Raymond Mens moves from Haarlem to Almere, where he will live in the same neighborhood as the infamous rapper Ali B. “It’s called the Noorderplassen. Yes, that is a neighborhood in Almere, yes,” said the VI star.
There is still a need for many new homes in our country and if there is room for this anywhere, it is in Almere, as was said yesterday evening. Today Inside. “Do you think a lot of people want to live in Almere, or not? Do they like that?” Wilfred Genee asks his colleagues in the studio. And then Raymond Mens raises his hand.
Noorderplassen
Raymond is moving to Almere. “Yes, you are going to live in Almere, aren’t you?”, says Wilfred.
That is true, but the American expert visibly has difficulty confirming this. “It’s called the Noorderplassen, but it is located above Almere. Do you know the Noorderplassen? That is very beautiful.”
The stool guest sitting next to Raymond delicately points out that the Noorderplassen is not above Almere, but simply is Almere. “Yes, that is a neighborhood in Almere, yes,” he then agrees.
Neighbor Ali B
Raymond will not be the only celebrity in the Noorderplassen, because the infamous rapper Ali B also lives there. He once compared the neighborhood to Beverly Hills. “Today I can say that when I once walked there as if it were Disney, I now have two beautiful, large water villas. So you see how life can turn out. Grateful.”
Yes, that just shows how life can turn out: Ali knows all about that now. And a lot is going to change for Raymond too. Moving to Almere is a bit different if you come from the hustle and bustle of Haarlem. “We also wanted to live quietly.”
“Bought something?”
René van der Gijp thinks it is nice news for Raymond. “Did you buy anything there?”
Raymond: “Yes, yes. We wanted to take the dog straight into nature from the front door and that is possible there. At least, I hope so.”
René: “Expensive?”
Raymond: “Well, a lot more affordable than really in the Randstad Randstad.”
René: “Yes, I understand that too, yes.”
‘Never been before’
Raymond emphasizes that he does not know Almere well. “So I bought something nearby, but I have never been to Almere myself. I have never been to Almere Almere, in the center.”
Table guest Job Knoester: “You’ve never been there, but are you buying a house there?”
Raymond: “Yes, in that neighborhood, but not in the center of Almere, so I don’t know whether that is nice or not.”
Job: “No, that’s not fun!”