Frustration

It's frustrating when you want to do things but can't because you don't know how it works, what are the rules and how everything should be done...

So I've come to the conclusion that the Dutch have a lot of rules. A LOT. Seriously. And they don't explain anything, because they assume you're from here and you know everything... Here's a clue - we don't! I've been living in the Netherlands for 2 months now (yesterday was that important mark :D ) and that means I don't know how everything works.

I had a dentist's appointment a couple of weeks back - kind of an emergency because part of my fixed retained detached from my teeth. Besides the fact that I had to register twice at the dentist's office because my first registration 'disappeared', after the appointment I asked what I had to do in order to pay. At the reception desk I was asked if the doctor had mentioned anything, with a negative response from my part, I was told I could leave. I thought it was strange but soon I forgot about it. A week ago I received in my mailbox an invoice and an 'acceptgiro' regarding that appointment. Interesting how I wasn't told anything... I'm used to having everything explained, in some situations even too many times. When I went to the office last week, the dentist and respective secretary were on vacation so I had to wait until today. Meanwhile I asked if it was normal to just send all the papers regarding payment, through the mail. The casual reply was 'yes'... Well this would have been nice to know beforehand.

Today, I casually went into the office but apparently I have to pay in cash :S So I'll have to make another trip tomorrow or another day. Because, honestly, today I'm a little fed up!

There are things that should be explained, knowing that a lot of the students on campus are foreign... If this had been done, I could have already taken care of this awhile ago...

Frustration...