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In the Netherlands you are often expected to remove/install floor when you move. Also, interestingly, no warm water in toilets in there either. The weirdest dis
by zmk_ 8y ago
In the Netherlands you are often expected to remove/install floor when you move. Also, interestingly, no warm water in toilets in there either.
The weirdest discrepancy between US/Can and Europe is the amount of water in and the size of toilets.
- verelo 8y agoInstall floor? Like, carpet or hard wood? This seems like a lot of work.
- rixed 8y agoHard wood, tiles... Anything until you reach the concrete.
- evandijk70 8y agoIt is, takes about a weekend with two people. But it is compensated by renter's protection, so almost every lease in the Netherlands is permanent, even if the owner sells the house. Typically, people stay in a rental for quite a while.
- verelo 8y agoSeems you get similar protections to what we get in Ontario.
- stevesimmons 8y agoDesign of toilets especially... The traditional Dutch toilet bowl has an inspection platform at the back that your poo lands on... [1]. Whereas American toilets have huge bowls full of water so whatever you excrete bobs around disconcertingly close to where you are sitting! [1] https://www.expatica.com/nl/insider-views/Everything-you-never-wanted-to-know-about-Dutch-toilets_103358.html https://www.expatica.com/nl/insider-views/Everything-you-nev...
- kiallmacinnes 8y agoI've seen these in Germany. I had no idea what it was for at first! Surprisingly, it remains clean once flushed - which I had serious doubts about when I first saw it!