[Halmark]

What are the prospects of pipelining in the university cities and where does the online game happen? Tinder? OKC? Coachsurfing?

[Mr. Calicoat]

As a Dutch student, 25 years old, beginner-to-slightly-above-beginner game experience, I'd like to add a few things to this thread.

First, to answer Hallmark's question: Tinder is the by far most popular dating app in The Netherlands right now.

Second: the opening poster says that Breda isn't really a student city. I wholeheartedly disagree.

I myself have studied in Utrecht, Hilversum and currently I'm studying in Breda. Of course I have experienced the night-life and student nights in all 3 of these cities. On top of that I also have experienced the night-life and student-nights in Amterdam, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Eindhoven, Den Bosch, Groningen, The Hague and Rotterdam. I've tried gaming in all of these cities and I've been successful in Utrecht, Eindhoven, Den Bosch, Groningen, Nijmegen and Breda. But where I have been most succesful by far is Breda.

What makes Breda great is the fact that it isn't just a student-city, it's an international student-city. There are so many international universities here that attract women from all over Europe. The great thing is that these women most likely live on their own or in a student apartment in Breda, which means that if you yourself don't have a place to stay in Breda, you can always try to crash at the girl's place and bang her there.

The variety of girls in Breda is truly great and the girls here are truly diverse. Mostly students, ranging from girl in their late-teens to girls in their mid-twenties, who go out and get drunk on a regular basis. Night-game is actually awesome here, and I've noticed a great increase in my night-game success ever since I moved to Breda to study there. Not only do I notice better results with my approaches, I've often been approached myself by Dutch girls during night-game.

The best day for night-game in Breda is Thursday-night. Thursday-night is students-night, alcohol will be hella cheap and there will be a ton of student girls being hella drunk. Yes, there will also be a ton more student boys, but if you are confident with your game, those boys should not be an issue, especially not if you're somewhere in your mid-twenties or older. Student girls are exposed to student boys all the time, and it's a well-known fact that many student girls think student boys are childish (and rightfully so). If you're not a student, or an older student, you will have good changes with these girls. If you're a foreigner or foreign student your changes with the Dutch women will go up even higher. Dutch girls will think you're exotic. Foreign girls be more into the local people. As a Dutch person myself I've noticed that I had most success with the foreign students. Especially students who hail from East-Europe are especially easy to score for me as a Dutch person (but then again, it's a well-known fact on this forum that East-European girls are awesome, regardless of where you are).

On Thursday night you can really go to any bar or club in the center of Breda, literally almost every place will be crowded with students, including hot female students. On other nights I'd say my favorite place is Studio Dependance. The atmosphere there is really good, most girls that come there are rather attractive and on some nights they have rather good live music. Approaching girls was never really difficult for me there, and I've actually been approached my girls myself several times there.


More info will come soon, but feel free to ask questions about The Netherlands or Breda in specific! I'll happily answer questions for any gamers who wish to pay The Netherlands a visit!

[mastauser]

Quote from another topic that I thought was funny:

(03-12-2014 08:20 AM)shotgun Wrote:  

Overrated: Amsterdam, hands down. I mean, it's probably a cool city to visit when you're in your late teens (hey, legal pot! Legal hookers!). But, other than that, it's nothing but a gigantic tourist trap. Expensive as fuck, trashy, overcrowded with tourists and bike riding dickheads. Nightclubs also had some of the worst ratios I've ever experienced worldwide. I surely don't plan on returning.

LOL ''bike riding dickheads'' it's so true. I live there for 5 years already and have had numerous crashes with tourists while riding my bike. But hey why do the tourist dickheads walk on the cycling path or on the middle of the streets?

Regards the nightlife, the 'normal' clubs are not that good, true.

