What is Amstersdam's most important feature?

[MrScorpio]

What does A'Dam mean to you?



Damn I miss that place

[Fenris]

1. Can I vote for all of them?

:D

[MrScorpio]

2. I did

I wish I was there right now.

A'Dam in summer is da bomb

[jukes]

3. how

bad are the winters, really?

think i can stay stoned enough not to care?

will they let my cats in?

i won't have to put any fingers in dykes, will i? 'cause i just ain't going THERE!

[MrScorpio]

5. In A'Dam the winters are remarkably mild

Warm air from the Gulf Streams makes it very hospitable

More rain that snow and everything is nice and green all year long

[floridaguy]

12. Since I'm from Florida, and once I didn't see the sun for a month in A'dam

IMHO that would be a sucky Winter!

[jukes]

21. jukes loves gloom

if i was 35 years younger, i'd prob'y be a goth!

[MrScorpio]

22. Dude, If you want gloom, go to Germany

Even I had to go to A'Dam to get some sun every once in a while

[jukes]

33. no dope

:cry:

& the women are "hirsute".

[MrScorpio]

36. German girls ain't got nuthin' on Dutch babes

That's fersher

[jukes]

20. sounds wondeful!

but i'm sure they'll disallow or quarantine my cats.

dowt i cd make a living there, anyway.

but maybe that rich liberal widow will come along....

[floridaguy]

10. Let me see If I can answer a few of these . .

IMHO

yes, winters kind of suck . . i was there until about Dec. 20th one year,

yes you can stay stoned if you'd like, but actually once the novelty wears off, it's just one of the very cool things you can do in the Netherlands, and you'll find that since it's no longer taboo, a lot of the Dutch don't get high much when they're older, some do .

cats are fine, but it is a pretty crowded country, my friend in Zanvoort had 2 cats, however your cats may have to pull their weight, i.e., a little mousing would put them in higher regard, as the Dutch appreciate self sufficiency.

[jukes]

52. novelty hasn't worn off

in 35 years. do take a sabbatical now & then...


:smoke:

[flamingyouth]

54. Ha! You'll have to go there before you can vote!

:D

[floridaguy]

4. I can't vote, because

I'm just visualizing walking out of Central Station trying to decide, Hmmm . . should I go back to the Van Gogh, or maybe have a Shoarma at "Jimmy's" the little shop owned by Jimmy, an Israeli, on the Wormoestraat. Then perhaps I'll slide over to the Grasshopper for a beer or coffee, and then I might stop in the Stone's cafe.

Ah decisions, decisions. And tonight I'll take the train through Haarlem out to Zanvoort for a wicked dance party on the beach? and maybe just a stopover at Yanks!

[MrScorpio]

6. You're freaking me out, Dude

I could have a Shoarma right now

[floridaguy]

17. Do you put the white sauce or the red sauce on your Shoarma?

:9

[MrScorpio]

19. I used both

White and red, mild and hot

They would give me little bowls and I would have a dip here and there

The mayo for the fries can't be beat

[floridaguy]

26. Dude, you're freaking me out

How long after you got back did you stop putting mayo on your fries?

For my Shoarma trimmings, a little lettuce and some of that ridiculous white sauce.

[MrScorpio]

28. I STILL put mayo on my fries

The problem is that I can't find dutch quality mayo in the States

I have found imported Dutch cheeses though

Got some Edam and Gouda in the fridge right now

[floridaguy]

29. And how about those FEBO's?

Did you ever go for brooje from the FEBO?

[MrScorpio]

30. Once or twice

We weren't hungry most ot the time becuase we ate pretty good at my in-laws before we went to town.

So much to choose from though

[jukes]

34. southerner

no doubt! freedom fries REQUIRE mayonnaise!

[MrScorpio]

13. One other thing:

Dutch in-laws are great

I love them all

[Atlas Mugged]

7. Potential new home

Seriously.

[jukes]

35. if only.......

:cry:



any1 on the dutch coast need a 55 yo cabana boy, w/cats?



bodyguard? midle-aged bouncer?

catsitter?

[MrScorpio]

8. Imagine chillin' in one of these houseboats on a canal

Talk about the life

[Gloria]

9. Other....the pilings that hold the place up!!

I heard a report on Radio Netherlands months ago, about how Amsterdam is built on pilings. Right now, they're injecting concrete to shore the whole place up where they're building a subway... as they lay out the tunnels, they're going along and reinforcing all the pilings so that the old buildings don't sink and get structurally damaged.......

