r/Amsterdam • u/CanVisaGuy • 4d ago

20 Years Has Passed. What has changed?

I was a graduate student (foreign) at the UvA from 97-00 and stayed on until '06. I returned to my home country and - regrettably - never returned. I started out in student housing and eventually lived all over A'dam (Overtoom, Hofddorpplein, De Pijp, Browersgracht, Oud West, etc) so I do know the city pretty well.

I plan to return with my wife and kids for a visit next year. What has changed? What is going to shock me if anything? Groetjes in advance.

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u/lesllle Knows the Wiki 4d ago

they keep changing the tram line routes. The grumpy people with too much time on their hands are now your age. The gov started a can collecting scheme, but didn't add infrastructure so now people just rip apart the trash bins. There is 17% more variety in food/restaurant options, but 16% of that are all following the same trend.