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I have a Dutch teacher who currently resides here.

He's quite tall.

I wonder if he does drugs .... I heard weed's legal in Amsterdam (from Harold and Kumar)
 

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Originally Posted by Tilpo 


Yes, those flies are something I always miss when going to other countries.

And in my opinion the height of Dutch urinals is normal. When I go to e.g. France I have to bend my legs because it's otherwise way to low.

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Originally Posted by koolkat 

 

I wonder if he does drugs .... I heard weed's legal in Amsterdam (from Harold and Kumar)
 

 

That actually is kind of true

You can go to the "cafe's" and order some. But you can't bring it buy a large amount and the cafe can't hold or deal certain amounts. It's a very strict system that works out well.

my $0.02

We hang foreigners for bringing in drugs, here.

We hang our citizens too, but usually the people bringing in drugs are those scammed by the Nigerians, 

syndicates, etc. lol.

:s
 

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Originally Posted by BotByte 

That actually is kind of true

 

You can go to the "cafe's" and order some. But you can't bring it buy a large amount and the cafe can't hold or deal certain amounts. It's a very strict system that works out well.

 

my $0.02

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Originally Posted by Tilpo 

It's not only Amsterdam, it's the entire Netherlands where you can buy weed.
You can do it from age 16 onwards, and it's restricted to licensed coffee shops. (most coffee shops in the Netherlands don't even sell coffee)

The good thing about legalizing is the following: you can demand tax for it, shops can only sell limited amounts to a single customer, and you can assure the quality.
The weird thing is though, coffee shops are allowed to sell weed, but not allowed to buy it. Producing it is also illegal.
There is still a lot of illegal drug trafficking, but it's a lot less than in countries where it's completely illegal.

I've got a "Green card" which allows me to have the stuff, but then my state doesn't allow legal sale of it. Quite a screwed up system, huh?

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Originally Posted by Tilpo 


You can do it from age 16 onwards, and it's restricted to licensed coffee shops. (most coffee shops in the Netherlands don't even sell coffee)
 

It makes looking for an actual cup of coffee a real problem someitmes! 

They do serve coffee in Cafe houses just not in Coffeeshops.

But I think that they're doing neither of that here--Not Listening to the Doors (on headphones or no) nor are they drinking coffee. :O

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Originally Posted by koolkat 

You sit on the toilet bowl?!

 

 

My first thought was you must not be from the US and from reading the rest of the thread it looks like I was correct. I was traveling in SE Asia for a month and all the squat toilets drove me absolutely flipping crazy.

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Originally Posted by Tilpo 

Hmmm, it might be 18 on second note :P

Many people my age (I'm 16) I know have tried it at least once, and from what I hear you can just go in a coffeeshop when you're 16. They don't particularly care about your age, only about your money.

Same thing goes for selling beer; I went to bars sometimes when I was 14 and drank beer. None of the staff cared; a customer is a customer, especially considering how much effort it would take to check everyones ID in a conspicuous looking group. And the chance that they get caught is extremely slim.

Well last month I was at a bar in Leiden which is just south of Amsterdam and the Bartender who served us drinks was 17 years old. He must have been the owner's son.
 

I have friends who have been working In bars since they were about 14,
Apparently it doesn't matter, because if they stuff up, its on the duty manager anyway, who is the person who carries the liquor licence.
In saying that, I'm not sure how legal it is, I talked to a policeman about it, and he said that he had never heard about it being a problem