I live next door in the Netherlands in a city in the south. You don't learn the language because it's required to survive but to be polite and assimilate and ma

I live next door in the Netherlands in a city in the south. You don't learn the language because it's required to survive but to be polite and assimilate and make local friends. All of the Dutch friends I currently have are other expats, but now that my language skills are better, I'm trying to make more friends that I only speak with in Dutch. Also, once you get to B2, you will naturally get to C level if you interact with the language every day. It might take years, but you'll get there!