Looks like most of the mating these days, as far as I now, are at open air festivals where everybody is on MDMA or more drugs. Whereas weed is not that popular in the Netherlands, the Dutch student population uses MDMA excessively. Almost all my friends found their girlfriends via group-intermingling under unfluence of MDMA on those techno/house/etc-festivals. You can have fun there, definitely.

Examples:

De Zon
NOMADS Festival
12InchCity Events
Thuishaven
Amsterdam Open Air
Edit Festival
Down the Rabbit Hole
Lowlands (more diverse atmosphere and music)

Etc. Etc.

Might it be typical to the Netherlands, or is it normal in other countries also that 'the mating process' depends on those events and, in most cases, MDMA??? Especially in Amsterdam.

Alternatives are the Fraternity/sorority scene (in which you have to be an insider), and the Student faculty parties (one of the best sources for more innocent college girls, like VSPA events. But they are only now and then.

And also, clubs are more scattered over the city than one might think. The most famous one (with more serious music scene but a lot of hot girls), de Trouw, has been closed forever since a month. And this one was in the east part of the city.

[lowside]

I disagree. I think Amsterdam actually IS an exciting city and the tourists bring an extra dimension to it. There are a large number of clubs and bars, so much so that it's almost impossible not to find your niche. From high end lounges visited by elites, to a run down shisha bar run by a Moroccan drug dealer.

I don't think Amsterdam is expensive. Compare it to Switzerland, Nordic countries, Paris, London.....Amsterdam is a good place to be. It can't get much crazier than Amsterdam if you want to stay in the first world. Yes MDMA is big, but definitely not everywhere.

[Aaron-]

The trick in Amsterdam (and other parts of the Netherlands) is to go to (student) bars, not clubs. For some strange reason, girls there are equally good looking. As mentioned in another post, most girls you will find at bars and clubs are 7s. There are not too many ugly girls, but finding a 9 is like searching for a needle in a haystack.

[mastauser]

(02-04-2015 03:47 AM)lowside Wrote:  

I disagree. I think Amsterdam actually IS an exciting city and the tourists bring an extra dimension to it. There are a large number of clubs and bars, so much so that it's almost impossible not to find your niche. From high end lounges visited by elites, to a run down shisha bar run by a Moroccan drug dealer.

I don't think Amsterdam is expensive. Compare it to Switzerland, Nordic countries, Paris, London.....Amsterdam is a good place to be. It can't get much crazier than Amsterdam if you want to stay in the first world. Yes MDMA is big, but definitely not everywhere.

Yes it is true. 'Normal' clubs like Paradiso, AIR, Studio 80, Bitterzoet etc. are pretty good and tourists can be found in a lot of places. Also I went a lot to Erasmus parties.

Maybe I'm talking from out the perspective of my social circle, where everybody saves their money to go to the big events (festivals) that are indeed really good, but what makes it harder to get friends to 'normal' events. My best niche regarding nightlife are still 'faculty association parties', that are given on random nights in random clubs and bars.

[Hazaer]

(01-07-2014 11:17 AM)Rod Wrote:  

Good report . I thought I'd just quickly add my personal experiences of holland ..

In short , I stayed in Rotterdam for a month or two with work 5-7years ago and I can say that personally I found the city to be great . It has a moderne vibe and on hotter days can be very pleasant indeed . What always struck me was the caliber of woman just going about their daily business , being from the uk I'm used to all sorts but the general standard was high .
There is a central pedestrian area of the town full of bars and a few clubs that get very boozy at weekends and this carries on well into the early hours .
I used to visit Amsterdam from Rotterdam for a change now and then but the higher prices and dueschy tourist vibe put me off in the end. I recommend Rotterdam for a long weekend . Good shops , nice city and lots of choice for bars and girls . With noting that I think there is a strong student presence aswell so time your visit accordingly to make the most of it while they are around !
Tip; don't act like the drunken tourist , I Remeber several girls saying it's very obvious when Brits ( especially ) go there and act like retards. By all means get VERY drunk but be cool with it .

Any experience gaming in Rotterdam?

