It's very different than New York CityBarsnacks are cheese and bitterballen (you will learn what those are on the field trip) rather than the wings they serve almost everywhere in the US.No red plastic cups or bracelets or stamps on your hand but just a good old fashioned 'fuck off you're too young to drink'.Young people mostly handling their drink a tiny bit better.This will give you a small overview of what's going on: There are literally hundreds of bars in the center, from the posh and hipster to the small, old and brown café's.Small/no tips: if you are happy with the service round up to the nearest euro or around 10%No ID checks: only if you look extremely young this would happenNo tabs with credit cards: starting a tab by handing over your credit card is not done here. I was told the "main drag" has more expensive prices at the coffeeshops, so I found myself going to "de prijs coffeeshop" the most, not only because it was the closest to my hotel, but I don't think I paid more than 9 euros a g there and it was some of the best bud I tried while I was there. I hope this could help someone between the two countries, like … Just try to pronounce English words with a heavy Dutch accent and I think you're halfway there.There's nothing like that Amsterdam vibe. We tried to submerge ourselves with people rather than too many tourist activities and ended up making a few new friends in the process. It is true that British tourists have somewhat of a reputation for getting drunk and then becoming obnoxious, but we are well aware that this is only a small fraction (at least here in the Netherlands, some places in Spain seem to attract only the bad ones). We provide advice to tourists here all the time, but usually from our perspective as locals. They close between 1 and 4, depending on location/popularity and day of the week.

Depends where you live, trust me when I tell you some places are complete shit ridden with havoc.

There are probably 3 main types of nightlife locations.1, cafes/bars with tables. Our bars don't close until 4 am, and they're not that big.Everyone typically knows each other too. I love the fact there are more bikes than cars, I love the relaxed nature of amsterdam (no one seems to worry or get het up), i really really enjoyed biking around town, I love vondel park especially the art pieces installed, I love the coffeeshops of course. I would move there in a heartbeat if the opportunity arose.Also, the quantity of flowers everywhere was really impressive. I've been embarrassed by some of the sewer rats I see on the ferry. Most shootings.

However, there is definitely in Amsterdam this big city 'falseness' where people come and go and getting real friendship is hard. I imagine it might be different than what we think you like because we don't know what about Amsterdam would be special to an outsider. Read our Wiki and use our sticky threads.Press J to jump to the feed. Been to the netherlands 3 times, amsterdam exlusively twice. I don't think I'll go back unless I have a lot more money to throw around though. So chill. This was a very odd experience for me considering I love almost any type of food, whether raw or cooked. I would have recommended people against going there (too far out, not a tourist area) so it's good to hear that you still enjoyed it.I love your country and the city of amsterdam. everybody is amazingly helpful.Counter question, What do you guys think of Brit tourists? Not too familiar with zuid and oud zuid. Love it over there!I'll let you know on Sunday. Loads of these around Leidseplein and rembrandtplein. Was fun but a little too clincal for me. It was really chill and easy to get around. Def, feel like my friend had the better experience. We're the subreddit for everything Amsterdam, in Dutch or in English. Good luck against Argentina.Enjoy your trip and thanks in advance for the updateI really liked the locals. Who knows, maybe I was just particularly hungover that day.There are so many different types of toilets!

You got some bad luck with the weather though, spring is usually the best season (though late spring more so than early spring). I suppose I was more drawn to the smaller areas. Find more subreddits like r/Amsterdam -- Amsterdam, Mokum, the capital of the Netherlands. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts But.......thats all part of travelling to me.I am even contemplating moving to the netherlands if I can.Thanks for your reply and glad to hear you like it so much.I agree that there's a lot of crappy overpriced tourist restaurants in the center. Thank you for that link! The look of a Dutch canal street is beautiful.what didn't I like :- the restaurants.

I'm from US. In the end, I fell in love with the country and the cool weather. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it was a little weird getting used to.Care to elaborate? I imagine it might be different than what we think you like because we don't know what about Amsterdam would be special to an outsider.If you went here (including wiki) before your visit, what advice was most/least useful?It might be good to know where you're from (if you're willing to post that info) because I imagine different things would be special to you.Liked: The architecture, the ambiance, the people, the history, the food, the transportation options, coffee shops.Disliked: everything is expensive (I understand that nothing can be done about this), the spring weather (cold and rainy!! There is background music, but you mostly go here to chat with friends.2, cafes/bars without tables, they close at 4/5 mostly. I also really enjoyed how easy it was to get around.Thanks for the feedback. As much as I loved Amsterdam, I found that the city center was a bit more crowded and fast-paced than I ever imagined. I was wondering: those here who visited Amsterdam as a tourist, what did you like most/least about your visit? Going for my first time tomorrow from the UK. Always patient, polite and thankful. First time here?

The best decision we made was by not staying in a hotel. First a little bit about myself.

Amsterdam is really the hub of culture in the Netherlands and you definitely feel it when you’re at events, whether it’s art related or simply out at a concert.