Living in another part of the Netherlands, I haven't seen a significant difference. The Dutch have an altogether practical outlook, valuing regulatory conformit

Living in another part of the Netherlands, I haven't seen a significant difference. The Dutch have an altogether practical outlook, valuing regulatory conformity. One cannot even choose to paint the exterior of their house differently. The main difference with Amsterdam is primarily the size of the city: greater size makes for more schools and greater variability between them. Greater variability creates a differential in desirability, thus creating the problem of allocation... to which they have devised a very Dutch solution.