[enfuego]

Any advice on where in Rotterdam to stay would be appreciated as well.

[Vinny]

(03-16-2016 10:51 PM)enfuego Wrote:  

Any advice on where in Rotterdam to stay would be appreciated as well.

I've only went out twice in Rotterdam, but from what I've learned most of the nightlife is concentrated around schilderstraat, and somewhat close to Beurs metro station. What you need to do is rent a bike and live less 10 minutes away on bike. Biking is really convenient in the Netherlands.

[Mentavious]

(03-16-2016 10:51 PM)enfuego Wrote:  

Any advice on where in Rotterdam to stay would be appreciated as well.

thread-32939...#pid971546

I stayed in a hostel there very close to Witte de Withstraat

I always stay close the main road leading down from the train station then that would be fine. I found a bunch of little bars littering the streets close to it but I would say Witte would be your best bet.

[SanMiguel]

Anyone have some more recent nightlife recommendations for Amsterdam?

There for 3 nights in June - Sat, Sun, Mon and want to make the most of it! Think I have Sunday sorted at Paradiso (house/R&B act and club night after) but am stuck apart from that. Looking for club/bar options that won't be terrible for girls as can be the case in the usual tourist traps ...

The hostel I'm staying at actually has a club underneath it but I'm guessing it won't be too great quality wise, and am regretting booking a hostel at all now anyway

[muspelheim]

how to get the most of one full week in Amsterdam during the first week af august? Where can I find the highuest quantity of locals?

[Rossi]

This is one of the worst place I've seen in Europe.

I was expecting hot Dutch girls but when I got to Amsterdam, all I saw was Arabs, Turks and Surinamese. Horrible city.

[kirdiesel]

(07-19-2017 12:56 PM)Rossi Wrote:  

This is one of the worst place I've seen in Europe.

I was expecting hot Dutch girls but when I got to Amsterdam, all I saw was Arabs, Turks and Surinamese. Horrible city.

2nd or 3rd Tier is supposed to be much better.

I will be in Rotterdam in the beginning of next month (its also supposed to be immigrant heavy) but lets see.

[Lime]

^
Honestly where do you guys walked around in Amsterdam? The Red Light District?

[JayD]

Lime stop trolling, I've seen a few of yours posts in Netherlands threads now and you talk about your height rationalization and now whores. Did some shit happen to you in Netherlands that you want to share?

It's a great city if YOU choose to explore and delve into it. There are many great parties in Amsterdam if you know where to go! If you choose to go down the beaten path of a normal tourist going to Rembrandt and clubs and bars around Warmoestraat, you will not experience the true dutch party.

Look up residentadvisor and go to the real parties, have a good time, roll and smoke some weed and hit on some hot af blonde dutch girls and then ride your bicycle back to eat some shitty kebabs.

[Lime]

(07-20-2017 01:52 AM)JayD Wrote:  

Lime stop trolling, I've seen a few of yours posts in Netherlands threads now and you talk about your height rationalization and now whores. Did some shit happen to you in Netherlands that you want to share?

It's a great city if YOU choose to explore and delve into it. There are many great parties in Amsterdam if you know where to go! If you choose to go down the beaten path of a normal tourist going to Rembrandt and clubs and bars around Warmoestraat, you will not experience the true dutch party.

Look up residentadvisor and go to the real parties, have a good time, roll and smoke some weed and hit on some hot af blonde dutch girls and then ride your bicycle back to eat some shitty kebabs.

Not trolling, don't you get my tone? I know exactly what you talk about and that is why I ask whether they walk around in the tourist trap parts of town because those opinions amaze me. Not saying Amsterdam is easy, but tons and tons of hot girls.

Really I ask whether they walk around in the Red Light District ('tourist trap') because they only see immigrants. Not even talking about the whores, but that seems to be your (in my opinion shitty) interpretation. Just talking about where most tourists go.

