Rare things that Amsterdammers do
Search for a hotel room in Amsterdam and the chances are high that it's fully booked. I recently had a great time with two Tod's friends from Milan,vone stayed at a hotel near Haarlemmerstraat (Sam Brown, super nice) and the other at Sir Albert (also a recommendation) on Albert Cuyp. Moral of the story: Amsterdam is warm and hot.
For foreigners, but also for locals. Therefore, for all you people from ‘outside the ring’, a few things to keep in mind, because those Amsterdammers are strange types.
Biking, biking, biking
We all bike all the time and everywhere. On the left side, on the right side, through green, through red. And we go fast. And we are always right. Just so you know. A little tip,; try especially not to be one of us because it's a jungle out there.
Phone numbers
Ask to any random person in Amsterdam for their number and they start with: 683 etc. 020 (the area code for Amsterdam) is really never mentioned. Is there anything else besides Amsterdam? I've been annoyed by this for years, but I've now just quietly accepted it.
Terrace on
What it is, it is, but when the sun shines a bit, they all sit on the terrace, those Amsterdammers. I always wonder if there is no one who has to work, but apparently everyone has flexible hours because we are all sitting there and we never go home.
Vul het op
We start early with drinks (especially when the sun is shining) and unlike our Italian and French friends, we never stop. A bitterball with it and really, you can keep it up for a long time.
Cake
This is not typically Amsterdam, but more Dutch, but it's important to know. There is something about the phenomenon of cake. Almost all of us don't necessarily find it super tasty, but we think it belongs. If there's something to celebrate, we get cake. And you get a hefty piece that has to be completely finished. You can try to refuse it, but I wish you good luck.
Rough shells, white kernels
Forgive us, but we are just not that incredibly cozy and spontaneous towards strangers like New Yorkers can be. Try to thaw us out (a beer helps) and once you have us, you will never get rid of us.
