Although I have no doubt that there's an element of racism in there it doesn't seem to be the root cause here. Keep in mind that Amsterdam is a very diverse ci

Although I have no doubt that there's an element of racism in there it doesn't seem to be the root cause here. Keep in mind that Amsterdam is a very diverse city and in general racism tends to be quite low. I'm guessing (hoping) that some of the racistic comments were spoken in a moment of frustration (which given the noise and general disturbances 24/7 would create plenty of opportunities) and do not signal a changing attitude towards "foreigners" in Amsterdam.