[Thaitanium]

(07-20-2017 04:08 AM)Lime Wrote:  

(07-20-2017 01:52 AM)JayD Wrote:  

Lime stop trolling, I've seen a few of yours posts in Netherlands threads now and you talk about your height rationalization and now whores. Did some shit happen to you in Netherlands that you want to share?

It's a great city if YOU choose to explore and delve into it. There are many great parties in Amsterdam if you know where to go! If you choose to go down the beaten path of a normal tourist going to Rembrandt and clubs and bars around Warmoestraat, you will not experience the true dutch party.

Look up residentadvisor and go to the real parties, have a good time, roll and smoke some weed and hit on some hot af blonde dutch girls and then ride your bicycle back to eat some shitty kebabs.

Not trolling, don't you get my tone? I know exactly what you talk about and that is why I ask whether they walk around in the tourist trap parts of town because those opinions amaze me. Not saying Amsterdam is easy, but tons and tons of hot girls.

Really I ask whether they walk around in the Red Light District ('tourist trap') because they only see immigrants. Not even talking about the whores, but that seems to be your (in my opinion shitty) interpretation. Just talking about where most tourists go.

Gonna agree with both of you here. I'm Dutch myself but don't live in the Netherlands anymore. Was back for a few weeks and went to Amsterdam too. I don't know it too well (I prefer Rotterdam) but I have family in Amsterdam. And yes, there are tons and tons of good looking girls around, tourists and locals. Indeed, know where to go and there are plenty of good girls around. Even just walking down the prinsengracht from the city center, you will see a lot.

[Lime]

Some daytime tips for summer:
-Bar hopping in de Pijp (Eerste van der Helststraat, evening thing)
-Walk around the Vondelpark, Sarphatipark, Westerpark in good weather
-Strand Zuid and Amsterdam Roest for day chilling
-Just walk around the city center, including the canals, the Jordaan, and the parts just out of the center (Old South, Old West, East the part nearby the universities and Artis, North there are some hip new parts if you take the ferry from CS, just explore.

Then you get more of a feel of Amsterdam besides the trashy tourists parts

[muspelheim]

(07-20-2017 04:36 AM)Thaitanium Wrote:  

(07-20-2017 04:08 AM)Lime Wrote:  

(07-20-2017 01:52 AM)JayD Wrote:  

Lime stop trolling, I've seen a few of yours posts in Netherlands threads now and you talk about your height rationalization and now whores. Did some shit happen to you in Netherlands that you want to share?

It's a great city if YOU choose to explore and delve into it. There are many great parties in Amsterdam if you know where to go! If you choose to go down the beaten path of a normal tourist going to Rembrandt and clubs and bars around Warmoestraat, you will not experience the true dutch party.

Look up residentadvisor and go to the real parties, have a good time, roll and smoke some weed and hit on some hot af blonde dutch girls and then ride your bicycle back to eat some shitty kebabs.

Not trolling, don't you get my tone? I know exactly what you talk about and that is why I ask whether they walk around in the tourist trap parts of town because those opinions amaze me. Not saying Amsterdam is easy, but tons and tons of hot girls.

Really I ask whether they walk around in the Red Light District ('tourist trap') because they only see immigrants. Not even talking about the whores, but that seems to be your (in my opinion shitty) interpretation. Just talking about where most tourists go.

Gonna agree with both of you here. I'm Dutch myself but don't live in the Netherlands anymore. Was back for a few weeks and went to Amsterdam too. I don't know it too well (I prefer Rotterdam) but I have family in Amsterdam. And yes, there are tons and tons of good looking girls around, tourists and locals. Indeed, know where to go and there are plenty of good girls around. Even just walking down the prinsengracht from the city center, you will see a lot.

I will be in Amsterdam the first weeks of august..I will be at Buitenvelder west..any advice about how to get the most of the city enjoying it? I want to live the dutch culture in Amsterdam and avoiding most the touristic trap places.

