When You Stop Noticing the Weird | Amsterdam News

Molly, a long-term expat in the Netherlands, is having a cultural identity crisis—she’s so used to Dutch customs like the mandatory handshake-and-intro ritual that she now finds it irritating when others skip it. What started as a harmless social observation has spiraled into self-doubt: is she too assimilated? Has she lost her outsider perspective? She jokes about turning into a far-right protester to highlight how deeply Dutch norms have reshaped her worldview—even to the point of scoffing at a “luxurious” salad. Her takeaway? If you’re new somewhere, don’t stay too long or you’ll start judging the unfamiliar as weird… even when it’s just normal. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/296d5fc380266533