Internationals on living in Holland SkillsTown

Weather conditions can be quite challenging for foreigners living in The Netherlands. And what about our health service facilities? In this episode of 'Internationals on living in Holland', STE Dutch language teacher, Merel Meijer, talks about these topics and our New Year’s Eve tradition with Yusuf from Turkey, who works as a software engineer at ASML.

Studying in Holland can be a liberating experience, especially when you’re coming from Africa. And what about all the special festivities in December? In this episode of 'Internationals on living in Holland', STE Dutch language teacher, Merel Meijer, talks about these topics with James from Zimbabwe, who originally came to The Netherlands to study at the TU Delft.

The Dutch are very attached to their work life balance. Giving feedback openly is also part of work culture. In this episode of 'Internationals on living in Holland', STE Dutch language teacher, Merel Meijer, talks about these topics with Nimrod Pery, from Israel, who works for Philips. She also gives a short lesson on the use and pronunciation of the long and short 'e'.

For internationals, the Dutch infrastructure and efficiency can be quite impressive at first sight. But how about the work culture and decision making processes? In this episode of 'Internationals on living in Holland’, STE Dutch language teacher, Merel Meijer, talks about these topics with Chris Mabson from the United States. He works as a mechanical engineer at DAF.

Dutch people can often be quite direct in their approach and communication. They also have a reputation for ignoring the rules. In this episode of 'Internationals on living in Holland’, STE Dutch language teacher, Merel Meijer, talks about these issues with Giulia Spallanzani from Italy, a PhD student at TU Eindhoven.

Merel Meijer, Dutch language teacher at STE Languages, talks to Jorika Domalapally from Czechia and Thiago Persia from Portugal about shopping culture in the Netherlands and the benefits of learning Dutch together with other internationals. They also share their opinions about funny(-sounding) words and difficult pronunciation.