Guide
to The Hague - Where to turn
Emergency
Numbers
| For Fire, Police and Ambulance
|
112 |
| Police (non emergency) |
0900 8844 |
24-Hour Medical Service
| Amsterdam |
020 592 3434 |
| Rotterdam |
010 290 9888 |
| The Hague |
070 346 9669 |
| Red Cross Hospital |
070 312 6200 |
| Westeinde Hospital |
070 330 2000 |
| Bronovo Hospital |
070 312 4141 |
| International Medical Centre (Voorburg) |
070 386 2191 |
Important Information:
The first Monday of the month at
12:00 noon emergency sirens are tested.
Do not be alarmed. In the event of
a real emergency turn on your television
or radio to a local station for further
information.
Useful
Telephone Numbers
| Outpost The Hague
|
+31 (0) 70 377 6530 |
| Careers and Development team |
+31 (0) 70 377 6005 |
| Shell Education Department The
Hague |
+31 (0) 70 377 2428 |
| Shell The Hague Central Offices |
+31 (0) 70 377 9111 |
| Shell Rijswijk |
+31 (0) 70 447 3911 |
| City of The Hague Municipal
services |
+31 (0) 70 353 3000 |
| The International Corner, City
of The Hague |
+ 31 (0) 70 353 5043 |
| Chemist (night duty) |
+31 (0) 70 345 1000 |
| Animal medical assistance |
+31 (0) 70 311 0307 |
| ANWB road service |
088 269 2888 |
| ANWB traffic info |
0900 9622 |
| Schiphol airport |
0900 0141 |
| Rotterdam airport |
+31 (0) 10 446 3444 |
| ACCESS (English speaking advise
for expats) |
+31(0) 70 346 2525 |
| Directory Enquiries national
|
0900 8481 |
| Directory Enquiries International
|
0900 8418 |
| Public Transport |
0900 9292 |
| The Hague regional Taxi service
|
+31 (0) 70 317 887 |
GMW Advocaten (legal advice for Expats - 15% discount for Shell staff)
|
+31 (0)70 361 5048 |
Embassies
The Hague is not just a Royal city,
but also the home of many Embassies.
Check or contact Outpost The Hague
for a
list of embassies
Cooking
Conversion and Size Equivalent
Dutch
Weight Conversions
| 14
pounds = 1 stone |
6.356 kilograms |
| 100g |
1Dutch
ounce (ons) |
| 5
Dutch ounces |
1
Dutch pound (pond) |
| 10
Dutch ounces |
1
kilogram |
| 1
decilitre |
100ml |
Oven
Temperatures
| Oven |
°F |
°C |
Gas
Mark |
| |
275
|
130-140 |
0.5-1 |
| Cool |
300 |
150 |
2 |
| Warm |
325 |
170 |
3 |
| Moderate |
350 |
180 |
4 |
| Fairly
Hot |
375-400 |
190-200 |
5-6 |
| Hot
|
425 |
220 |
7 |
| Celsius
- Fahrenheit Conversion formula
(°C x 9) ¸ 5 + 32 |
| Fahrenheit
- Celsius Conversion formula
(°F - 32) x 5 ¸ 9 |
Womens'
Sizes
| Dresses,
Suits and coats |
American |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
|
| British |
30 |
32 |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
|
| Continental |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
|
| Blouses
and Sweaters |
American |
32 |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
| British |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
| Continental |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
48 |
50 |
52 |
Dresses
and Coats
(Children's and Junior Misses) |
American |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
13 |
15 |
| British
& Continental |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
| Stockings |
American
& British |
8 |
8½ |
9 |
9½
|
10 |
10½ |
11 |
| Continental |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
| Shoes |
American |
6 |
6½ |
7 |
7½ |
8 |
8½ |
9 |
| British |
4½ |
5 |
5½ |
6 |
6½ |
7 |
7½ |
| Continental |
36 |
37 |
38 |
38 |
38½ |
39 |
40 |
Mens'
Sizes
Suits,
Sweaters
and Overcoats |
American
& British |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
| Continental |
44 |
46 |
48 |
50 |
52 |
54 |
56 |
| Shirts |
American
& British |
14 |
14½ |
15 |
15½
|
16 |
16½ |
17 |
| Continental |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
| Socks |
American
& British |
9½ |
10 |
10½ |
11 |
11½ |
12 |
12½ |
| Continental |
39 |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
| Shoes |
American |
8 |
8½ |
9 |
9½
|
10 |
10½ |
11 |
| British |
7½ |
8 |
8½ |
9 |
9½ |
10 |
|
| Continental |
40 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
|
Phrasebook
KPN Recorded Messages:
• U bent verbonden met KPN
telecom inlichtingen binnenland
"You are connected to the KPN
telecom directory enquiries for the
Netherlands".
•
Een ogenblik alstublieft.
"One moment please".
•
Een ogenblik geduld alstublieft
"Hold the line please"
•
Het door u gekozen nummer is niet
in gebruik, controleer het nummer
en kies opnieuw of raadpleeg de inlichtingen
dienst
"The number you have dialled
is no longer in use, check the number
and dial
again or consult directory enquiries"
•
Er zijn nog 10 wachtenden voor u
"There are 10 people queued ahead
of you".
•
In gesprek
"The line is engaged"
•
U bent automatisch door geschakeld
met....
"You are automatically connected
to ..".
•
Al onze lijnen zijn bezet.
"All our lines are busy".
•
Dit nummer is gewijzigd.
"This number has been changed".
Bibliography
- The Holland Handbook. The Guide for Expats. www.xpat.nl
- At
Home in Holland (American Women’s
Club of The Hague) an English speaking guide to living in The Netherlands www.awcthehague.org
- Inside
Information - The Complete Guide
to Holland Curtis & Corkum
- The Survival Guide - www.expatica.com
- Here's
Holland Sheila Gazeleh-Weevers, www.heresholland.com
- The
Expat journal (quarterly), see
the website: www.xpat.nl
- FT
Expat (monthly), see the website:
www.ftexpat.com
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