Hello Justin and while i'm at it hello yourfriend i'm from the North(Yorkshire) my girlfriend and i visit the Dam regularly (sometimes twice a year ) and always dread coming back to blighty.We looked at relocating to the Netherlands but found property prices in and around the Amsterdam area sky high so until my 6 numbers come out we'll be staying put.We'll be going back in August for a few days then west to Biddinghuizen for the 3 day music festival (can't wait).From a smokers viewpint there could be worse places to live ( class c an all that) but in general it does tend to suck...