Amsterdam has a very dedicated staff of street sweepers. Everywhere you go, they are working diligently to keep the streets and sidewalks clean. Some are assigned to sweep bits of rubbish into the path of a cleaning machine, and others use water hoses to spray off the swept area.

The point of this post? Watch out for the hoses! I think some of these workers get a particular delight out of spraying passersby. Who wouldn’t? I honestly wouldn’t mind trying on that job for size – naively spraying bikers or pedestrians, all the while maintaining an innocent expression (“Sorry, sir, just doing my job!”).

But as long as you’re on this side of the hose, steer clear. Unless you neglected to shower the night before, of course.