Quite ridiculous to get fined for sleeping, it is not like they own the street or something. I dont really care about drugs or beer because I dont even take them, but I care about squatting, do you know if this possible there?, any advice?
Thanks
There is an article about being homeless in Amsterdam, I think it is quite accurate:
whatsupwithamsterdam.com
I "only" got fined, not arrested, though. And it was not even police, it was "handhaving". They deal with enforcing rules and regulations and deal with "antisocial behaviour", whatever that is, lol.
Well, I looked 100% homeless ... tattered clothes and shoes held together with electrical tape and so on. Perhaps, if I would have looked like just a backpacker who missed his hostel it would have been different. Dunno.
When it comes to squatting, I have no experience in the Netherlands, sorry. All squatting I did was in UK and in Belgium. But IIRC they changed laws years ago to make squatting illegal, as it is in Germany. But on the other hand, there are squats in Germany, so ...