[Deja Q]

11. What, no hookers?

O8)

(Speaking for Bender by proxy...)

[MrScorpio]

18. Who needs hookers?

Not me

[jukes]

37. you've got a sigoth

i'd admit i'd sell myself to get out of here!

[MrScorpio]

39. How far is Bartow County from Atlanta?

Can't you just move there? It's got a real cool vibe for a US city

[jukes]

53. being a smartass

bartow is about 35 mi NW, just out of the "metro" zone, but still suburbs.

lived in VA hgts for some time. nice, but like berlin in the '60s. i live in occupied territory; the confederate 3rd world.

[Endangered Specie]

14. If I go there, I may not come back.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

15. Laid back environment encompasses some of the other choices

I have a word of warning for anyone heading to Amsterdam and going to those famous coffeehouses: Careful when you get out and try to find your way back to your hotel - the streets all run in a circle, and the street signs are in Dutch! lol

[burythehatchet]

16. beautiful women

cold Heineken, and black hash. What else does a man need? It's in my top 3 favorite cities in the world. What great people. The heart of "old" Europe, my favorite Europe.

[floridaguy]

23. Don't you love the sight of Central Station?

[MrScorpio]

25. I use to drive to A'Dam so I never took the train

But I loved driving around it

[Reciprocity]

24. Laid Back Environment

When we visited the Netherlands back in ‘94 we loved the openness of their society . It gave us a feeling of what it would have been like to live in a place that gave more than lip service to tolerance.

IJsselmeer formerly called the Zuiderzee



Volendam


Edam


Amsterdam

[MrScorpio]

27. Things about Amsterdam that let me know that I was in the right place

Dam Square

City symbol is "XXX". You see them everywhere

Typical A'Dam street at night

Hang out with the other tourists

These suckers always crack me up

Hangin' out on the Damrak

[Kellanved]

31. No legal bar closing hour

a quality only shared by Paris and Berlin.

The Netherlands at their best; heavenly fries, and all the other stuff, I guess.

[MrScorpio]

32. Oh yeah

I've spent a few nights there hanging out.

It really comes alive at night

[joeybee12]

38. Only ONE vote for sex? Come on, be honest! I voted for gay culture...

...although when I was there in 1983, didn't really think it was all that gay. Maybe I was too young and was more interested in Rembrandts and van Goghs at the time!

[MrScorpio]

40. A'Dam is really gay these days

Truly LEGAL gays marriages abound

Lotz of action for straights too

Everybody is cool with everybody

[joeybee12]

41. Yea, isn't it amazing that some people can be so tolerant--I mean, don't

we ALL have the same DNA?

[EstimatedProphet]

42. Amsterdam is the most relaxed, comfortable place on earth

It hits you when you first get there-it's just nice and friendly and comfortable.

[MrScorpio]

43. Thing that struck me the most

Was how at home I felt in a foreign country

I was more comforatble there than even many places in the States

If conditions were right (Money, place to live, permission to immigrate) I could call it home in a heartbeat

[EstimatedProphet]

45. Believe me, I've thought the same thing

and with this election coming up, the alternative to Kerry winning is looking more and more like escape. I wonder what it would take to move there.

[EstimatedProphet]

44. However, there is only one thing that does bug me...

Amsterdam bars are not generous with their beer, unfortunately.

[MrScorpio]

46. I wouldn't know. i hate the stuff

I'd just try all the different liqueurs though

[MrScorpio]

47. I'm surprised that noone has voted for "the food" or "Block Rockin' Beats"

You can't beat a A'Dam street party or all the great food

I've had them both

[floridaguy]

48. Did someone say SEX!

This is the first site people see coming off the Damrak(the main street) into the red light district. That's my favorite "shoarma" stand just to the left of Chickita's. This place offers the best people watching on the planet! Most tourists enter the "Red Light" en masse, so to see a group of old ladies gather around the window with the big dildos is kind of funny. It's especially great when they turn around and notice the nice decoration on the wall of the bar behind them. The bar's called "The Cockring". Oh my :scared:

[floridaguy]

49. For those who know Amsterdam

I took this picture standing in front of The Grasshopper.
There are several Grasshoppers, but this one is just off the Damrak.

[MrScorpio]

50. I've pointed gaggles of little old ladies to the RLD plenty of times

You might have seen some I've sent

[floridaguy]

51. Thanks MrScorpio

for a wonderful day of good memories!

Gotta go now. Have a gezellig day!

Dacht, or Dooooooeeeeeeeeee!