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Patti Petersen's avatar

I love Amsterdam but wouldn't live there. It's a fun place to visit, passing through... actually the Netherlands was a nice place to explore. I live near Holland, Michigan... the culture doesn't sit well with me... when someone says "I'm too Dutch" it indicates they're (okay I'll be nice) frugal. I have a lot of experience socializing with them and if there's one thing I can't stand is that when the bill comes for a meal, they either shuffle off to the restroom and come back when the meal is paid for, or quibble over pennies when splitting the check. It doesn't bode well with my Las Vegas style of entertaining.

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Olaf Ransome's avatar

For us, as we work on the plan to semi-retire in South Africa we are thinking about:

community / social life - a place where there are local opportunities to mingle. good, gym pool. Including enough space to have guests for food

Travel - opportunity to do more than just be in one spot. Lots of travel possibilities form Cape Town

Time - we have worked hard for a long time. Time to enjoy life more and not worry about spending money

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