{"id":70417,"date":"2017-04-28T13:22:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T11:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2017\/04\/28\/hier-stap-je-als-eenzame-international-in-rotterdam\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:46","slug":"hier-stap-je-als-eenzame-international-in-rotterdam-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/04\/28\/hier-stap-je-als-eenzame-international-in-rotterdam-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Where lonely international students in Rotterdam grab a beer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two doors down from Locus Publicus, Locus International is known as the younger sister of the incredibly popular pub. And you could call it the slightly hipper of the two as well.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s as if the owner has cut and copied \u2018de Locus\u2019 and added a trendy filter. It\u2019s dark in there, but the wall is decorated with an infographic outlining the \u2018brewing process\u2019. There are bottles on a shelf, but they\u2019re framed by colourful background lighting. A traditional \u2018brown caf\u00e9\u2019, 2.0.<\/p>\n

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Marketing ploy<\/h3>

The bar, which opened in 2014, is clearly geared towards international students. There\u2019s hardly anything that sets it apart from the crowd \u2013 according to the bar man, it\u2019s mainly the name that does it. And they\u2019ve chalked all sorts of foreign words on the blackboard. The biggest international vibe comes off the Chinese characters. And there\u2019s enough room to sit down \u2013 foreigners like that, according to the barman.<\/p>\n

Whatever the case, the marketing ploy seems to be working. On this particular Thursday evening, we\u2019re hard pressed to find customers \u2013 all students, incidentally \u2013 who speak Dutch. What\u2019s more, a suspicious number of them seem to be coming from the direction of The Student Hotel. It\u2019s a bar-owner\u2019s dream: to be an exclusive supplier.<\/p>\n

Star Wars<\/h3>
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Occasionally, the bar feels like an Irish pub, albeit an upgraded version. They\u2019ve got big TV screens with football on, but without the matching pub crowd with long greasy hair and a Star Wars T-shirt. Which contributes to the friendly atmosphere.<\/p>\n

They have a remarkable taste in music though: after arriving at the bar, we have to endure worn-out dross like The Final Countdown<\/em>. All the more reason to raise your voice a bit when you\u2019re talking. And basically, that\u2019s why anyone would visit Locus International in the first place. Which is fine, of course.<\/p>\n\n\t

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