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| ▲ | oersted an hour ago | parent | next [-] |
| > Most expats will rarely hear or need Dutch That is an overstatement. Dutch is the primary language everywhere like the native language of any country. It is true that in major cities most people speak excellent English and you can definitely manage easily without speaking Dutch. But Dutch is spoken absolutely everywhere and most signage is only in Dutch. Also, as soon as you get a bit outside of the big cities, you find many people with a middling level of English, similar to most other countries in Europe. Even in cities, many working class people and actually most immigrants from non English speaking countries only speak Dutch. |
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| ▲ | sajithdilshan 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| How about the language usage at workplace after graduation? Would one have to learn Dutch or still continue everything with English? Also is it easy to get a job after graduation in Netherlands in STEM field? As an example if someone graduated in medicine (doctor, nurse, etc.) then wouldn’t proficiency in Dutch be mandatory to work? |
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| ▲ | boelboel an hour ago | parent [-] | | It's probably not that big of a problem in the absolute top companies but once you go anywhere else they'll prefer Dutch natives and you'll face hurdles trying to get promotions. This is a big reason why expats end up leaving the country. It also causes resentment from both sides in daily life. | | |
| ▲ | sajithdilshan 21 minutes ago | parent [-] | | That’s what I thought as well. Also, in US one could start work in New York after graduation and if a better job offer comes they can move around the country in different states where as in EU, you graduate and start working in Netherland and assume one learns Dutch, then they are restricted to Netherland in terms of language if they get a job offer in another EU country like Italy or Germany or France, then they would have to learn that languages as well I guess |
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| ▲ | manvillej 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Most Dutch will only speak English to non-Dutch. Which is really annoying if you’re there trying to learn Dutch |
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| ▲ | fifilura 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Same in Sweden, welcome! |
