Going on dates in Amsterdam

I moved to Amsterdam for work about 9 months ago. Apparently people either move to Amsterdam for work or for love. For work it is.

Being in a new country I embarked on the journey of meeting new people and going on dates. The Dutch guys are of course tall and funny as expected. I have some funny experiences to share. :)

This very tall cute Dutch guy I met at meet up invited me to go for poffertjes. For those who don't know poffertjes they're mini pancakes served with butter and sugar. They're bite size and very yummy. We shared a plate of poffertjes at Cafe de Prins and very soon we got to the last one. I said to him, 'Oh, u can have the last one.'
As a Brit I was fully expecting him to offer it back and I'd offer it again and we'd decide to share it.
Except, he's not English and he was going for it attacking the last poffertje with his fork at full speed. 😲. I screamed. He was startled. He said ,'OMG I'm sorry I don't understand what's happening.'
I explained and we laughed and shared the last poffertje. There was a second date. :)

It was over with the tall cute Dutch guy after a few weeks.
Next.

Recently this guy I met on the plane in January got in touch and we were chatting a bit. He asked if I'd like to go for dinner at a restaurant I like (been to the London one but not the Amsterdam one). I thought well why not...we had a nice chat on the plane. We had a nice dinner and when the bill came I offered to pay half. The said guy is originally from Turkey but has been in Holland for years. I'm not quite sure what the rule is in Holland but was told Dutch guys don't buy gals dinner. Anyway he insisted on paying so I accepted.

A week or so after the dinner I decided to tell him perhaps we could just be friends. I thought I was doing the right thing as didn't want him to keep asking for a second date.
As soon as I had said that he sent me a Tikkie* to ask me to pay for my dinner! I actually laughed out loud as couldn't think of anything more ungallant!
I replied, 'Haha! So Dutch!' 😅😅
Don't worry about being friends then! Lol

*Tikkie is an app that enables people to request money from friends so they don't have to give each other cash or present multiple payment cards when getting the bill.