Can I work in France or Any good eu city with my british passport?
Hello friends, I have UK passport, Can I work in France or Holland or any good recommend me country within EU? Sweden, I dont speak their Language but what jobs can I get im 25 year old man, how about Norway, again is my UK passport able me to work in these country?
Immigration - 2 Answers
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You can work anywhere in the EU, but without speaking the language don't expect to be able to get anything but menial jobs on basic wages, even your English is not very good. If you truly want to work in another country it makes sense to learn the language to a degree that will get you a job that is above the minimum wage.
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In order to make use of the right to freely live and work in every country of the European Union [EU] you must hold a British EU passport endorsed as British Citizen. U.K. passports issued to British Nationals of overseas territories do not qualify for the EU treaty rights. EU citizens may work in all countries of the EU, the European Economic Area [EEA (EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)] and Switzerland. http://ec.europa.eu/eures/main.jsp?catId=9300&acro=living&lang=en&parentId=0&countryId=UK&living=&rules=Y ..
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Do European bought Xbox 360 games work in North American systems
Do European bought Xbox 360 games work in North American systems?
My bud bought FIFA 09 in Holland and is bringing it home to play- he has a european bought xbox 360 in Holland. Will it work on his North American console?
Xbox - 2 Answers
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i would think it should.
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I won't go as far as to say it won't work, but unfortunately the consoles are region coded...so don't be suprised if it doesn't.
My bud bought FIFA 09 in Holland and is bringing it home to play- he has a european bought xbox 360 in Holland. Will it work on his North American console?
Xbox - 2 Answers
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i would think it should.
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I won't go as far as to say it won't work, but unfortunately the consoles are region coded...so don't be suprised if it doesn't.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
I'm Asian and would like to know whether The Netherlands or rather Holland is a good country to live and work
I'm Asian and would like to know whether The Netherlands or rather Holland is a good country to live and work?
Well I lived in the UK for a couple of years and back home now.At the moment I'm looking around for the best option.Can you please tell me how you compare the United States,Canada and the Netherlands when comes to making good money and quality of life.
Netherlands - 4 Answers
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The Netherlands is an overcrowded anthill populated by impolite and boorish dutch with added immigrants from muslim countries where even the 3rd generation persists in having accents and being an unemployed problem Good money can be made there but if I were you 'd look at canada.
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Okay first of all do not go to The Netherlands. Trust me I have lived there for 13 years. Well let me tell you my story. I am from Asia as well and moved in 1998 to Netherlands I got a Dutch passport in 2004. So I was officially Dutch I got a nice home 3 bedrooms because we had 2 children. They have got really great schools over there. In 2007 July we moved to London, got a nice house but we didn't really like it there. So we moved back to Holland in 2009 January. And we had it so so so so difficult there VERY DIFFICULT. So we HAD to come back to U.K and this is a much nicer place. And because in Holland they've got a new government I would suggest not to go there. They are so racist especially Geert Wilder, they hate immigrants. So really do not go there. Not too keen about U.K because you may also have it difficult there because of David Cameron. What about Canada or America you can afford great money over there. I hope this was enough information. and have good luck in the future. P.S Do NOT go to Holland
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First of all, do you have an EU (UK?) nationality, if not, forget it as you will have the greatest problems to get visa and a work permit. Compared to most of the USA the Netherlands are overcrowded, but compared to 'downtown' of any of the big cities in the USA and Canada, it is relatively quiet. Even when you live in the center of Amsterdam you can walk out of the city and see fields within an hour or so. By car it is about 10 minutes if you do not get stuck in traffic. If you live in one of the small towns of the Netherlands, Amsterdam is mostly not farther than an hour, unless there is much traffic. Only when you live in the extremes of the country it can take all of 3 hours, but that is including a ferry. Money making, not good in the Netherlands, you can compare it to the UK, only with less top positions in businesses available, so less top paying jobs. Tax is about as high, I think, maybe even a bit higher. I am not sure about Canada, but in the USA you can get rich much easier than in the Netherlands. On the other hand, you can get real poor easier too in the USA. The Dutch have a good social network paid out of our taxes, but you will have to pay in for years before you can use it. In the Netherlands everybody has to have a health insurance, and the basic one covers most medication and as Dutch person you can NOT be trown out when you start costing the insurance, and if you have to change insurance, all insurance companies have to take you on the basic insurance, independend on previous medical history. I am not sure this would also work for foreign workers or new immigrants, so do not count on it as reason to come here. Mostly there is not much discrimination. The one party, that is very much againts islam, was suporting a new gouvernment, (never planned to become part of it at all,) had stopped with the talks, so the talks have to start anew and nobody can predict what is going to happen now. As Asian you might or might not be affected by the actions and talks of this one party, depending on whether you have that one religion or an other. But I have to say that I do not predict what Wilders is going to do in the future. Most of the Dutch have nothing against Asians, but some Asians will feel less welcome. Part of that is how you would fit in, part is which people you meet socially and for work. My Chinese friend had no problems in the Netherlands apart when as a Chinese person she went to buy something in a Chinese shop, and it worked out that she was from a different part of China and did not speak the same language. For the rest she feels at home in the Netherlands as she does in England where she lives. Whether you fit in also depends on how well you learn our language and how much you try to learn it. People working hard but failing in pronounciation are seen as willing and welcome for that, but people who do not try to speak Dutch are often ignored as 'does not want to fit in, no need to become friends with him'. And Dutch is a difficult language to pronounce, so you will have to work on it and might have to speak a broken version for a while. By the way, the country is called the Netherlands. Holland is an informal region in the west of the country as well as two of the 12 provinces. And Holland is the nickname for the whole of the country, but not the real name.
