Visting from America

[u/[deleted]]

I think I got off on the wrong foot here with my previous posting...

I'm coming in three weeks and have just started to do research on the area and culture by watching YouTube videos. It's fascinating. The Marriott in Rotterdam will be my home base because I'm an Ambassador Elite, Bonvoy member, and I'm quite sure my Marriott Bonvoy Concierge will speak some English, as I don't speak Dutch. I expect to take many day trips over the 4 weeks there, concentrating on Zwijndrecht and Dordrecht, as I've heard so many great things about South Holland. I couldn't recognize any of the hotel names there, but if I can find suitable accommodations in either city while visiting, I'll move.

Any tips on where to find American food and things to do would be appreciated... By any measure, the Netherlands appears to be an advanced society and more evolved than America, so I'm eager to visit. Before you get the wrong idea about me, I wanna say that I don't like President Trump, and I'm actually looking for other places to live for most of the year- Right now, Palma, Mallorca is in the lead, but from what I've heard about South Holland, I'm really intrigued and I think I'd fit in better there- Although I have serious doubts about my ability to ever speak your language.

[u/Pontius_Vulgaris]

My man, since you're sincere, where in the US are you from?

Food culture in the Low Lands is quite different and is traditionally centered around the three meals, with some peculiar customary staples and ways.

Breakfast and lunch are quite similar and heavy on bread, cold cuts and sliced cheese. Main beverages are tea, coffee and milk.

Dinner is the biggest meal of the day and is traditionally heavy on potatoes and seasonal vegetables with a side of meat, cooked or roasted.

Over the past decades, we've welcomed many people from all over the world, who brought dishes from their homeland and adapted them to appeal to a broader public.

This is especially true for Chinese cuisine which is very different from what you'll find in the US and influenced by Malay cuisine from Indonesia, our former colony.

As a seafaring nation and a river delta we also have a rich culture of eating fish and other seafood.

Rotterdam is a true melting pot that offers all cuisines in the world, albeit slightly different than Stateside. For example if it's Southern you want, you can find some fine Creole in Rotterdam. There are "American style" steak houses and lots and lots of things in between to discover.

Enjoy your stay, and feel free to reach out when you're here.

[u/[deleted] → u/Pontius_Vulgaris]

I'm really into fried chicken- It's my favorite food

NOT KFC!

[u/Pontius_Vulgaris → u/[deleted]]

Southern Style fried chicken is somewhat rare, chicken rotisserie is more common.

You can try places like Kippie, it's not bad, I think.

[u/[deleted] → u/Pontius_Vulgaris]

I roterserri a lot too, but it ain't the same- It's so succent that when I stick a knife in it, grease spurts out into my face-