@playfulfoodie I didn't have a hard time fitting in - and yes there are naughties  everywhere in the world.

How long?   secret :D hahah but quite long 

how did I end up here - I fell in love with a very nice kaaskop - I married him :D and still very much in love going stronger :D

I tried to fight love (but to no avail - 2 forces you'd better not mess with in this life - mother nature and that thing called love) because that meant I have to give up everything I have in the Philippines specially my career there and start all over again here and learn the language hahah maar het valt allemaal mee - gewoon gedaan!  Allemaal goed gegaan - I think because I teach English and the Dutch language is quite similar to it vocabulary wise and the grammar structure is the only thing I had to work with - the pronunciation was and is sometimes still a freaking challenge hahaha but I don't care.

 I love it here I think you could tell from my posts huh? hahah
Actually, your country is very open to other people and don't worry though it's a small country - the number of people is still not much compared to our 87 M so don't worry.  The living cost here is too expensive though - that is the deal I guess, unless the living cost gets cheaper many will be trapped in the rat race unless they change their mindset financially.  The growing population is not  a problem if the number of people contributing is greater than that of just depending (specially financially).  If that would be the case - inflation will come like a whirlwind.

I didn't have a hard time fitting in - I was brought up with a Western Orientation by my very modern parents - though I grew up with a very conventional grandparents my over the top liberated mother had more influence on me so I didn't really have a problem fitting in - just like water - my mother said - be like H20 it could fit in whatever shape of a container you put it in.  It just goes on with the flow - but I'm not a crowd follower just so you know. haha