans than any other DJ in the world...And he's as Dutch as a Windmill | |||
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