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I am Chinese. When you say Holland, you have to be more specific in exactly where and who you are dealing with because even though you will be residing in a relatively small region compared globally, Holland or the Netherlands is huge in proximity on the smaller scale. The slightest change in area, situation or people makes a big difference. Though I think major cities like Amsterdam, Utretch or Rotterdam will have a slight cultural, ethnically and economical difference than that of the less populated country side. Culturally, I think if you live in the more populated areas where ethnically acceptance to immigrants, you will have no problem. Because most of the major Holland cities will have French, German, English, Italian, Latin, South-Asian, Asian and of course Dutch residing there. Outside major cities where the acceptance is less then you may come across less so. So it depends where. I fount most people I spoke with and associated while there were very friendly and open. The employment practice meaning to find work and getting a work permit is very clever, hard to obtain for immigrants of The Netherlands or EU. I like this practice because it implements protecting jobs for citizens of Holland or those of EU citizenship and the qualified. Basically if you want to make good money, you should be able to speak Dutch and another language like English or German. A way to supercede someone else as a non-Netherland native or EU native for a position, you should be able to provide an exceptional reason why you should be granted for a position basically, there is a part of the government that deals with foreignors and employment. It depends what your trade is. Just for kicks when I was visiting, I looked at an application for general staff and the application was in Dutch only. Though I did see non-Dutch individuals with jobs in various positions, so I guess positions exist for immigrants. I also noticed immigrant shop owners but also read you need a residence permit to own a business. If you can find a mid-level paying job earning Euros you can get by because it is expensive in major Holland cities. Compared to the pound you will be earning less and compared to the dollar, you will be earning more. There are rent and for sale signs in a few places here and there, as well as real estate companies but of course there is probably a condition, like you need residence papers, which takes time to get. The quality of life is great. Holland is clean, beautiful, scenic and liberal. There are many things to do and see. Holland is also expensive by American standards in comparing food and non-edible products. Holland lacks American products. The baked goods and cheese are outstanding. For a country that's top export is Heinekens and flowers, I don't think it's bad at all to live there if you can get pass the red tape.
Well I lived in the UK for a couple of years and back home now.At the moment I'm looking around for the best option.Can you please tell me how you compare the United States,Canada and the Netherlands when comes to making good money and quality of life.
Netherlands - 4 Answers
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The Netherlands is an overcrowded anthill populated by impolite and boorish dutch with added immigrants from muslim countries where even the 3rd generation persists in having accents and being an unemployed problem Good money can be made there but if I were you 'd look at canada.
2 :
Okay first of all do not go to The Netherlands. Trust me I have lived there for 13 years. Well let me tell you my story. I am from Asia as well and moved in 1998 to Netherlands I got a Dutch passport in 2004. So I was officially Dutch I got a nice home 3 bedrooms because we had 2 children. They have got really great schools over there. In 2007 July we moved to London, got a nice house but we didn't really like it there. So we moved back to Holland in 2009 January. And we had it so so so so difficult there VERY DIFFICULT. So we HAD to come back to U.K and this is a much nicer place. And because in Holland they've got a new government I would suggest not to go there. They are so racist especially Geert Wilder, they hate immigrants. So really do not go there. Not too keen about U.K because you may also have it difficult there because of David Cameron. What about Canada or America you can afford great money over there. I hope this was enough information. and have good luck in the future. P.S Do NOT go to Holland
3 :
First of all, do you have an EU (UK?) nationality, if not, forget it as you will have the greatest problems to get visa and a work permit. Compared to most of the USA the Netherlands are overcrowded, but compared to 'downtown' of any of the big cities in the USA and Canada, it is relatively quiet. Even when you live in the center of Amsterdam you can walk out of the city and see fields within an hour or so. By car it is about 10 minutes if you do not get stuck in traffic. If you live in one of the small towns of the Netherlands, Amsterdam is mostly not farther than an hour, unless there is much traffic. Only when you live in the extremes of the country it can take all of 3 hours, but that is including a ferry. Money making, not good in the Netherlands, you can compare it to the UK, only with less top positions in businesses available, so less top paying jobs. Tax is about as high, I think, maybe even a bit higher. I am not sure about Canada, but in the USA you can get rich much easier than in the Netherlands. On the other hand, you can get real poor easier too in the USA. The Dutch have a good social network paid out of our taxes, but you will have to pay in for years before you can use it. In the Netherlands everybody has to have a health insurance, and the basic one covers most medication and as Dutch person you can NOT be trown out when you start costing the insurance, and if you have to change insurance, all insurance companies have to take you on the basic insurance, independend on previous medical history. I am not sure this would