In other words a completely unique traffic management solution is hard for people who have never encountered it before.
Sounds like the real problem is a lack of familiarity than anything inherent to the design.
Amsterdam is dramatically lower density than the environments anywhere in Asia. And dramatically more orderly than anywhere I’ve seen in India.
Amsterdam is an absolute nightmare to be anything that participates in street traffic in. I've genuinely never met anyone that didn't think this was the case outside of some fringe elements that live inside of Amsterdam (and if I'd have to guess are just used to it).
I don't live there, have been there, had no problems and don't understand why you had any.