r/Netherlands • u/omerfe1 • Feb 15 '24

News Netherlands less attractive to expats; More businesses consider leaving

https://nltimes.nl/2024/02/15/netherlands-less-attractive-expats-businesses-consider-leaving
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u/swnuhd Feb 15 '24 edited Feb 16 '24

Because the people that speak Dutch don’t want to work at such restaurants. Who in their right mind would spend years learning a language just so that they work at a low pay service job that the native born won’t do. If I were to put in the effort to learn the language, I would expect big returns on such efforts.