What's it like to live in Holland?

Well, to be honest, it's a bit weird. I have the days when I love it, when I AM AMSTERDAM. Okay, not really. We live about an hour away from Amsterdam. But I also have my days when I just want to rage against the Dutch. Like for instance, I personally find it unreasonable to demand ... in the press, in one-on-one conversations, on blogs and even in local artwork ... for expats like us to learn Dutch, but then every time we speak to them in Dutch, they answer us in ENGLISH! Hey, guess what Dutchies? Just because I have an accent doesn't mean my sentence wasn't structured properly and pronounced correctly! Rant over. More on this subject to come. Stay tuned ...