I have moved to Amsterdam two years ago from Norway, and I love it here!!
People are super nice, even most of the tourists are nice, hehe ;)
I almost never see any junkies, compered to Oslo, where they are everywhere begging you for money ( since we don't give them any help) Norway has a zero-tolerance and also one of the highest OD numbers in Europe, and Netherlands has one of the lowest!! People are much more accepting to people being different here, and it makes you feel very welcome. BUT I try to stay away form the Red Light District, only pass it if I need to go to the other side of it. It's not a nice place, angry male tourists and people who “just want to look at the hookers”. Something I find very strange, seriously think about it, stupid…. But it's mostly one short street, so it's no problem staying away form it!
Come see our lovely city, you'll love it! I'm not going anywhere and I would love to raise my kids here :)