The Netherlands - any other Dems Abroad members here at DU?

[DemExpat]

:hi: :hi: :hi:

DemEx

The Hague

[Jack_Dawson]

1. Say Hi to Milosevic...

[DemExpat]

3. Will do.

:-)


:hi:

DemEx

[RT Atlanta]

2. My favorite European country

I love the Netherlands. Lived for a summer in Akkrum, in Friesland, of all places. It's close to Leeuwarden. I also worked in Utrecht and have had a lot of fun in Den Haag.

Hope you'r enjoying living in such an open minded and progressive country!

[DemExpat]

4. I do love it here, while missing Texas at times....

Texas has the space and down-home feeling, Holland has seasonal changes, a great sense of personal freedom and security. I am glad that my children are here at this time - especially my 20 year old son.

Friesland is lovely - wanted to move to Leeuwarden in my younger years for its special light and less people!
Were you working for an American company?

:hi:

DemEx

[RT Atlanta]

6. More

I worked for a friend's dad who was with PTT subsidiary Unisource (which has now been spun off). IT was 12 years ago.

That's awesome your children are having the experience to live overseas - that time in my life was more educational for me than any of the classes I took in undergrad!

Cheers!

[elehhhhna]

5. Hey, Bush just announced his Pres. Library will be at The Hague!

He figures the papers will all be there for his trial, anyway, so...

[Renew Deal]

22. ohhhh

That's like a mamma joke. :spank: ;)

[ShinPath]

7. Japan checking in

Hi, I'm the Vice-chair of Democrats Abroad in Osaka Japan, part of the Tri-City area (Kobe, Kyoto)

Tokyo DA is chock full of Howard Deanites, who should be posting here soon.

I'm in Shanghai China where Democrats have to operate unofficially, due to the concerns of our Chinese communist hosts...

Spread the word we have our own group here on DU

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. Ara, Shin Passu-san

DU e yookoso!

Watashi wa wa-ei honyakka de, Minneapolis ni sunde imasu ga, raishuu Toukyou ni itte, nishuukan gurai taizai shite kimasu.

Nihon ni sunde iru hito ya Nihon ni sunda koto ga aru hito ga suunin imasu no de,
sugu zaiNichi Minshutou no kaiin sen'you no "thread" ga dekiru to omoimasu.

[ShinPath]

14. Yokoso

Cool, please visit www.demsjapan.jp and drop a line (in English, please) on the blog.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

15. Uh, as my message and avatar indicate,

I'm not actually living in Japan right now, so I don't know if I'm qualified. But thanks anyway.

[ShinPath]

16. no worries

Well, if you are coming to Tokyo please feel free to drop into Fujimamas cafe (see link on demsjapan site under cool places) and ask to talk to Chris or Lauren Shannon.

[JohnLocke]

13. Hello!

:yourock::yourock::yourock:

[da_chimperor]

8. Den Haag?

Wow, i'm in Groningen. How do you like it there? Oh, and your post inspired me to join up. So that's a yes. Thanks.

[DemExpat]

10. Hi there, theexpat!

I love Den Haag - lived here most of my life.

Groningen seems way out in "the sticks" to us "Randstaders", (the group of 4 large cities here) you know. :D

Have not been up there in a long time, so it probably has changed some.

Enjoy your studies here!

:hi:
DemEx

[da_chimperor]

11. It is out in the boonies . . .

I saw a tractor drive through the city center only 2 weeks ago. That's the Boeren for ya. Having a great time with my studies, thank you. Enjoy madurodam! You can always go there if you want to see a little bit of Groningen :hi:

[mirandaod]

12. We live in Dordrecht.

How long have you been here? Are you a member of our Democrats Abroad chapter?

[Canadian_moderate]

18. I used to live near Dordrecht

More precisely in the Alblasserwaard. I was born in a little village called Bleskensgraaf, about 10 minutes drive from Dordrecht. It's a nice old "island" city, but it has a pretty bad rap with regards to crime. As a child, I spent many summers in the nearby Biesbosch (national park) with our yacht.

[DemExpat]

20. Yes, I am a member of DA Netherlands....

and have lived here in Holland most of my life.

I have been on DU since 3 months after its origin...

:kick:

:hi:

DemEx

[ShinPath]

17. How many replies #1

How many replies do you have to make before you can post on this site? (I want to find a nice way to reach my quota QUICKLY)

[DemExpat]

19. Look here.....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/rules.html#posting

POSTING RESTRICTIONS ON NEW MEMBERS

Please be aware that new members are restricted from starting new discussion topics. We require you to first post responses to a few existing discussion threads before you are given the privilege to do so. We wish we did not have to enforce this rule, but we have found it very helpful to keep disruptors off of our message board. Please do not email us to ask what the minimum number is; we won't tell you, and it's not very high.

New members are similarly restricted from using the private messaging function.

:hi:

DemEx

Pretty soon you can start your Japan thread! :D

[ShinPath]

21. starting threads

thanks!