also work for foreign workers or new immigrants, so do not count on it as reason to come here. Mostly there is not much discrimination. The one party, that is very much againts islam, was suporting a new gouvernment, (never planned to become part of it at all,) had stopped with the talks, so the talks have to start anew and nobody can predict what is going to happen now. As Asian you might or might not be affected by the actions and talks of this one party, depending on whether you have that one religion or an other. But I have to say that I do not predict what Wilders is going to do in the future. Most of the Dutch have nothing against Asians, but some Asians will feel less welcome. Part of that is how you would fit in, part is which people you meet socially and for work. My Chinese friend had no problems in the Netherlands apart when as a Chinese person she went to buy something in a Chinese shop, and it worked out that she was from a different part of China and did not speak the same language. For the rest she feels at home in the Netherlands as she does in England where she lives. Whether you fit in also depends on how well you learn our language and how much you try to learn it. People working hard but failing in pronounciation are seen as willing and welcome for that, but people who do not try to speak Dutch are often ignored as 'does not want to fit in, no need to become friends with him'. And Dutch is a difficult language to pronounce, so you will have to work on it and might have to speak a broken version for a while. By the way, the country is called the Netherlands. Holland is an informal region in the west of the country as well as two of the 12 provinces. And Holland is the nickname for the whole of the country, but not the real name.
4 :
I am Chinese. When you say Holland, you have to be more specific in exactly where and who you are dealing with because even though you will be residing in a relatively small region compared globally, Holland or the Netherlands is huge in proximity on the smaller scale. The slightest change in area, situation or people makes a big difference. Though I think major cities like Amsterdam, Utretch or Rotterdam will have a slight cultural, ethnically and economical difference than that of the less populated country side. Culturally, I think if you live in the more populated areas where ethnically acceptance to immigrants, you will have no problem. Because most of the major Holland cities will have French, German, English, Italian, Latin, South-Asian, Asian and of course Dutch residing there. Outside major cities where the acceptance is less then you may come across less so. So it depends where. I fount most people I spoke with and associated while there were very friendly and open. The employment practice meaning to find work and getting a work permit is very clever, hard to obtain for immigrants of The Netherlands or EU. I like this practice because it implements protecting jobs for citizens of Holland or those of EU citizenship and the qualified. Basically if you want to make good money, you should be able to speak Dutch and another language like English or German. A way to supercede someone else as a non-Netherland native or EU native for a position, you should be able to provide an exceptional reason why you should be granted for a position basically, there is a part of the government that deals with foreignors and employment. It depends what your trade is. Just for kicks when I was visiting, I looked at an application for general staff and the application was in Dutch only. Though I did see non-Dutch individuals with jobs in various positions, so I guess positions exist for immigrants. I also noticed immigrant shop owners but also read you need a residence permit to own a business. If you can find a mid-level paying job earning Euros you can get by because it is expensive in major Holland cities. Compared to the pound you will be earning less and compared to the dollar, you will be earning more. There are rent and for sale signs in a few places here and there, as well as real estate companies but of course there is probably a condition, like you need residence papers, which takes time to get. The quality of life is great. Holland is clean, beautiful, scenic and liberal. There are many things to do and see. Holland is also expensive by American standards in comparing food and non-edible products. Holland lacks American products. The baked goods and cheese are outstanding. For a country that's top export is Heinekens and flowers, I don't think it's bad at all to live there if you can get pass the red tape.
Monday, March 1, 2010
how are things in holland at the moment
how are things in holland at the moment?
also how easy is it to work in holland without speaking dutch
Netherlands - 1 Answers
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There is a recession in Netherlands like everywhere else and unemployment is rising. Finding a job is no easy task and it is advisable to start your job search before coming to the Netherlands. Also, Dutch people tend to be highly educated and speak fluent Dutch (their native language) and English - so if you dont speak Dutch it can put you at a disadvantage for all but lower type jobs (which can still hard to come by and if you get one it may not pay for a great long term lifestyle - the Netherlands is expensive).
also how easy is it to work in holland without speaking dutch
Netherlands - 1 Answers
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There is a recession in Netherlands like everywhere else and unemployment is rising. Finding a job is no easy task and it is advisable to start your job search before coming to the Netherlands. Also, Dutch people tend to be highly educated and speak fluent Dutch (their native language) and English - so if you dont speak Dutch it can put you at a disadvantage for all but lower type jobs (which can still hard to come by and if you get one it may not pay for a great long term lifestyle - the Netherlands is expensive).
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