I'd like to visit some gyms to train over there..do some activities..

[Chengiz88]

bumping this thread. Gonna be in Amsterdam soon. Any bar/club recommendations ?

[DigitalNomad]

There isn’t much data on Eindhoven on the forum so I can throw in my two cents after a couple days there:

It’s a small city with a cool downtown area. Primarily closed off to cars, definitely a place I could see day game being pretty effective. The nightlife is highly concentrated to one long street, the longest pub street in the Netherlands. There is a bar for everyone, shot bar, nightclub, live music, salsa, karaoke, Irish pubs, really cool assortment. It’s a young crowd, especially Thursday nights. My guess is about 1/3 were underage, almost everyone else was 18-21. It’s also a popular city for Erasmus. Tinder wasn’t too effective. Didn’t stay for the weekend, but I would imagine the crowd would be a bit older than that. People get drunk as hell and are always switching bars, so street game is easy. People were friendly and the foreign factor is decent. Beers are 2.50 for small and 5 for a half liter.

Probably not somewhere to spend an extended amount of time, but a decent option if you want to check out a city in Holland not called Amsterdam.

[Heightcel]

EIndhoven is bad the male / female ratio at bars and clubs is horrible because it has one of the largest tech universities, while no large social sciences university is in this city. A positive is “Stratums Eind” the street for going out, there are many bars/clubs here in 1 street, its really easy to barhop and spam approach if that is your thing

[DigitalNomad]

(05-26-2018 03:07 PM)Heightcel Wrote:  

EIndhoven is bad the male / female ratio at bars and clubs is horrible because it has one of the largest tech universities, while no large social sciences university is in this city. A positive is “Stratums Eind” the street for going out, there are many bars/clubs here in 1 street, its really easy to barhop and spam approach if that is your thing

The ratio wasn't great, but if you can't compete with wasted 18-20 year old techie dutch guys then ratio isn't your problem. That said, it was still like prob 4:6 ratio or so which isn't so bad.

[kirdiesel]

(07-17-2012 09:36 AM)DomWasHere Wrote:  

@Amsterdao!

-I'm more into the Hip-Hop/R&B scene.

-I like all types of girls, from Scandinavian to Nigerian. My preference is somewhere in the middle, arabic, exotic black or something along those lines.

-I'm normally going out alone as my other military friends would prefer to drive 3 hrs to Southern Germany where they can be celebrities for the night. I have a few wingmen on standby in case of emergency but 9 times out of 10, I'm alone.

I live in this area as well and this COMPLETELY explains why I don't run into any military guys out in Düsseldorf or Cologne.

(07-17-2012 09:45 AM)DomWasHere Wrote:  

(07-17-2012 09:40 AM)Amsterdao! Wrote:  

@Dom...Another quick question: Where in Germany do you live exactly? And where in south germany are you guys treated as celebrities. I have been a few times across the border in Germany, so maybe i have some recommendations there as well.

You could say I live in Sittard, NL basically. Just on the German side of the border.

Kaiserslautern/Wiesbaden/Mainz/Nuremburg/Saarbrucken/Stuttgart, etc are some of the places they continuously hit up every weekend. I've been a couple times and can vouch that girls are super friendly/dtf. But I like the road less traveled for bragging rights as well as for hygenic reasons.

I am honestly astounded that they would prefer to drive 3 hours instead of gaming in Düsseldorf/Cologne with TONS of quality around the corner. It really speaks volumes about how bad these areas are for black guys.

I had a theory about why military guys keep bragging that Germany is fantastic for black guys (which is NOT true btw) and this confirms it. They are all confine themselves to cities around major military bases where the girls are military groupies and KNOW they are American and the guys just ride on that clout.

Anyways.... I will be gaming in Utrecht this weekend for the first time (need a break from Breda) and would appreciate if anyone has any up to date data on the place as the previous data is a little old.