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this post was submitted on 11 May 2024
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I’ve had issues recently with servers speaking English poorly and no Dutch (the local language) at all, and ordering was difficult. In the end we got dairy milk in cappuccino instead of oat in one instance, and regular bitterballen instead of vegan ones in another.
I chalk it up to poor language skills, poor familiarity with the menu, and poor cultural awareness of vegetarian/vegan issues as a thing to pay special attention to.
I've seen job ads for customer facing roles in Netherlands only requiring English and I was confused as to how that'd work. I am even more confused to learn they hire people who don't speak Dutch and barely if at all speak English. What's happening in Netherlands?
It’s fairly common to have English speaking servers, especially in large cities and student towns. That’s not really an issue. Even at significantly less than native proficiency, it usually works out.
The main problem here is that you need to know exactly what is on the menu so you can recognize the order, and you need to be aware of the variations so you can ask for clarification of you don’t get it the first time.
I’ve also found that in the Netherlands, “vegan” and “vegetarian” get swapped often. So I’ve gotten used to telling people I’m lactose intolerant as well as vegan.