[bells chiming] okay, how many bells could possibly go off right now?
it's one of those beautiful Sunday mornings. -Oh it's nice. It's nice here!
a little chilly and brisk
Hello? Oh that's the good weather [Damon laughing]
it's Sunday morning, its kinda chilly out. So what are we going to do today?! We're gonna go to a family friendly museum!
We're at the museum
the women behind the glass doors are people -Yeah
they have a life. And this is the museum that shows you
it's so different
it's a lot of- first of all there's noises -Tassels, beads [Jo]: Chains and whips!
we're on the ceiling
Oh! [Damon laughing]
You gotta know these few things
Prostitution became legal in the Netherlands in 2001
So there are taxes, rules and regulations
So they're really big on not taking pictures of prostitutes because
It's their work! Their place, like they work to pay their bills!
But I know people at home are probably being like "Well, there's plenty of others jobs--
That's the thing, they don't think of it as a bad job.
A typical visit costs 50 euros
That's the average price, without actually having like, intercourse
And it's around 6 minutes
And you need to make at least 3 visits happen to pay for your 150 euro rent
It's the average 16 visits per shift
I know that you have to be 21 to be a prostitute, you have to be 18 to rent a prostitute
basically, it's-it's interesting because that- this would never work in the states because people are like "that's gross"
well, let's start thinking open-minded [Damon laughs]
We're here outside a coffee shop
Let's just talk about: You knew what you were clicking on when you clicked on this episode
Amsterdam, what do you think about marijuana? [Damon]: Weed!
think about purple haze? [Damon]: Mary Jane that grass
Whatever you want to call it! It's here and its legal!
It's completely legal
Here in a coffee shop in Amsterdam, you will have a menu, just like a breakfast menu, but instead you're gonna have different strands, you're gonna have sides, different flavors, you're gonna have it all
Its smoke able, its edible
you're probably like "thats crazy!"
Woah!
The Dutch thought "Okay, people are gonna do it regardless, instead of putting them in jail" they were like "let's educate our people, let's make it legal, and let's charge taxes on it"
Which is pretty much the same thing they do with prostitution
right
but maybe you're thinking like "Oh those are just like sketchy people-"
No, imagine your elementary school secretary [Jo]: Or nurse or any one that looks harmless
Those are the people working at these coffee shops
So to wrap up: its not taboo, its legal and its not even something people talk about
[Damon]: This is like the first time something has been not allowed here
Oh my god! That means not allowed
[Damon laughs]
First of all, if you're a bad driver and you want to drive here [Damon]: You [Jo]: Not funny- Because if you're parallel parking you could easily just like dive right in
let's give you a little tour
This is the street; this is the canal
Oh there's my car, let me just park and drive right into the water
What's even scarier is that when you park the car you have to get out of the car!
How you gonna get out of the car?
[Damon]: They like go through the passenger
[Jo]: They have to!
This is everywhere
So this car did the same. this car did the same, that car did the same
when you're in Amsterdam, you'll realize "wow! I'm always in the bike lane."
because there are more bikes here than people living in the city
When in Amsterdam, you need to do as the Dutch do and bike yo booty around the city
[singing] Get yo booty on a bike
So today we rented a bike
but its gonna be a little bit different
we've got a tandem bike
its not like i have a bike, you have a bike. We both gonna have the same bike
I need to know if I'm riding with an experienced rider
I've done this before, its been a few years. But its just like riding a bike!
[Damon laughs]
Why did you want the back?
Because I don't want to be worried about driving us into the river
If we drive into the river, at least I have the chance to hop off
I'm sure people have done that too
I'll be like "Woo, Suckaaa"
Uhhh or not...
weee everyone
okay, lets try one more time
3...2...1
we're good
Oh, we're in the sand
ugh
we got pedestrians
we are professional bikers
Are we supposed to go this way?
guess what, it doesn't matter
there's more bike traffic than car traffic
I'm concerned about the bikes, not the cars hitting me.
weeeee
Honestly, favorite thing we've done
Yo, we just saw more of the city in the past hour than the past two days combined walking
You know why? You get to go into the little crevices, Amsterdam is all about the crevices
And I got that need for speed!
Do not go tandem bike riding with Damon, ever
I am great!
At scaring my heart away
It was a good time
its not expensive, and its one of those things that will make your trip!
Guess what, we're gonna end the day here. That's all we did, sorry
Its been a very quick guide. But none the less, I want to come back
People that are from Amsterdam, or if you have been here: what should we have done? And don't say what we think you'll say. [Both laugh]