Our Nice Street

So we are well into the month of March. Normally in Europe this is the month where car sales are at its peak. One of the reasons is because most companies give their annual bonus during this month. But with the current recession, factories temporarily being shut down, car sales has gone down by 50%. To try to counter this some car companies even slash their car prices by 5 to 10 thousands Euros!

Away from cars, this is the photo of our beautiful street taken yesterday. The houses here are not big but comfortable. And the street looks very nice with well maintained lawns and gardens. There is a good mix of local and expatriate families living in this street. The Dutch are in general friendly and very helpful as they are the one who stay here longer and has more interest to ensure that the neighbourhood at least has some cohesion socially and that the place is clean and well maintained. For expat, some might just don't bother to upkeep their lawn or garden, which is annoying as that spoils the image of the street.