{
  "id": 6568435,
  "title": "I'm an American who moved to the Netherlands 9 years ago. I love the bike culture, but I miss Trader Joe's and speaking English.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/im-an-american-who-moved-to-the-netherlands-9-years-ago-i-love-the",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-10T09:05:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/american-moved-netherlands-miss-trader-joes-english-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jaime Bancroft-Gennaro, a 50-year-old consultant and coach, moved from the United States to the Netherlands in 2017 for a better family life. She appreciated the Dutch bike culture and community, though she missed American conveniences. Bancroft-Gennaro and her family, including her two young children, chose Amsterdam after an initial visit where she felt it resembled Portland. Initially, they lived in a furnished house for two years, which eased their transition as they were unsure about the duration of their stay. They enrolled their children in a Dutch school, where they became fluent in three languages: Dutch, English, and Italian. Bancroft-Gennaro particularly misses Trader Joe's, the American grocery store chain, as well as the casual conversations with cashiers during her grocery runs in the Netherlands.",
  "summary": "A 50-year-old consultant discusses moving from the US to the Netherlands, adapting to culture, education, and community life in Amsterdam.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}